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  • Ravitch Budget Plan Gains Traction Among Desperate Lawmakers (NYT)
  • Groundbreaking for Ratner’s Arena Is Today (Crain’s, NY1, News 1, 2)
  • Dear Mr. President: Funding for New Transit Projects Welcome, But Don’t Forget the Old Ones (MTR)
  • Walder Shuffles MTA Board Committees (SAS, AMNY)
  • Tram-Less Roosevelt Island Commuters Pack the F Train (NY1)
  • Frances Jasmin Charged With Leaving Scene in Phelan Hit-and-Run (News, Post, NYT, NY1)
  • Brooklyn CB 1 Rejects Domino Plant Development (Bklyn Paper)
  • DOT Working on Shabbos Setting for Muni-Meters in Boro Park (YWN)
  • Michael Daly: Scrupulous Courier Targeted by Unscrupulous TEAs
  • Port Authority Will Phase Out Older Trucks to Reduce Pollution (NRDC, City Room, WNYC)

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