Five Upper Manhattan subway stations won't lose their elevator attendants, after the MTA agreed Tuesday night not to reassign those workers as part of a cost-saving strategy.

NY1 told you about the proposed moves Monday, which would have eliminated the attendants from the only stations in the subway that have them.

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Transport Workers Union Local 100 pushed back, saying the attendants who staff a single elevator at these five stations along the Number 1 and A lines make riders feel more secure.

In a statement, union Vice President Derick Echevarria said, "This is a great outcome. It wasn't an easy process but this is the right result."

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The MTA had projected it would save $11 million over five years by reassigning the workers, who are on "restricted duty."

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