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When Bus Drivers Stopped Giving Change
Edward Hausner/The New York TimesOn Aug. 31, 1969, New York City buses began requiring exact change. A day earlier, passengers boarded a crosstown bus on 42nd Street, heading east toward the United Nations, as someone up front got change from the driver.Before the MetroCard, before the old two-tone token, when fares were just 20 cents, New York City bus drivers did something that today seems almost remarkable.They gave change.For example, in case the self-explanatory nature of the concept has er
