Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on September 20, 2012

Audit Ordered by Cuomo and Christie Finds Port Authority Must Raise Tolls (Reuters, TransNat)
Cuomo Puts Lipstick on a Pig (LoHud, TransNat, NYT)
Meet the New Boss, Etc.: Frank Seddio Installed as Brooklyn Dem Leader (News, Bklyn Paper)
More "LOOK!" Coverage: CapNY, Observer, News, Gothamist; Times: Traffic Casualties All in Good Fun
Case of Postal Worker Who Killed Marilyn Dershowitz Goes to Jury (DNA)
Three Hurt in NYPD Crash in Bed-Stuy (DNA); Four Hurt in Brooklyn School Bus Collision (News)
Victim of Hit-and-Run Central Park Cyclist Reaches Out to Daily News
Post Editorial Writers Would Have Readers Think Cyclists Cause Most Car-on-Bike Crashes
When a School Rezoning Puts Children at Mortal Risk, Your Transportation System Is Broken (DNA)
EDC Looking for Ideas on Downtown Manhattan Waterfront Rehab (DNA)
Driving School Owners Plead to Helping Applicants Cheat on NY Commercial License Test (NYT)
Tony Avella Calls for Shelly Silver to Resign as Speaker (CapNY)

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