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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EDT on October 29, 2015

Thanks Cuomo: MTA Board Approves Truncated Capital Plan, Funding Source TBD (Politico, NYT)
Program Guts Phase Two of Second Avenue Subway Construction (WNYC, 2AS, AMNY)
Plan Allocates Funding for North Shore BRT Design Work (Advance)
New York and New Jersey Legislators Out of Sync on Port Authority Reform (Politico)
RPA Produced a Nifty Video on How Devastating It Will Be If Hudson River Tubes Fail
East New York Residents Fear de Blasio Rezoning Will Force People Out (Politico)
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Bemoans Lack of Gas Stations and Big Box Retail (Crain’s)
Drunk On-Duty Access-A-Ride Driver Crashes Into Parked Car in Graniteville (Advance)
Hit-and-Run Motorist Injures Off-Duty Cop in Middle Village (News, Post)
UES “Safety Advocate” Says Spoiled Brat Cyclists Don’t Deserve Crosstown Bike Lanes (NY Press)

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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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