bus and subway president quits in mta shake-up


	bus and subway president quits in mta shake-up

djenne

11-5-2009 11:35 PM

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howard h roberts, nyc bus and transit

djenne says:

no good deed goes unpunished! he would have been rewarded had he eliminated bus service in the bronx and if he had campaigned against the workers.

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