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8:46 AM EST on November 16, 2017

    • Lhota: Lousy Service Not to Blame for Subway Ridership Drop (Politico, NYT, WNYC)
    • MTA Predicts $643M Budget Hole -- Or $1.7B Without Fare Hikes (AMNY, News, NY1)
    • Amtrak Penn Station Track Work Will Resume in January (Politico)
    • Greenway Managers Ignored Years of Motorist Incursions Prior to Halloween Attack (Post)
    • Adrian Blanc, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Union Square, Has Died (News, Post, ABC)
    • Council Transportation Committee Approves Hit-and-Run Alert Bill (AMNY)
    • Unlicensed Dump Truck Driver Maims LES Cyclist -- Cops Blame Victim (News, ABC)
    • People You Share the Streets With (Post, News)
    • Bob Holden Ousts Liz Crowley by 137 Votes (News)
    • Who's Ready for Albany 2018? (NYT, WNYC)

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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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