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As I mentioned in another comment: what stops NYC from running replacement busses while one of the lines is under maintenance during the night? A bunch of cities do that, for example Berlin, I don't see what stops NYC from doing the same...

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The economy of Berlin is based on available transport. Using buses prolongs journeys a lot, e.g. in London the city estimated that a sizeable chunk of people will see a 30+ minute journey reduction due to night tube.

Using replacement buses works but would likely damage 24h businesses and take one of New York's advantages away.

The highway organization and hydrology of NYC Metro and Berlin/Tokyo/Beijing are very different.

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