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Tag: Public Stunts

Posted on March 27, 2009January 15, 2019

MTA “Specialists” Offer Service With a Smile

From MTA Service Specialists’ Website:


We bring NYC Subway Riders Service with a Smile

mtaservicespecialists

Unfortunately, they are not affiliated with the MTA…

And the MTA wants them gone…

Related Links:

  • Costumed NYC Subway ‘Stewardesses’ Get Attention, 1010WINS, March 26, 2009
  • MTA trains its anger at subway Web site, New York Daily News, March 26, 2009
  • MTA Service Specialists on MySpace
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