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Extra, Extra: Why Your D Train's An F And Your F's A D
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Extra, Extra: Why Your D Train's An F And Your F's A D


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John Del Signore

Published Nov 15, 2020


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  • A man was hospitalized with stab wounds following street brawls between Trump supporters and counter-protesters after a "Million MAGA March" that drew thousands to Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
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  • President Donald Trump has not attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting in "at least five months," a senior administration official tells the Washington Post.
  • The MTA released this video to help you understand why the D and F trains are swapped south of West Fourth Street this weekend and next weekend.
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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