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8:58 AM EDT on October 4, 2011

    • TWU Joins Wall Street Protests, Seeks Injunction to Stop NYPD Bus Seizures (News, Post)
    • APTA Says Transit Ridership Increased 1.7 Percent Nationwide Through June (Transpo Nation)
    • Responding to Demand, MTA to Add Weekend L Train (Bklyn Paper, NY1, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Ben Kabak: Manhattan Transit Projects More Style Than Substance
    • BoltBus to Shift Some Service to Port Authority Bus Terminal (DNAinfo)
    • DOT Drops Plan for Left-Turn Ban on Woodhaven Blvd and Union Turnpike (News)
    • Bronx, Long Island Men Killed Changing Tire on I-80 in New Jersey (News)
    • Locals Say Parks Department Set to Destroy Character of Coney Island Boardwalk (News)
    • Queens Teen Wins Science Challenge With Pop-Up Speed Bump (News)

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Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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