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Residents of Navy Yard apartment building raise concerns over elevator access
Residents of a D.C. 14-story high-rise are raising concerns about their lack of consistent elevator access.
The three elevators at the Onyx on First apartments in Navy Yard have been mostly out of service since Thursday, residents say.
Residents tell News4 it’s more than just an inconvenience — it’s a major safety and accessibility matter.
It’s one of the first things you notice when you walk inside the building: Three elevators, all of them with “Out of Order” signs.
“It’s not fair,” said Carolette Sweatt, a resident of the building. “It’s not realistic. It’s a real slap in the face.”
“We have to really think about every time we leave, is it worth it?” said Teagan Mountcastle, another resident.
“I ain’t got no choice,” said another resident, Ousmane Ba. “I have to take my time. Take the steps until I get to the tenth floor.”
News4 reached out to Greystar, the property management company for the apartments. A member of their communications team referred our request for comment to the owner of the building. They told us:
“Last week, a sprinkler head was activated in a resident’s apartment, which unfortunately resulted in the shutdown of all three elevators in the building. The elevator service provider has been manually operating one elevator for four hours each day, with plans to extend this operation until the repairs are made. All the stairwells remain fully accessible for use during this period. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate patience as we work to restore full service.”
But for some like Sweatt, one elevator working for four hours a day is not nearly enough time, especially for residents who are elderly or disabled.
“It’s sort of like, sorta how dare you dictate to us, the tenants, how we should go through our days?” Sweatt said. “It’s not our fault.”
The residents we spoke with say they still haven’t received a timeline for when the issues could be resolved. In the meantime, some residents are banding together to help those most in need.
“We’re lucky enough where we can kind of just go up and down, and be able to do it,” said resident Mark McNamara. “But a lot of people, they can’t. There’s people on the facebook group that are reaching out to help other people get up and down the stairs.”
And others say these issues change their long-term plans for living there.
“Me, I don’t know what I’m going to do, but I know I’m not going to stay here,” Ba said. “I’m going to move. It’s not good.”
News4 also reached out to the elevator contractor for comment on the situation – but we have yet to hear back. We also checked in with D.C. Fire and EMS and D.C. Police to see if they had responded to any emergency calls at the apartment complex related to the elevator issues. Neither agency has responded as of Sunday night.
This week, Ray Delahanty of City Nerd laid out the case for a high-speed Maglev train line between Washington D.C. and Boston, which could shrink the end-to-end travel time to two hours. This densely populated urban corridor compares favorably with major high speed rail corridors around the world, generating plenty of demand for intercity transit. Plus, a high-speed line would pull tons of trips out of planes, decreasing climate pollution and airport congestion.
Delahanty selected Maglev, the magnetic levitation technology used in Japan’s Shinkansen trains, because it would be the fastest transit option due to its 200 mile per hour top speed and ability to accelerate and deaccelerate rapidly.
Doug Trumm is publisher of The Urbanist. An Urbanist writer since 2015, he dreams of pedestrianizing streets, blanketing the city in bus lanes, and unleashing a mass timber building spree to end the affordable housing shortage and avert our coming climate catastrophe. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington in 2019. He lives in East Fremont and loves to explore the city on his bike.
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How to watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders NFL preseason game tonight: Livestream options, more
Sunday night plans are set: The New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders NFL Week 3 preseason game will be played tonight. Both teams are coming off Week 2 losses.
Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders NFL preseason game tonight, even if you don’t have cable.
How and when to watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game
The New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game will be played on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT). The NFL preseason game will air on NBC and stream on Peacock, Sling TV and the platforms featured below.
How and when to watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game without cable
While many cable packages include NBC, it’s easy to watch the game if NBC isn’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)
Sling TV is the most cost-effective way to stream the Patriots vs. game and the 2024-5 NFL season
If you don’t have cable TV that includes NBC one of the most cost-effective ways to watch tonight’s game, and all the major sporting events happening this fall, is through a subscription to Sling TV. To watch NBC on Sling TV, you’ll need a subscription to the Blue tier. We suggest leveling up your coverage to get more NFL games this fall with the Orange + Blue tier.
That Orange + Blue plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer currently offers a $25 off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $35. It’s your best NFL-watching option for the season, which includes ESPN, ABC, NBC and Fox.
The streamer is also currently offering big savings on four months of the Orange + Blue tier plus the Sports Extra plan when you prepay for the Sling TV Season Pass. The Sports Extra plan includes Golf Channel, SEC Network, Big Ten Network and more. Prepay for four months of the Sling TV Season Pass and spend $219, reduced from $300.
Because Sling TV does not carry CBS, Sling subscribers will want to add Paramount+ to their bundle.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue plan:
- Sling TV is our top choice for streaming major sporting events like NASCAR.
- There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
- You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
- You can add Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, Tennis Channel and more sports-oriented channels (19 in total) via Sling TV’s Sports Extras add-on.
Watch today’s Patriots vs. Commanders game on Peacock
NFL fans can stream games airing on NBC on Peacock, in addition to getting access to Peacock-exclusive NFL games like the Week 1 Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs game scheduled to be played in São Paulo, Brazil . Peacock subscribers can also access Peacock originals like “Love Island” and the Annette Bening thriller “Apples Never Fall,” plus live NBC-aired content with a Peacock Premium Plus subscription, and Peacock’s library of on-demand content including “The Office.”
Your best value, you can get a year of Peacock Premium (with ads) for $80, or a year of Peacock Premium Plus (mostly ad-free) for $120. Or, get a monthly subscription: Peacock Premium subscription costs $8 per month, while Peacock Premium Plus is $14 per month.
Watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game free with FuboTV
You can watch every NFL game airing on network TV, including tonight’s game, on FuboTV. FuboTV is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every NFL game of the season. Packages include CBS, Fox Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox”, NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN (Monday Night Football), NFL Network and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than just today’s games, all without a cable subscription.
To watch the NFL without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NFL football, FuboTV offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with FuboTV — you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, including NFL Network. (You’ll need to upgrade to Ultimate for NFL RedZone.)
- FuboTV includes all the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro football, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game on Hulu + Live TV
You can watch the NFL, including NBC, with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both Fox and FS1. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every game on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month after a three-day free trial.
Watch the New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders game live on your phone with NFL+
If you want to catch today’s game live on your phone, check out NFL+. The premium streaming service, starting at $40 per year (or $7 per month), offers access to NFL Network. And yes, that includes games being broadcast out-of-market. To boost your NFL experience even further, you can upgrade to NFL+ Premium with NFL RedZone and watch up to eight NFL games simultaneously.
Top features of NFL+:
- You get access to all NFL preseason games, including those that are out of market, on any supported device, including TV.
- NFL+ lets you stream local and primetime regular season games on your phone or tablet (but not your TV).
- It includes the NFL Network (and NFL RedZone with NFL+ Premium), so it’s a good option for those who are looking to stream football on the go.
Watch today’s game with a digital HDTV antenna
You can also watch sports airing on network TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.
For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch sports without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.
This ultra-thin, multi-directional Mohu Leaf Amplified digital antenna with a 60-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels and filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound. It comes with a 12-foot digital coax cable.
If you’re anxiously waiting for today’s game to begin, now is a great time to check out Amazon’s NFL Fan Shop. The Amazon NFL Fan Shop is filled to the brim with officially licensed fan gear: You’ll find jerseys, team flags, T-shirts, hoodies and more, including tons of great gear for the NFL fan in your life. There are plenty of great deals awaiting you at Amazon, too, including some must-see deals on TVs for watching sports.
Tap the button below to head directly to the NFL Fan Shop page on Amazon and select your favorite team.
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