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Thursday’s Headlines: Closed for the Fourth Edition

It's the Fourth of July, and we're still trying to get the taste of Gov. Hochul's congestion pricing betrayal off our tongues.

Baby, you’re a firework.

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It's the Fourth of July, and we're still trying to get the taste of Gov. Hochul's congestion pricing betrayal off our tongues — one month to the day after news of her abandonment of the long-awaited tolls broke in the press.

No headlines today — tune back in on Friday for a round-up of the holiday's news.

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