On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...

MTA officials unveiled a new elevator Wednesday at the Hoyt St. stop of the No. 2 and No. 3 trains in Downtown Brooklyn — the latest of 67 accessibility upgrades under the agency’s 2020-2024 capital ...

The skyline of Manhattan—or of any other metropolis—would be completely different were it not for the Otis Elevator Co. Founder Elisha Graves Otis made the first safe and practical elevator in the ...

Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:OTIS), a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry with annual revenue of $14.26 billion, finds itself at a crossroads as it navigates a complex market ...

MILAN, Oct 26 - Italy's competition authority (AGCM) has opened an investigation into U.S. elevator maker Otis Worldwide's (OTIS.N), opens new tab Italian business over alleged unfair commercial ...

Farmington-based Otis Worldwide has built a new, floor-to-ceiling glass elevator for Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. The first of three custom Otis SkyRise sightseeing elevators debuted at the 605-foot ...