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New York City Transit

  1. artifact
    The MetroCard’s 28 Years As a Blank CanvasAs the clock runs down on this ubiquitous object, a collector walks us through its many variations.
  2. maritime news
    The MTA’s Boat Got Wrecked — Wait, the MTA Had a Boat?The agency bought it 20 years ago, for reasons now lost in the harbor fog of bureaucracy.
  3. getting around
    The Man in the MTA’s Money RoomArmored cars, pocketless uniforms, coin-sucking vacuums: Al Putre, who counts $1.5 billion a year, lets us inside.