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  • Crossing Guard Kills Young Amar Diarrassouba, Ensnaring Hapless Truck Driver (News, WSJ, ABC)
  • Post: Cy Vance Mulling Criminal Charges, But Not Against the Trucker
  • Fare-Beating Protest Aims to Set the Stage for Next Fare Hike (News)
  • Bloomberg Moves Forward With Midtown East Rezoning Plan (Crain’s)
  • Sandy Notwithstanding, Downtown BID Bullish on Future of Lower Manhattan (CapNY)
  • MLS Commissioner Threatens to Take Stadium Elsewhere If Deal Isn’t Done Soon (Courier, CapNY)
  • Astoria Park Alliance, CB Members Say Parks Department Flubbed New Bike Lanes (DNA)
  • Peter Vallone Jr. Intervenes to Hasten Opening of Astoria Parking Lot (Gazette)
  • Drivers Clocked at Highway Speeds on Fourth Ave. in Bay Ridge; Locals: Where’s NYPD? (Bklyn Paper)
  • Motorist Killed in One-Car Highway Crash in Queens (Post)
  • New Project Maps NYC’s Ubiquitous DIY Sidewalk Seating (Atlantic)

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