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Transport strike hits New York

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Tuesday.

NEW YORK: Subways and buses ground to a halt on Tuesday morning as transit workers walked off the job at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season, forcing millions of riders to find new ways to get around.

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 in the freezing cold as he walked from a Brooklyn emergency headquarters to City Hall. Other New Yorkers car-pooled or rode bicycles. ``I think they all should get fired,'' said Eddie Goncalves, a doorman trying to get home after his overnight shift. He said he expected to spend an extra $30 per day in cab and train fares. — AP

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