Commuters ride bikes or take rickshaws in the Fifth Avenue of New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2005. The transit strike has come to its second day, bringing big inconvenience to commuters and disturbing the normal life of New Yorkers. As the transit strike occurred in Christmas season, the New York city has seen a loss of over 400 million US dollars on the first day of the strike. Harder economic blow is expected to hit the city if the strike continues.[Xinhua Photo]

Students make their way by riding a bike, going skate or walking on foot in the Fifth Avenue of Manhattan in New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2005.[Xinhua Photo]

Vehicles crowd the Second Avenue of Manhattan in New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2005.[Xinhua Photo]