New York grinds to a halt as transit workers strike
Commuters, scrounging for alternatives on a freezing cold day, lined up for taxis and gathered on designated spots throughout the city for company vans and buses to shuttle them to their offices. There were carpools, and cyclists, and hundreds of people walking to work - including Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"It doesn't seem right to tie up the cultural and investment centre of the world," said Larry Scarinzi, 72, who was waiting for a taxi in Manhattan.
