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8:58 AM EST on November 19, 2015

    • MTA Has a Surplus This Year, But Not for Long (AMNY)
    • MTA Losing Growing Chunk of Revenue Because Uber Doesn't Pay Same Taxes as Cabs (Politico, WSJ)
    • Motorists Killed Two People in Brooklyn Last Night (News, Post)
    • Gin Liu, Delivery Worker Hit by Falling Tree in Red Hook, Has Died (DNA)
    • Slate Chronicles Uber's Rise in NYC
    • WNYC Reports the Results of Its Blocked Bike Lanes Project
    • Manhattan CB 8 Endorses Crosstown Bike Lanes (@Tom DeVito)
    • Gotham Gazette Has a Long-Form Piece on Select Bus Service and BRT
    • Court of Appeals Vacancy Imminent as Jonathan Lippman Nears End of Tenure (NY Now)
    • Striking People With Cars on NYC Sidewalks Is Permitted, But Put Those Toys Away (ABC)

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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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