Today’s Headlines
- Bloomberg, With Gore, Talks Sandy Recovery and Preparing for the Next Storm: NYT, CapNY, Grist
- Lhota Pegs Sandy's Damage to MTA at $5 Billion as He Makes Case to Congress (NYT, CapNY)
- Lhota Reportage Takes Root in Will-He-Won't-He Territory (News, NYT)
- Weak BAC Evidence a Blessing for Pedestrian Killer Kevin Spellman (R'dale Press, NYT, News, Post)
- Staten Island Motorists Comprehend the Folly of Maximized Ferris Wheel Parking (DNA)
- MLS Fetes Players and Fans at PR Rally for Proposed Queens Stadium (CapNY)
- Gothamist, DNA Preview Pedestrian Bridge Connecting DUMBO to Brooklyn Heights
- Hank Paulson: Business Mogul, Treasury Secretary, Nascent Urbanist? (NYT)
- AP Picks Up Red Light Cam Suit; New Jersey PSA Lays Bare the Piggishness Behind It
- Imagine If Being Killed By a NYC Motorist Was as Rare as Being Shoved Onto Subway Tracks
- Sleep Tight, Manhattan: Cy Vance Has Your Back (Gothamist)
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