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Recorded on 11/10/23. These are the elevators in the office building that serves the offices of the assemblymen and senators. I spent a lot of time in 2017 riding up and down these elevators when I was meeting with assemblymen and senators for the PTA lobby day. As you can see, this is a much newer building compared to the rest of the capital. However, this is still a pretty nice building despite this. These elevators are great too. Enjoy!

Recorded on 9/1/23. This elevator could have easily been made glass.

Recorded on 11/10/23. These elevators serve the assembly chambers of the capital. Similar to all of the other elevators, but still very cool!

Recorded on 9/1/23. We rode this elevator back in 2018 with Lisa and Karen. Let's see how this elevator is doing back in 2023!

Recorded on 12/29/23. We came here for my cousins Christmas adventure and rode these elevators while we were here. These are actually pretty nice elevators. I like the lolipop theme to them. The interlock confirms that these elevators are from 2017. Apparently there was a much bigger store somewhere else and then this smaller store opened in 2017.

Recorded on 12/29/23. The title pretty much says it all!

Recorded on 9/1/23. The title says it all!

Recorded on 1/6/24. We kicked off the 2024 railfanning season by doing another meetup with Adam and Mason! This time, William, my Dad and Big Butt Bear came along for this next trip. This was well worth the trip since I wasn't able to meetup with Adam (Garden State Railfan) in 2023. We did a majority of the railfanning at Scarborough which always has reliable train action. Saturday mornings are actually quite busy on the Hudson line! Particulary between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central. The super express used to operate in the evening, but now it runs in the morning. I think I would try to do another Saturday morning again. Afterwards, Adam and Mason lead us to Blauvelt to see some freight trains. We did manage to see one while we went out there. It was a great way to kickoff the 2024 railfanning season! Enjoy!

Recorded on 11/10/23. This is the other set of elevators in the senate wing of the capital. These elevators have the pads up on them. I guess there were some senators moving in and out of the capital recently.

Recorded on 9/1/23. This is the newest building on the campus. This elevator is a fantastic install! It runs flawlessly and is being maintained well.

Recorded on 11/10/23. I have a treat for you all for the few videos! In 2017, I was actually here at the capital lobbying with the New York State PTA and meeting with assemblymen and state senators. I rode these elevators but wasn't able to film them due to time and how busy these elevators were when congress was in session. Last year, I came here after visiting the Corning Tower and it was a much better time to explore the capital and ride these awesome elevators! And with a much better camera too! These elevators were modernized with CJ Anderson equipment. However, the ornate cabs and design remain! You will not want to miss this series on this channel!

Recorded on 9/1/23. We rode the big elevator this time since we only rode the small elevator last time. Many of the elevators at this campus have this modernization. However, some of the elevators have different personalities to them.

Recorded on 4/12/18. Here is another throwback video to 2018! This is the former Elephant's Trunk Store in Mount Kisco. In 2021, Elephants Trunk did a massive downsize and moved to one of the retail spaces at 280 North Bedford Road (The building with the older Dover Impulse Elevator with the pink cab). In 2023, this building got converted into a multi tenant building. Currently a dentist is the only tenant in this building and they occupy the first and second floors. Yes even the entrance where the elevator is. So technically this building has "security" that is "temporary". Once more tenants move into the building, the dentist will have to reconfigure and we should be able to ride this elevator again. However, this elevator unfortuently got modernized since the building also recieved a pretty heavy rennocation. I am not sure when I will be able to return to this building to ride the modernized elevator since I have to wait for the dentist to not be the only tenant in this building because more tenants will turn this building into a usual multi tenant building. When this happens, you will all get a video of the new elevator. Until then, enjoy this video!

Recorded on 4/14/18. Here is something very different for you all today! This is a video that dates back to my senior year of high school. I was on my last ever youth group retreat with my church and decided to do a video of what I thought was a cool vending machine. When I tried to do a video of the vending machine, problems started to arise. Beginning from not accepting dollar bills, a jammed dollar bill machine, deleting the amount of money I already put into the machine and more. Enjoy this unplanned extravaganza!

Recorded on 4/8/24. This was another high-priority elevator I wanted to check out while in Buffalo last month. Most of the videos from this trip are going live in 2025. However, I couldn't wait until 2025 to share my first-ever ride on a Schindler elevator with the rare low-pitched chimes. I ended up traveling six hours away from home to ride one of these, but I was incredibly happy to finally ride one of these! These elevators are from 2002. One of the elevators was broken, but thankfully, it was the one without chimes. If the elevator with the working low-pitched chimes were the elevator that was broken, this would have been a disappointing visit. Schindler discontinued the chime for better ADA compliance for the visually impaired who rely on chimes to know what direction the elevator is going in. Many elevators have had their low-pitched chimes replaced with high-pitched chimes. Still, I am very happy to see the low-pitched chimes live on with this elevator. Enjoy! STL Elevators, Diesel Elevators, Genesee Trains & Elevators, Elevatorman45, Floridian Elevators, Brandon and Brandon Miller have all filmed this elevator before. It's a popular elevator since the chimes are rare. Enjoy!

Recorded on 3/29/24. Earlier this spring, I revisited the Willowbrook Mall on my way to Pennsylvania to get more updated videos of the elevators since JCPenney has occupied the old Lord & Taylor space and brought the elevator back into service. While I was low on time on my way out, I noticed these Montgomery escalators. Since the escalators were Montgomery, I had to make a video of them. I love Montgomery! Enjoy!

Recorded on 8/4/23. Here is one of the oldest elevators in Grand Central Terminal. This elevator is actually quite small! Before the video we ran into a Ken who was incredibly rude to us because William was getting a video of the elevator shaft and the Ken said "Are you done f****** with the elevators?! Even worse he was a Metro North Railroad train operator that actually took us home on the Harlem Line. But at least we got this video in piece. Thankfully he didn't try to go after us for filming because Grand Central is tax payer funded public property so our photography rights are protected here. Enjoy the video!

Recorded on 4/8/24. Last month, I ventured out to the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area to see the total solar eclipse pass through. While I was up there, I found some time before the solar eclipse to ride some elevators in the Amherst/Williamsville area. This was my first stop since seeing this elevator was a VERY HIGH PRIORITY for me! This is my first ever United States circle button elevator! I rode some United States elevators back at Disney World, but they were either modernized or had different types of buttons that were not made by United States elevator. So, this elevator was a huge treat for me. I didn't want to leave Buffalo without seeing this elevator! The buttons are insanely satisfying to push. STL Elevators, Diesel Elevators, Brandon Miller, and Brandon have all ridden this awesome elevator, too. Enjoy!

Recorded on 8/4/23. This hotel was supposed to be demolished in 2020 and rebuilt but the lockdowns suspended that project so we got to see these elevators again! These elevators are interesting as they have a low rise and high rise elevator set but every elevator goes to the fitness center. Very efficient elevator system this hotel has! These elevators did get modernized multiple times but they are still awesome elevators.

Recorded on 8/4/23. This is a new elevator that takes you from the main terminal into the brand new Long Island Railroad terminal. This elevator has the cab design of the main elevators in the terminal. It is nice to see the contrast from the original terminal to the new terminal.

Recorded on 8/4/23. This is another new Hydrofit in Armonk at this nice new office building.

Recorded on 8/4/23. This is a very old library, however it was recently made ADA complaint with a new entrance and a brand new elevator!

Recorded on 12/28/23. With a new job in 2023, I had a whole week off for Christmas break! So we made sure to do a little railfanning with the week off. We needed to do some shopping in the Newburgh area, so we took the opportunity to visit a new station that we have not been to before. New Hamburg! This is the second to last stop on the Metro North Railroad Hudson Line and it is a nice station located in the town of Wappingers Falls. Technically this is the Wappingers Falls Station just like Scarborough is technically the Briarcliff Manor Station and Philipse Manor technically being the Sleepy Hollow Station. You get all of the usual action here. Though I finally caught the Conrail Heritage Unit in this railfanning video. Enjoy!

Recorded on 7/28/23. Featuring William Scoufaras. I was surprised to find out that William never rode this elevator before. This is a pristine Dover elevator this office building has. This is probably one of the first elevators out there to have the world famous Dover buzz to it. No fire service either. Enjoy!

Recorded on 7/28/23. Featuring William Scoufaras. This is the first elevator I have ever filmed and it always seems to get worse and worse as time goes on. This elevator has no working lights! According to William, this elevator was like this for a couple of weeks before we came here since he came here a few weeks before this visit. Borders took very good care of this elevator before they ran out of business. The Mount Kisco landlords that currently own this building are doing a terrible job at maintaining this elevator! This town also has some insane landlords to begin with as there are always empty business spaces across this town and businesses often do not last long because of the Mount Kisco landlords. So it is no surprise that the landlords are neglecting this elevator. I used to love this elevator and was excited to return to service in 2016 after a 5-year absence, but it has become such a sad elevator. If this elevator was not a Dover elevator then it would be totally falling apart at this point. I even got stuck in this elevator for a very long time too!