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8:55 AM EDT on October 27, 2016

    • De Blasio Allocates $1.5M for Campaign Urging Motorists to Not Hit People After Dark (NYT)
    • The MTA May Never Adopt Efficient and Modern Payment Tech ... (NY1, WNBC)
    • ... But Will Burn a Ton of Money on Cuomo's Bus WiFi Gimmick (@AirlineFlyer)
    • MTA Sought Approval of Cuomo Toll Project While Hiding Costs; Trottenberg: Nope (AMNY)
    • Two Second Avenue Subway Stations Might Not Be Finished in December (NYT)
    • School Bus Drivers Vote to Strike (AdvanceNews, NY1)
    • City Hall Asks City Council to Hold Off on Food Cart Bill (Crain's, Post)
    • Though Data Indicate Otherwise, de Blasio Says Vision Zero Is Working in Staten Island (Advance)
    • Rather Than Junking Defective Used Cars, the NYC Department of Finance Is Selling Them (NYT 1, 2)
    • Human Rights Protestors Took Over Half a Level of the GWB Yesterday (WNBC, NewsPost)
    • MTA to Adjust Q59 Route as Part of DOT's Meeker Avenue Project (DNA)
    • Inside or Outside a Vehicle, Traffic Justice Remains Hard to Come by in New York (Post)

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