- Three Men in a Room Set the Bar Low for Transit Rescue (NYT, Daily Politics, Politicker, AP)
- MTA Budget Gap Grows Bigger; Second Fare Hike Coming Up Soon (News)
- Senate Dems' Shape-Shifting MTA Bill Clears Committee (Daily Politics, Politicker)
- Bill Hammond: Transit Crisis a Failure of Malcolm Smith's Leadership (News)
- Taxi Surcharge Appears Dead (Post)
- New Yorkers Have No Idea Who Malcolm Smith Is (NYT)
- Van Driver, Pursued By Police, Hits and Kills Mother in Greenpoint (News)
- Pennsylvania Driver Shoots, Kills Man Who Told Him to Slow Down (AP)
- Alternative to Congestion Pricing: Rising Unemployment (WSJ)
- Bay Ridgites Complain About Buses Setting Off Their Car Alarms (Bklyn Paper)
- Helmet Use Is Context-Sensitive (How We Drive via Streetsblog.net)
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