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World Service,29 Mar 1999,3 mins

The Transit Strike of New York is Dealt with by Mayor

My Century

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Ed Koch was mayor of New York, one of the world's most dynamic cities from 1978 to 1989. He delights in the battle he fought - and won - to deal with the transit strike in 1980. He encouraged people to "walk over" the bridges that connect New York's islands.

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