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Aaron Short has been a New York City journalist for more than 20 years. He&#8217;s also co-author of the seminal oral history of Donald Trump, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Method-Madness-Donald-Inspired-Inaugurated/dp/1250202809/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1543937373&amp;sr=1-2&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=allensalkin-20&amp;linkId=add8bdd0aa865b7d6c5cfd5189a7131b&amp;language=en_US">&#8220;The Method to the Madness&#8221;</a> (St. Martin&#8217;s Press, 2019)

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Amtrak

Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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MTA May Finally Kill Off Atlantic Ticket’s Free Subway and Bus Transfer

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Pessimism and Optimism Edition

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Op-Ed: The Killing of Jordan Neely and the Broader Failure of New York’s Police-First Policy

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MTA Will Offer Congestion Pricing Discounts For Low-Income ‘Frequent Drivers’

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MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer

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SPRING TORRENTS: Subway and Rail Ridership is Up (But Everyone Still Hates Mondays)

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Friday’s Headlines: Opening Day in New York Edition

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Hike Corporate and Payroll Taxes to Fund MTA, Think Tank Says

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Coronavirus

Opinion: To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future. Here’s How