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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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