Bizarre yellow guardrails mid-subway platform bewilder NYC commuters — and MTA refuses to say if they improved safety

Add these yellow elephants to the needless billions spent by the MTA.

The transit agency refuses to disclose the results — or costs — of a pilot project that had yellow safety rails installed not on the edge, but in the middle, of the platform at three subway stations – part of a wider initiative to prevent falls, shoves and jumps on the tracks.

The agency had the structures installed at 57th Street stop on the F, the Bedford Street stop on the L, and the Crescent Street stop on the J, back in 2023.

Just say no to another secret tax hike to bail out the eternally cash-strapped MTA

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