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  • Obama Visits Staten Island, Names Shaun Donovan as Recovery Liaison (CapNY, Advance)
  • News: DC Delegates Irked That Cuomo Didn’t Consult Them Prior to Federal Aid Pitch
  • Restoration of R Train Service Between Manhattan and Brooklyn Weeks Away (SASNews)
  • Suspect Adam Recio Charged Only With Leaving Scene of Fatal Williamsburg Crash (ABCDNANews)
  • Bus Driver Who Fell Asleep at the Wheel Faces Up to 40 Years for Fatal 2011 Crash in Virginia (QChron)
  • CB 1 Member Karen Nieves Says Greenpoint Greenway Cyclists Could Impede Trucks (DNA)
  • More on Upper West Side Bike Rack Action From DNAinfo
  • Richard Brodsky Thinks Next Mayor Should Abolish NYC EDC, Is Called “Progressive” (Crain’s)
  • Whoa: City Council Redistricting Rigged to Favor Incumbents (Gotham Gazette)
  • Cap’n Transit Straightens Out Latest Freakonomics Nonsense

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