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MTA testing ‘leaning bars' to replace benches at Manhattan subway station

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MTA testing ‘leaning bars' to replace benches at Manhattan subway station

Some subway station benches in NYC are being replaced by a new contraption: leaning bars. The new features have popping up on some subway platforms. The MTA says it will save money, but is it also an effort to keep homeless people from sleeping on benches? NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

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