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Riders share tips to beat MTA fare hikes

Harlem resident Terry Howard takes the bus to watch basketball games at a friend's home several times a week and banks on the games ending within two hours - the time limit to use the transfer on the MetroCard - for a free ride back home on the A train.

"I know how to economize. I know how to make the system work for me," Howard said.

A well-timed free transfer is just one way frugal...

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