Some workers in New York City braved the cold and walked for miles to get to work after the New York City Transit Strike. 30,000 transit workers went on strike leaving seven million New Yorkers without access to public transportation. The AP reported on the methods New Yorkers used to get to work.
The nation's largest transit system ground to a halt after 3 a.m. when the 33,000-member Transport Workers Union called the strike after a late round of negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority broke down Monday night. The subways and buses provide more than 7 million rides per day.
New Yorkers car-pooled, shared taxis, rode bicycles, roller-skated or walked in the freezing cold. Early morning temperatures were in the 20s.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had said the strike would cost the city as much as $400 million a day, joined the throngs of people crossing the Brooklyn Bridge by foot.
At this time it is unclear when the strike will end and employees can again commute using public transportation.
