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NYC transit strike in 1966: Pictures of the 12-day shutdown of the city

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  • Mayor John Lindsay talks to reporters on Jan. 2, 1966, about the transit strike that had immobilized the city.
    Photo Credit: Newsday
  • Mayor John Lindsay and U.S. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz speak to the press on Jan. 6, 1966, about the transit strike that would immobilize the city's subways and buses for 12 days.
    Photo Credit: Newsday

The 1966 transit strike immobilized the city’s buses and subways, forcing commuters to find alternate means of getting around and creating a political crisis for Mayor John Lindsay. The strike lasted 12 days.

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