NYC’s aging bus terminal to get patchwork fixes

By Verena Dobnik

Published July 27, 2014 3:48pm ET

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NYC’s aging bus terminal to get patchwork fixes — A man sits resting as commuters head to departure gates at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Wednesday July 23, 2014 in New York. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $90 million for urgent repairs at the 64-year-old complex used by both commuters from New Jersey and travelers from the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

NEW YORK (AP) — At the nation’s busiest bus station, winding lines of riders wait amid cracked floors, crumbling ceiling tiles and a wheezing air-conditioning system helped along by old-fashioned floor fans.

Dark corridors of Manhattan’s aging Port Authority Bus Terminal are populated by homeless men and women, and the sweet smell of warm pretzels from rows of food stalls mixes with an occasional whiff of urine.

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