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Today’s Headlines

Posted By Stephen Miller On December 3, 2012 @ 8:59 am In Today's Headlines | 20 Comments

Bloomberg: Don’t Spend Money on Subway Storm-Proofing; Use It for Expansion Instead (CapNY ^[1], SAS ^[2])
Toll Increase in Effect for Port Authority Crossings Despite AAA Lawsuit (TransNat ^[3])
Siena Poll: 59 Percent Say MTA Has Handled Sandy Recovery Well (News ^[4])
Post ^[5]: “Taking On More Debt Is In No Way a Free Lunch” for MTA Sandy Recovery
Driver Crashes Onto Bowery Sidewalk, Injuring Pedestrians (Bowery Boogie ^[6])
For Some Bushwick Community Board Members, It’s Either a Bike Corral ^[7] or More Street Lights (DNA ^[8])
Manhattan Gridlock Even Slows Down Traffic on the Tolled Queens Midtown Tunnel (Post ^[9])
R Train Returns to Lower Manhattan, But Will Not Cross River to Brooklyn Until End of Year (SAS ^[10])
Staten Island Railway Begins Restoring Some Express Service (Advance ^[11])
Push for Temporary South Shore Ferry Service to Be Made Permanent (Advance ^[12])
Contract Awarded for Verrazano Deck Replacement and New HOV Lane (NY1 ^[13])

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill ^[14]

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[1] CapNY: http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/11/6726393/bloomberg-use-federal-money-expand-subway-system-not-protect-it

[2] SAS: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/11/30/bloomberg-subway-expansion-should-trump-flood-mitigation/

[3] TransNat: http://transportationnation.org/2012/11/30/tolls-going-up-again-on-ny-nj-port-authority-crossings-despite-aaa-lawsuit/

[4] News: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/12/siena-poll-new-yorkers-hail-handling-of-superstorm-sandy-by-gov-cuomo-and-mayo

[5] Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/the_mta_andy_aftermath_oNXgwxZp8unrW1n3Ae7TrL?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Editorials

[6] Bowery Boogie: http://www.boweryboogie.com/2012/12/cab-crashes-into-bowery-light-pole-last-night-injuring-pedestrians/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BoweryBoogieALowerEastSideChronicle+%28Bowery+Boogie%29

[7] Bike Corral: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/10/19/beware-the-dread-parking-lot-for-bikes/

[8] DNA: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121130/bushwick/bike-parking-proposal-neglects-more-pressing-needs-bushwick-locals-say

[9] Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/midtown_tunnel_drag_g1nrtIT1IiZeXKMuKmy4GO?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Queens

[10] SAS: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/12/02/the-r-train-returns-to-lower-manhattan-but/

[11] Advance: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/mta_to_restore_some_staten_isl.html

[12] Advance: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/fastferry_to_offer_free_rides.html

[13] NY1: http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/173240/verrazano-narrows-bridge-upgrade-to-include-new-hov-lane

[14] Streetsblog Capitol Hill: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/12/03/todays-headlines-866/

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