Public transport strike in New York
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-21 08:44

Commuters pack the Brooklyn Bridge during the evening rush hour in New York December 20, 2005. New Yorkers struggled to work on foot, by bike and in cars shared with strangers after subway and bus workers walked off the job on Tuesday, stranding millions during a peak holiday shopping and tourist season. America's largest mass transit system ground to a halt for the first strike in 25 years just five days before Christmas in a strike that city officials warned could cost New York $1.6 billion if it lasts a week. [Reuters]