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By Brad Aaron

8:46 AM EDT on July 5, 2017

Cuomo and State Lawmakers Left NYC in the Lurch, But Uber Got Its Way (NYT)
U.S. DOT Cuts Ties With Gateway Corporation (Eno, AMNY, WNYC)
Rahm Emanuel Weighs In on MTA Problems and Federal Transit Funding (NYT)
Daily News Scoop: Some MTA Officials Take the Subway More Often Than Others
Amtrak Will Divert Trains From Penn to Grand Central This Summer (Post, NY1)
RIOC Settles Suit With Family of Cyclist Killed by Bus Driver Who Was Cleared by NYPD (News)
Husband of Olga Cook Sues Hudson River Park Trust for Poor Greenway Design (DNA)
Driver Hits Two People at JFK; Victims Hospitalized (Post)
Motorcyclist Dies in Bruckner Expressway Crash (DNA)
What If Veterans in Suffolk County Didn’t Have to Drive Everywhere? (NYT)
The Times Is Looking for Straphangers to Help With Transit Coverage

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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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