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8:54 AM EDT on August 16, 2017

    • RPA: Region's Growth Will Stagnate Without Cross-Hudson Transit Upgrades (Politico)
    • After 42 Years, Denny Farrell Times Retirement So He Can Pick Successor (News, NY1)
    • Brooklyn Paper Nails Story on NYPD Crash Investigation Secrecy
    • How Lobbyists Led de Blasio to Route Trash Trucks Away From UES Playground (Politico)
    • Citi Bike Opens Operations and Repair Facility in Gowanus (NY1)
    • MTA Leaves Riders in the Dark About Changes to the Bx20 (R'dale Press)
    • NYC Ferry to Drop 64th Street Stop, Add 34th Street to Soundview Route (AMNY)
    • What Does the ADA Say About Allowing Drivers to Block Curb Ramps? (DNA)
    • TLC Officers Choke Uber Driver During JFK Arrest Caught on Video (Post)
    • Three Killed, Four Injured in Suffolk County Crash (Post)

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