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The NYC subway is one of the only major transit networks to run fully 24/7. What invisible crisis does this cause?

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The NYC subway is one of the only major transit networks to run fully 24/7. What invisible crisis does this cause?

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The NYC subway is one of the only major transit networks to run fully 24/7. What invisible crisis does this cause?
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