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Mayor Bill de Blasio and environmentalist and three-time Grammy nominated rock star Billy Idol announce a “War on Idling.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio and environmentalist and three-time Grammy nominated rock star Billy Idol announce a “War on Idling.” (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office​​)

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