- Bloomberg Speaks Softly at Swearing In; De Blasio Envisions a Louder Advocate's Office (NYT, NYT)
- Times Square Plazas Winning Over Retailers and Office Workers (Marketplace)
- Late-Night Bus Commuters Stranded If MTA Has to Cut Service (NYT)
- Cuts Would Hit Bay Ridge, Harlem, Fresh Meadows, and Westchester Square Especially Hard (Post)
- Textbook Blame Game: Assembly Member Says MTA Failed to Toll Bridges. Really? (Herald-Record)
- Let's Get These Kids Up to Albany (NY1)
- Paterson Rep Rejects MTA Capital Program Due to Lack of Funding (Post)
- Drunk Livery Driver Kills Bensonhurst Man on New Year's Day (News, Post)
- Teenager in Critical Condition After Cab Hits Her on 34th Street (Post)
- LIRR Atlantic/Flatbush Entrance Finally Opens, Surrounded By Hulking Sidewalk Barriers (Bklyn Paper)
- Hey Terrorists, NYPD Won't Look Twice at Your Vehicle If It's Got a Bogus Parking Placard (NYT)
- Cop Drives Into Bronx Cyclist; Cyclist Sues NYPD (News)
- Will 2010 Be the Year That States Get Serious About Outlawing Distracted Driving? (NYT)
- Achtung! Bono Wants to Revive Boomer Fantasy of Sexy Cars (NYT)
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