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9:01 AM EDT on September 8, 2008

    • Brooklyn Boy Struck and Killed by Postal Truck While Biking (NY1)
    • News, Post: Dump Sheldon Silver, Vote for Paul Newell
    • Albany Incumbents on Edge About Tomorrow's Primaries (Post)
    • Eric Gioia Wants to Pick Up the Pace of Safe Routes to School Program (News, Post)
    • Cure for Highway Speeding: Don't Build Cars That Can Exceed the Limit (NYT)
    • Motorcycle Jumps Curb on Ninth Ave, Injuring Four (News)
    • NYT: City, State Must "Dig Deeper to Keep Mass Transit Moving"
    • MTA Touts New Hybrid-Electric Bus Model (City Room)
    • Riders Give City Bus System a C-Minus (NY1)
    • NJ Turnpike Authority Unveils Its Plan for Raising Tolls (Gothamist)
    • Novelist Imagines "Brooklyn Circle," "Chelsea Spur" and Other New Subway Lines (NYT)

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