Elevators

Governor Andrew Cuomo (Credit: Getty Images, iStock)

After calls to increase safety, Cuomo signs elevator mechanic licensing bill

Mechanics and others must obtain licenses, like many other states

344 Third Avenue (Credit: Google Maps)

Exclusive: Inspectors deemed Manhattan elevator safe 3 weeks before fatality

The elevator didn’t have a device that serves as a back up if the brake fails

FDNY members at the elevator in 344 Third Avenue (Credit: FDNY via Twitter)

At luxury building where tenant was crushed to death by elevator, there were signs of trouble

One elevator in the building had been shut down in May