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8:46 AM EDT on October 24, 2016

    • Second Ave Subway Phase 1 Nears Finish Line (NYT); Crews Had to Shave Down Tunnel Walls (News)
    • Driver Kills 13-Year-Old Girl, Injures Another Girl Near Middle School in Ozone Park (PostDNA)
    • MTA Express Bus Driver Kills Woman in Lower Manhattan, Charged With Failure to Yield (News, NY1)
    • Drunken Staten Island Drag Race Claims One Life, Injures Several (Post)
    • Dan Squadron and Paul White: Test Out Tolls on the East River Bridges During L Shutdown (News)
    • Nicole Gelinas on de Blasio: "Once You’ve Joined the Helicopter Class, It’s Hard to Go Back" (Post)
    • TWU's John Samuelsen Wants to Rally NYC Unions Against de Blasio (News)
    • Council Bill Seeks to Shed Light on the Public Design Commission (Politico)
    • New Cottage Industry in New York -- Citi Bike Accessories (WSJ)
    • 7,000 People Biked the Bronx Yesterday (NY1)
    • Transit = Freedom for NYC Kids (NYT)

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