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


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Jake Offenhartz

Published Feb 25, 2019

Modified Feb 26, 2019


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An escalator wreck in Midtown last year
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Published Feb 25, 2019

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