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Prank calls make up half of requests to NYC subway's 'Help Point' intercoms, report says

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A photo of a man in a suit standing next to an intercom box in the subway.

Back in 2011, MTA officials were over the moon about the installation of the help points. Little did they know they'd become a source of prank calls.

The MTA spent $250 million to install intercoms in subways for riders to ask for help, but a new inspector general report finds the system isn't being used as it was first intended. [ more › ]


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