- Some Taxi Drivers on Strike, 'Crisis' Plan in Effect (NYT, Post, AMNY, Sun)
- The Economics of Cab Driving (City Room)
- Subway Delays Cloud Tuesday Commute (Sun)
- Queens Now Eligible for Federal Disaster Aid (City Room)
- It's Okay to Kill a Pedestrian Over Coffee, but Not OxyContin (Post)
- Garbage Truck Falls Through Street in Chelsea (Gothamist)
- How Gotbaum Is Using Her Office to Raise Her Visibility (Daily Politics)
- Hawaii 'Superferry' Idle as Protests Continue (NYT)
- US Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change (NPR)
- Sidewalks, Alive and Dead (Starts and Fits)
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