Judge rules NYC crosswalks fail to protect blind pedestrians
Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and low-vision pedestrians, a judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan said the city has violated three laws protecting the disabled with its failure to equip most crosswalk signals to aid the blind or those with limited eyesight.
The judge said it is yet to be decided what the ramifications of the ruling will be because the first phase of the court proceeding was to assess liability.