January 30, 2012 01:40:07 PM
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Peter Brownscombe

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East Village

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New York Subway token.

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It symbolizes the concept of the one universal fare that unifies the whole city. When I first arrived here from Europe in 1970s, I was quite surprised by this "socialist" concept. It didn't matter if you were rich or poor, going one stop or all the way out to Flushing, one recyclable token got you into the system.

The New York Subway is one of the world's great equalizers.

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