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De Blasio On Nonexistent Fair Fares Rollout: 'If You Build It They Will Come'
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Published Dec 28, 2018
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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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