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Manhattan; Tenth Anniversary of Place Matters

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Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at51st St.)
Manhattan; Lecture: Engineering the MTA’s East Side Access Project

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New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn; Managed Use Lanes Study – Public Meeting – Staten Island

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College of Staten Island - Center for the Arts Recital Hall (Building 1P)
2800 Victory Blvd. (at the Staten Island Expressway on-ramp)
Staten Island; Presentation of Select Bus Service to Bronx Community Board 7

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Fordham Bronx Library Center
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The Bronx; Give Your Comments on Eleventh Avenue Rezoning Options

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P.S. 51 Elias Howe School
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