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8:55 AM EST on November 12, 2012

    • Cuomo to Seek $30B in Federal Disaster Aid, Including Billions for Roads and Transit (NYT)
    • Times: When It Comes Time to Fund Transit, Remember MTA's Post-Sandy Performance
    • Thruway Authority Board Postpones Vote on Truck Toll Hike Until Tomorrow (Times Union)
    • Woman, 56, Killed Crossing Victory Boulevard in Staten Island; "No Criminality Suspected" (News)
    • Parking Meter Rates Below 100th Street May Increase to Fill Budget Gap (Post)
    • Gas Rationing Gets Positive Reviews From the Tabloids (News, Post)
    • NYPD Officer Felix Recio Crashes Car in Forest Hills, Charged with DUI (Post)
    • In Battle for Control of State Senate, the Courting of Simcha Felder is Well Underway (Post)
    • MTA Indefinitely Postpones Staten Island Fare Hike Hearing (Advance)
    • Hugh Carey Tunnel Is Back, But PATH Remains in Partial Service (NY1, WSJ)
    • Lhota Apologizes for Calling Bloomberg an "Idiot" for Post-Sandy Transit Remarks (NYT)

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