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Have Years Of Crappy Weekend L Train Service Prepared Us For The Slowdown After All?


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Christopher Robbins

Published Apr 28, 2019

Modified Apr 28, 2019


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Published Apr 28, 2019

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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