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Study Finds NYC Buses to be a Great Place to Chill Out
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Billy Parker
Published Aug 10, 2008
Modified Aug 10, 2008
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Underground there are shootings and stabbings and the subway stations may just generally be in a state of disaster, but at least the MTA can guarantee you a cool ride on its city buses. A study conducted by Transit Workers just released shows that New York City buses stay cooler on a more consistent basis than many other cities. The study showed that buses did not have working A/C less than 4 percent of the time, as compared to an average of 10 percent for cities nationwide. The most consistently cool buses were in Queens and Manhattan, possibly making a crosstown ride with your Unlimited the cheapest way to beat the heat.
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