Prentiss

Edith Prentiss, a disability rights attorney who died earlier this year, was known for clashing with the MTA over lack of accessibility. The agency honored her with a plaque on Thursday.At 175th Street station in Upper…

Edith Prentiss, a bitter and ardent lawyer for the disabled who struggled to make the city she loved more navigable for all, died on March 16 at her home in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. She was 69 years old.The cause…

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY - Edith Prentiss, a legendary New York City disability attorney and a Washington Heights resident, recently passed away. She was 69 years old.Using a wheelchair for the last 25 years of her life, Prentiss has become…