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'It's A Waste Of Resources': Videos Show NYPD Arresting People For Farebeating
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 10, 2019
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Christopher Robbins
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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