Escalator

LIRR Escalators Repaired, Upgraded In Year Since Woman’s Death

Now the escalators have sensors that stop them from moving if something is caught.

2013/03/12

Escalators at the Exchange Place PATH station in Jersey City - Jan. 7, 2013 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

Port Authority: Exchange Place PATH Station Escalators Will Be Ready By Evening Rush

All of the escalators were offline Tuesday morning at the Exchange Place PATH station in Jersey City one day after one of them suddenly reversed direction and five people were injured.

2013/01/08

A man fell as many as 30 feet from an escalator after the Giants game at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon. (Credit: CBS 2)

Fan Hospitalized After Falling Off Escalator At MetLife Stadium

A football fan was taken to the hospital Sunday, after falling off an escalator at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

CBS New York–2012/10/22

LIRR Announces New Safety Measures For Escalators In Wake Of Elderly Woman’s Death

Irene Bernatzky, 88, was killed earlier this month after officials say she fell on the moving stairs and was strangled when her clothing got entangled in the escalator mechanics.

2012/03/27

LIRR Officials: Elderly Escalator Victim ‘Asphyxiated’ At Lindenhurst Station

Flowers and burning candles now mark the blocked escalator entrance at the Lindenhurst Long Island Rail Road station where 88-year-old Irene Bernatzky fell and died from her injuries Tuesday.

2012/03/14

Elderly Woman Dies After Escalator Fall At LIRR Station In Lindenhurst

Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, an 88-year-old woman apparently fell on the escalator to the station’s platform, according to a statement from the LIRR.

2012/03/13

A general view of the exterior of Giants Stadium (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Settlement In ’07 Giants Stadium Escalator Mishap

It was an accident that changed the lives of eight people in an instant. An escalator at the old Giants Stadium suddenly sped up and stopped, sending them all flying downward.

WFAN–2012/01/09

Subway (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Circle Turnstile Gets Most MetroCard Swipes

The runners-up among most-used New York turnstiles are two turnstiles next to each other at the Jamaica Center station in Queens.

2011/09/04

NJ Transit's Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station - Secaucus, NJ - File Photo

Several Injured In NJ Transit Escalator Mishap

All but one of the escalators are back in service following a mishap that left five Jets fans injured at New Jersey Transit’s Secaucus Junction train station.

2010/11/22

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