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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EST on November 15, 2017
- Developers and Friends Deaf to Rational Arguments Against the BQX (Voice, Bklyn Paper)
- Justin Davidson Hit a Nerve With Critique of de Blasio’s Transportation Record (NY Mag)
- MTA Agents Will Roam Platforms to Update Riders on Subway Meltdowns (AMNY, NY1)
- Electeds Call on MTA to Bring Back the B71 (KCP)
- MTA’s Newest Subway Elevators Are Already Breaking Down (NY1)
- Congressional Power Brokers Jockey to Anoint Next Council Speaker (Crain’s)
- NY1 Checks Out Bike New York’s Adult Cycling Class
- What It Was Like to Be on the School Bus Destroyed in Greenway Attack (NYT)
- DOC Chief Thought It Was OK to Use City Car to Go Shopping (Politico, Post)
- Finally, a Public Debate About Cuomo’s Tappan Zee (News; Post 1, 2)
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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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