Elevators, not the safest place these days? Between flame attacks, horrible accidents, electrocutions and now snapped cables—suddenly the stairs never looked better. Last night a 17-year-old boy in the Bronx survived after the cable holding the elevator he was on snapped, sending him plummeting six stories! "His body flew to the ceiling like he was in a rocket," the boy's godmother told the News. more ›

The city has a new message to spread: "Take the Stairs!" As part of an effort to get people to "Burn Calories, Not Electricity" the city's health officials are putting the posters up everywhere, hoping to get you to think twice before hopping on the elevator. more ›