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8:59 AM EST on January 28, 2013

Full Details About March Fare Hike, Including $1 New MetroCard Fee (2nd Ave Sagas, Gothamist, Post)
Liu Attends S.I. Anti-Toll Rally; MTA Board Member Rails Against Bridge Tolls Funding Transit (Advance)
DOT Eliminates or Adjusts Left Turns After 2010 Study Highlights Danger (Post)
Woman Has Cardiac Arrest and Severe Head Trauma After She's Hit by Driver in Bensonhurst (News)
Plans for MetroCard Replacement Remain Vague (2nd Ave Sagas)
Post: What Next Year's Super Bowl "Fan Zone" on Broadway Needs Is More Cars
Brooklyn Paper Rounds Up Some NIMBYs for Its South Williamsburg Plaza Plan Story
Lhota: Commuter Tax, Gone Since 1999, Should Come Back to Fund City (Newsday, CapNY, Advance)
NY Mag Christine Quinn Profile: Her Dad Didn't Like Congestion Pricing, and She Quotes Jane Jacobs
S.I. Advance Ferry Editorial Can't Help But Mention Bike Lanes (Gothamist)
Mott Haven Residents Have Vision for Harlem River Rail Yards -- Minus FreshDirect (News)

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