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Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut

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65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut

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Cuomo Wants to Pay Less for Transit While Riders Pay More

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