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The MTA finally returned my call about my lost 30 day Metrocard this afternoon. That’s three days after I called, but they did eventually call back. And they noted that I had called on Sunday and what time, so I suspect they would actually factor that in when calculating the credit.
It just takes them a [...]

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I use a “30-Day Unlimited Ride” MetroCard to pay for my transit around this fine city. I even get a tax break on it through a program at work. And in the five years I’ve been doing it, I’ve only lost one, and that was near the end of the month.
Since the card is $76, [...]

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Seen on an old subway ad for Clive Cussler’s Lost City: “Specially designed for comfortable reading.”
If that’s not high praise for a book, I don’t know what is.

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One great thing about Metrocards versus tokens is that the MTA can raise fares really easily. Which is a great thing if you’re the MTA. Not so great for me, though. Especially since they are now raising the price reducing the current discount of the monthly and weekly cards:
On Feb. 27, subway riders will shell [...]

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The A and C subway line, which recently was hit by a bad signal room fire, was running again yesterday. While total service wasn’t restored, it is up to about 70% of the previous level. Remember that this is the same subway line that was going to take 3 to 5 years to get running [...]

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