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A landlord of a five-story Upper West Side apartment building told residents that the building's interior staircase would be torn down and they would have to use the fire escape to reach their homes.

They offered outdoor respite from the oppressive ... The doors were locked, and the stairs were inaccessible, but a fire escape was present and should have provided egress for the workers.

The outdoor fire escape, a classic piece of New York City architecture, is going extinct thanks... The next time Tony woos Maria in “West Side Story,” he’ll have to text.

Following a safety committee meeting just over a month ago, Gazenski ordered that signs be posted on windows leading to the fire escape that prohibit using the steel stairs that might be as old as ...

As CBS2's Dave Carlin reported, the tenants said they were told to climb up the fire escape while the stairs in the walk-up building were being fixed. The building at 167 W. 83rd St. is a walk-up ...