The guys who run the elevators in the Century Building at Third & Wells are on a first-name basis with most of their riders. And they've got their fingers on the pulse of the building's happenings.

Nearly every New Yorker has to push a button and often wait some time for their automated elevator to arrive. Tony Sciallia, meanwhile, spends his days in a crisp gray uniform, pulling shut an ...

Like doormen, elevator operators tend to know a lot of about a building—and its residents. Being an elevator operator might seem a simple matter of up and down, but consider, for a moment, the morning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Metropolitan Transit Authority proposed cutting around-the-clock operator positions at five uptown subway stations. WASHINGTON ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The operator of the only manually operating elevator in the state is retiring this week after 22 years. Lila Boyd runs the elevator at The Murchison Building in downtown ...

The heavy elevator door slides open and a young male theatergoer steps inside. He leans over to push the button for the fourth floor. A hand swiftly intercepts him. "That is my job," I gently hiss ...