Wondering what the brushes on an escalator are for? We looked into it for you and the answer may surprise you.

You may not be aware of this (we sure weren’t!) but it’s National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week. As such, the Department of Buildings is providing a helpful educational program for ...

Occasionally, I find myself in a two-story shopping establishment and I wonder if it’s just easier to try to scale the down escalator instead of walking a hundred or so feet to the up escalator. This ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was leaving an underground transit station and making my way to the escalator to go up to the street when I noticed a tall young man gaining rapidly on me from behind. We have an ...