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New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service

Did you hear the great news? The MTA will not raise fares! Or cut service! Wonderful! Except none of the headlines say “for just one year.” Or “not counting the existing fare increase and de facto service cuts.” The new $11 billion operating budget is actually just an ominous warning that in a year—or maybe a few months—the Transit Authority will once again cite the need to hike fares in order to strong arm Albany in finding a newer, more regressive way of funding operating costs. They have basically promised it already: In addition to the 2010 budget, the MTA released a four-year fiscal plan

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New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service

Gawker Endorsement: Don’t Vote for Bloomberg

Tomorrow is Election Day! You will probably not vote, because there are no contested races for anything important in 90% of the nation. But if you are a New Yorker, we have one message: don’t vote for Michael Bloomberg

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Gawker Endorsement: Don’t Vote for Bloomberg