The latest addition to the "Everything-Old-Is-New-Again, New York" list is: the pull-cord on buses. That's right. Only weeks before fare hikes hit with an insulting sting, the New York City Transit begin returning cords to buses in an apparently significant money-saving move.
Although buses outfitted with yellow cords--and signs near them advising "Pull Cord to Signal for Stop"--have been navigating the city street for several weeks, the phenomenon had eluded me until just a few days ago when I...
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