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  • Car Dependence and Prescription Drugs Don’t Mix (NYT)
  • Weiner, Krugman Give Climate Bill Post-Mortems (WNYC, NYT)
  • The Times Examines the Effect of America’s Huge Transit Repair Backlog
  • Emanuel: Obama Now Considering “Infrastructure Rebuilding Bill” (WSJ)
  • Subway Reliability Down, Ridership Up (NY1)
  • Schumer Pushing to Maintain Transit Commuter Tax Break (News)
  • Merchants Rally for Excessive Subsidized Parking at Flushing Commons (NY1)
  • Alison Arieff Picks Some Favorite Entries from the Better Burb Contest
  • Schneiderman Bill Would Make It Impossible to Tow Parking Scofflaws (News)
  • NYPD Issued 21,136 Tickets for Riding on the Sidewalk Last Year (News)
  • New York’s New Soccer Star Takes the Train to Game (Capital NY)

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