| A local resident holds a banner to attend a protest against the raise of public transportation fares at Union Square in New York, the United States, April 28, 2009. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the state of New York, passed by a vote to raise fares, cut service and cut nearly 1,000 transit employees' jobs. The plan will affect millions of New Yorkers in the coming months, as base subway and bus fares will jump to 2.50 U.S. dollars. [Xinhua] |
