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By
Brad Aaron
8:51 AM EDT on July 19, 2017
- The MTA’s Biggest Problem in One Politico Headline
- Lhota Carries On the MTA Tradition of Blaming Riders for Poor Service (NYT, Politico)
- News: State Lawmakers and MTA Board Members Should Try Using Trains and Buses
- Chris Christie’s NJ Transit Can’t Manage to Put Crew Members on Trains (Post, News)
- LIRR Riders Stranded for Up to 45 Minutes Last Evening (News)
- State Will Borrow $500 Million for Farley Renovation; MTA Could End Up on the Hook (Politico)
- Upstate Lawmaker Says E-ZPass Revenues Should Fund Upstate Road Projects (AP)
- Don’t Count Out Violent Felon Hiram Monserrate in Corona Council Race (Politico, Post, News)
- A Collision Like This One Should Never Happen on the Streets of New York City (Post, DNA)
- Class Action Suit Accuses Uber of Discriminating Against the Disabled (NYT)
- Denying Drivers Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Isn’t Helping Anyone (NYT)
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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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