Today’s Headlines
- Prospects for Tappan Zee Transit Have Been Dimming Since Cuomo Was Elected (Transpo Nation)
- DOT Axes Baruch College Plaza Plan, Rosie Mendez Demands Explanation (DNAinfo)
- MTA Contract Negotiations Officially Begin With TWU Demands (Crain's, Post)
- Bike Rooms Boom in Office Buildings, at Least During Real Estate Slump (NYT)
- Molinaro: Staten Island Toll Discount Aided by Cuomo, Blocked by Christie (Advance)
- Bikes Allowed Rapid Response as Protesters Reacted to City Raid on Zuccotti Park (Transpo Nation)
- Kimmelman: Parking Minimums Impede Construction of Small, Affordable Units (NYT)
- Details Emerge About Silver's San Juan Bike Crash (NYT)
- Police Crash Into Mercedes, Sending Car Through Rite Aid Door (Times-Ledger)
- Deputy Mayor Joe Lhota Wanted Mayoral Control Over MTA (NYT)
- Markowitz Testifies on Ped-Friendly Fourth Avenue Rezoning to City Council (Post)
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