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MTA escalator outages system-wide

The most unreliable ride in the subway system is apparently on the escalators, according to straphangers and transit advocates who said that in some cases, outages can last months.

At Herald Square, escalators leading to the B, D, F and V trains are out daily, riders said Thursday.

And a sign at the bottom of an escalator at the 59th Street and Lexington Avenue station leading to the...

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