For Brooklyn subway riders, it’s only up from here.

The Big Apple’s tallest subway station is finally set to get elevators, putting an end to straphangers’ 90-foot hike that officials have likened to “climbing Mount Everest.”

The century-old Smith-9th Street subway station in Gowanus – one of the tallest in the world – is slated to finally get elevators and bring relief to huffing-and-puffing F and G train riders under the MTA’s 2025-29 capital plan, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) said. 5

“Every day, New Yorkers hike the stairs up this station like they’re climbing Mount Everest, struggling to catch the train on time,” Gounardes said in an Aug. 8 announcement.

“And if you use a wheelchair, push your child in a stroller, travel with luggage or simply struggle climbing the

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