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By Brad Aaron

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 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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