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Broken Union Square escalator leaves riders frustrated

Straphangers who use the Union Square station have almost grown accustomed to the yellow "Caution" barriers blocking the two broken down escalators at the southeast entrance. Most have a vague recollection that the escalators were running sometime last summer.

"It's a real hardship for people," said Peter Hagan, 61, after taking the stairs one at a time. "I can get around but someone in a...

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