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8:59 AM EDT on July 31, 2013

    • Post Wants Stringer to Get Behind East Midtown Rezoning; Times Does Not
    • Bloomberg Makes Hard Sell for Rezoning Plan in Daily News; Says Infra Fund Would Get Fast-Tracked
    • East Village Crash Driver Allegedly High on PCP and Meth Pleads Not Guilty (News, Gothamist, DNA)
    • Outer Boroughs Clamoring for Citi Bike; Lander Says He'd Use Discretionary Funds (News)
    • DOT Implements Safety Fixes at LIC Intersection Where Tenzin Drudak Was Killed (NewsDNA)
    • Enrique Peñalosa: "Today, New York Buses Are Almost a Joke...Because of Traffic" (City Atlas)
    • Post-Sandy Rockaways Ferry Adds Sunset Park Stop During R Train Outage (Post, News)
    • More on IBO Fare Hike Report: WSJNewsPostCapNYAMNYWNYCAdvance, Times Ledger
    • NYC Dollar Vans Get Backing of Koch-Funded Documentary Film (Next American City)
    • Astoria's Shore Boulevard to Go Car-Free on Sundays in August for Shore Fest (DNA)
    • If You Fell for This One, I Have a Bridge to Sell You (Gothamist)

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