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Jon Schoenhorn stayed overnight in New York City Monday, anticipating what would become the first strike in a quarter- century for the nation's largest mass transit system. His assumption was correct, as New York's transit workers went on strike early Tuesday, paralyzing the city's usual pathways to work. So, instead of taking his usual route on the 6 train from Grand Central Station to Superior Court in Lower Manhattan, the 51-year-old lawyer took a cab.
"There were enough taxis around, and the streets seemed less crowded," said Schoenhorn, a Farmington resident who commuted through the Milford station Tuesday and had been concerned the strike would have a ripple effect on all transportation in the city. "I guess people stayed home from work."See the full content of this document
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Commuters Cope with Nyc Strike
Millions of riders were stranded in the December cold as negotiations remained stalled and a judge imposed a $1 million-a- day fine on the striking union.
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