http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/05/07/we-now-join-in-progress-as-the-escalator-climbs/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 00:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/05/07/we-now-join-in-progress-as-the-escalator-climbs/#comment-39380 Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » We now rejoin ‘As the Escalator Doesn’t Rise’ already in progress Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:21:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=850#comment-39380 [...] When last we checked in on the MTA’s escalator problem in May, a few local New York papers had documented rampant elevator outages throughout the subway system, and The New York Times had issued a stunning indictment of the MTA’s escalators and elevators. The Straphangers Campaign jumped on the bandwagon, urging New York City Transit to audit their escalators. [...] [...] When last we checked in on the MTA’s escalator problem in May, a few local New York papers had documented rampant elevator outages throughout the subway system, and The New York Times had issued a stunning indictment of the MTA’s escalators and elevators. The Straphangers Campaign jumped on the bandwagon, urging New York City Transit to audit their escalators. [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/05/07/we-now-join-in-progress-as-the-escalator-climbs/#comment-35839 Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways » Blog Archive » The MTA spent $1 billion, and all they got were some broken elevators Mon, 19 May 2008 19:33:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=850#comment-35839 [...] To residents of the area, the terrible conditions of this elevator are not a secret. Brooklyn Enthusiastic bemoaned the sorry state of the elevators over a year ago. The MTA’s problems with auxiliary equipment stretch well beyond one elevator in Brooklyn. As I’ve detailed over the last few weeks, the MTA’s escalators have garnered a lot of attention lately, and the Straphangers Campaign called upon the MTA to fix the system’s numerous broken escalators. [...] [...] To residents of the area, the terrible conditions of this elevator are not a secret. Brooklyn Enthusiastic bemoaned the sorry state of the elevators over a year ago. The MTA’s problems with auxiliary equipment stretch well beyond one elevator in Brooklyn. As I’ve detailed over the last few weeks, the MTA’s escalators have garnered a lot of attention lately, and the Straphangers Campaign called upon the MTA to fix the system’s numerous broken escalators. [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/05/07/we-now-join-in-progress-as-the-escalator-climbs/#comment-35204 Midwesterner in NYC Thu, 08 May 2008 13:40:26 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=850#comment-35204 I have to say, the escalator issue at the 53rd and lex station is terrible. That is one long escalator. I have to say, the escalator issue at the 53rd and lex station is terrible. That is one long escalator.

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