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It was during the 1930s, in the depth of the great Depression, that Robert Moses put public authorities on New York state’s map. Hailed at the time as “the man who can get things done,” Moses gained the consent of beleaguered politicians to create public authorities that would capture federal appropriations to restart the stalled economy.
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Hal Peterson
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6/15/10
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Two local bus routes — the N14 Rockville Centre Loop and the N17 Hempstead to Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road train station— and some trains on the Long Island Rail Road’s Babylon branch — will experience service cuts that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board made official in a March 24 vote.
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Lee Landor
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3/31/10
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Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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"The parade was very orderly, and even the after-parade event at night in our downtown business district was orderly," said Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, who attributed the relative peace last Saturday to a heavy police presence that included 30 officers on foot and what he described as the "good cooperation" his department received from village bar owners.
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Judy Rattner
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3/24/10
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The City of Long Beach is looking to launch a legal battle with the state over its Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax, which Governor Paterson signed into law last spring.
"We …
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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2/25/10
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