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8:59 AM EDT on August 28, 2012

    • SUV, Ambulance Crash on Hylan Boulevard, Killing Two (NYTDNAPostNews)
    • In the Wake of Another Fatality, Gothamist Has Had Enough With the Bike Hate
    • What Do Boro Taxis and the MTA Payroll Tax Have in Common? (NYT)
    • Gelinas Slams NY Republicans for Celebrating Payroll Tax Court Defeat (Post)
    • MTA Seeks to Collect $65 Million From Feds and Insurers for Hurricane Irene (News)
    • Why Do Transit Projects Cost More in the U.S. Than Other Countries? (Bloomberg)
    • James Howard Kunstler Starts the Conversation No One Wants to Have About Energy (WNYC)
    • News: No More Parking Placard Perks for Judges
    • Exit Interview: Adrian Benepe, Stepping Down From Parks for Non-Profit Job (News)
    • Orthodox Jews in Manhattan Beach Ask for Stop Light (Bklyn Paper)

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