Elevator Uptime5 Av/53 St station
5 Av/53 St, New York, NY 10022
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5 Av/53 St, New York, NY 10022
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4 escalators
1 of 4 escalators out, per the MTA (New York) feed (last checked Oct 27, 11:41 PM EDT).
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Started May 5, 11:35 AM EDT
Share of hours each unit was available, and outages, as published by the MTA (MTA NYCT elevator and escalator availability, data.ny.gov). “Excluded” means MTA counted no eligible hours that month. Our own outage records for this station start October 16, 2026; outage counts for earlier months are MTA-reported.
| Unit | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All escalators | 96.8%31 outages | 94.5%57 outages | 96.0%42 outages | 96.8%26 outages | 97.4%29 outages | 98.4%20 outages | 98.3%13 outages | 96.6%15 outages | 97.0%28 outages | 97.3%30 outages | 97.8%31 outages | 322 |
| ES239escalator | Excluded | 92.9% | 96.7% | 98.6% | 97.9% | 99.1% | 97.9% | 93.9% | 97.2% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 107 |
| ES240escalator | 95.9% | 93.6% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 98.7% | 71 |
| ES241escalator | 98.6% | 95.3% | 93.5% | 93.1% | 96.7% | 97.1% | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | 87 |
| ES242escalator | 96.1% | 97.0% | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | 94.2% | 94.7% | 96.7% | 57 |
5 Av/53 St
5 Av/53 St, New York, NY 10022
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