EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Good news for those of you who avoid walking on subway grates while wearing high heels - high heel friendly grates!
The MTA unveiled the new grates on Monday, when announcing completions of two contracts on East Side Access, the mega-project that will bring Long Island Rail Road Service to Grand Central Terminal.
The heel-friendly grates will be above the East 55th Street Ventilation Facility between Park and Madison Avenue. They are made with slip-resistant surfaces, and the openings between the cross-bars are only a half an inch wide, the MTA said.
East Side access is the largest transportation infrastructure construction project in the country. It is expected to fully open in 2022.
Yes, high heel friendly subway grates do exist!
