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Broadway Theater Chain Fined $40,000 for ADA Violations
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Broadway Theater Chain Fined $40,000 for ADA Violations

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced yesterday the filing and settlement of a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against JUJAMCYN THEATERS LLC, the owners and operators of five of Broadway’s most historic theaters.

The lawsuit, which involved violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), was settled in the form of a consent decree entered by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres. Under the consent decree, JUJAMCYN THEATERS LLC has agreed to improve accessibility at its theaters, providing a total of 44 wheelchair accessible seating locations and 54 aisle transfer seating locations.

The company will also eliminate approximately 200 individual barriers to accessibility in theater restrooms, concession counters, waiting areas, and box offices. In addition, JUJAMCYN THEATERS LLC will pay a $40,000 civil penalty to the United States.

“As New York City begins to reopen and welcome the world once again, we are pleased that Jujamcyn Theaters has worked collaboratively with the Office to improve accessibility at its historic venues, so that all patrons are able to enjoy Broadway,” said U.S. Attorney Strauss.

According to the Complaint and Consent Decree filed in Manhattan federal court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office identified numerous ADA violations at each of the five theaters operated by JUJAMCYN THEATERS LLC, all of which were opened in the 1920s. The company has agreed to remove hundreds of barriers to accessibility throughout the Government’s investigation and negotiation of the Consent Decree.

The case is being handled by the Office’s Civil Rights Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Kennedy is in charge of the case. JUJAMCYN THEATERS LLC operates the AL HIRSCHFELD, the AUGUST WILSON, the EUGENE O’NEILL, the ST. JAMES, and the WALTER KERR theaters.

Since President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has played a significant role in bringing numerous New York City institutions into compliance with the ADA and its regulations.

To file a complaint alleging that any place of public accommodation within the Southern District of New York is not accessible to persons with disabilities, use the Civil Rights Complaint Form available on the United States Attorney’s Office’s website, www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys. Complaints should be sent to:

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York, 10007
Attention: Chief, Civil Rights Unit