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'The Machinery Crunched & Collapsed On Itself': Busted Subway Escalator Adds Jolt Of Panic To Monday Morning Commutes

On Monday morning, a malfunctioning escalator at 5th Avenue and 53rd Street ground to a halt, sending some commuters tripping over one another as the machine's steel steps shredded and buckled.

Jake Offenhartz

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Seven Injured As Out-Of-Control Escalator 'Catapults' People At Atlantic Terminal Mall

A stationary escalator apparently suddenly started to move.

Jen Chung

News

Photo: Only One Working Escalator At WTC PATH Station

Happy Wednesday, PATH commuters!

Jen Chung

Arts & Entertainment

Just Take The Stairs If You're Going To Complain About Escalator Etiquette

Once you decide to get on that escalator, you are no longer in charge of what happens. You lose control. The person in front of you has the power.

Jen Carlson

News

Woman Gets Hair Stuck In Subway Escalator After Fainting

A woman got her hair stuck in a subway escalator yesterday afternoon after fainting.

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Video: The Subway Escalator Is Not Your Exercise Machine

What happened to your shirt?

Ben Yakas

News

What To Do When The Escalator Goes The Wrong Way? "Pray"

"The word pray comes to mind, because there’s really not much you can do," one escalator expert says.

Garth Johnston

News

Video: 5 Hurt In Crazy PATH Station Escalator Accident

This video of today's freak escalator malfunction at Exchange Place seems to be a metaphor for Monday mornings everywhere.

Garth Johnston

News

Enjoy Vertiginous Photos Of An Escalator Being Hoisted To Top Of 1 WTC

If you've ever wondered how "they" get escalators up to the tops of skyscrapers, well, you've got a very wide-ranging curiosity, don't you?

John Del Signore

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Man Critically Injured After Falling 3 Stories From MetLife Stadium Escalator

Apparently a small stage help break his fall, preventing the man from hitting the concrete sidewalk.

Jen Chung

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