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Survey: L Train Is The Cleanest Train, While Subways Get Dirtier Overall


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Christopher Robbins

Published Mar 20, 2014

Modified Mar 20, 2014


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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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