- City Council Lets Bloomberg Run for Third Term (NYT, NYT, City Room, News, News, Post, Metro)
- 2009 Mayoral Hopefuls Respond (Daily Politics)
- Port Authority to Sell Carbon Offsets to Car Commuters Starting Next Year (NYT)
- Bushwick Senior Killed by Garbage Truck (News)
- Federal Report: 'All of Lower Manhattan Is a Free Parking Lot for Government Vehicles' (NYT)
- Double-Parkers Flock to New Downtown Brooklyn Bike Lanes (McBrooklyn, Bklyn Eagle)
- OPEC Decides to Cut Oil Production (NYT)
- First Stage of Brooklyn Bridge Park Construction Gets the Go Ahead (TRE, Bklyn Eagle)
- MTA Pushes Back Smith-9th Street Station Repairs (Bklyn Paper, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- New Commuter Rail Line Connecting New Haven and Springfield Moves a Step Forward (MTR)
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