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Brooklyn's Infamous Bike Kill Has Moved To Parts Unknown


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Christopher Robbins

Published Oct 22, 2014

Modified Oct 22, 2014


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Published Oct 22, 2014

Modified Oct 22, 2014


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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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