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Disability advocates win lawsuit against City of New York over Hunters Point Library, designed by Steven Holl Architects

Over 100 accessibility barriers, including in the bathrooms and study areas, will have to be remediated at Hunters Point Library. (Courtesy Steven Holl Architects) Per the settlement agreement, ...
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Steven Holl Architects could be on the hook for $10 million over Hunters Point Library’s inaccessibility

The library’s exterior has become a symbol of both the Long Island City skyline and the library's continuing flaws. (Courtesy Steven Holl Architects) The library opened on September 19, 2019, and ...
Crain's New York

City sues architects who designed inaccessible Hunters Point library

The city has filed a lawsuit against the architects who designed the flashy-but-inaccessible Hunters Point Library in Queens, saying the firm should be forced to cover the $10 million needed to make ...
Crain's New York

Queens library gets $4.6M in accessibility fixes as lawsuit against architect continues

Library officials have completed $4.6 million in renovations to improve accessibility at the Hunters Point Library in Queens as part of a class action settlement quietly finalized this month. Federal ...