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UPDATES: L Train Fumes Sicken Multiple MTA Workers


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Christopher Robbins
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Jake Offenhartz

Published Feb 6, 2019

Modified Feb 6, 2019


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The Sandy-damaged Canarsie Tube, which the L train uses.
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Published Feb 6, 2019

Modified Feb 6, 2019


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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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Jake Offenhartz is a former Gothamist reporter.

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