Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area
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title:
Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area
text:
In the New York metropolitan area, dollar vans are a form of semi-formal public transportation. Dollar vans serve major corridors in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx that lack adequate subway and bus service. A variant of the dollar van, the jitney, also serves areas in eastern New Jersey and transports them to Manhattan. Within the New York City area, the term "dollar van" originates from the vans which charged one dollar during the 1980 New York City transit strike. Drivers capitalized on the l
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description:
Mode of transport which falls between both taxicabs and buses
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_vans_in_the_New_York_metropolitan_area
date created:
2015-10-14T01:26:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T15:26:55Z
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