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February 17, 2012
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Source: NY PostPolice are hunting three thieves who have stolen 13 iPhones from straphangers on the R and N trains in the last two months, cops said.
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Source: NY PostBianco and his wife, Jennifer, allegedly sold cocaine, crack and pot out of their home while their kids were present, the source said, adding, “Their house was like a drugstore. He’d have his badge on the table right along with the drugs.”
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Source: NY PostA bundle of giant steel beams weighing up to 35 tons fell nearly 400 feet at the World Trade Center construction site yesterday — but, miraculously, no one was badly hurt.
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Source: NY PostGov. Cuomo tore into state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli yesterday, accusing his fellow Democrat of carrying labor unions’ water by criticizing his efforts to reduce pension costs.
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Source: NY Daily NewsStation stalwarts gradually being replaced by metal seats
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Source: NY TimesMany readers of The Times were, therefore, surprised to learn, from an excellent article published last weekend, that the regions of America most hooked on Mr. Santorum’s narcotic — the regions in which government programs account for the largest share of personal income — are precisely the regions electing those severe conservatives. Wasn’t Red America supposed to be the land of traditional values, where people don’t eat Thai food and don’t rely on handouts?
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Source: Queens ChronicleFour weekends in to the 11-weekend shutdown of the 7 train at two of its stations in Long Island City — LIC’s third station, Court Square, is closed altogether until April 2 — affected businesses and residents have a variety of opinions when it comes to the closures’ impact.
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Source: Queens ChronicleAssemblymen Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Beach) unveiled what they called a preliminary plan to rebuild up to 3.5 miles of tracks along the route of the old Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road.
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Source: IEEE SpectrumIn June 2009, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA aka DC Metro) Red Line subway train traveling at a high rate of speed rear-ended a stationary subway train, killing nine people including the train's operator, with 52 injured passengers sent to the area hospitals. At the time, the Washington Post stated that given Metro's automated safety systems the crash was supposed to be "impossible."
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Source: VariousFrom the Post's Jennifer Fermino: "The constant weekend shutdowns needed to upgrade subway signals on the L line is taking its toll on the blossoming Williamsburg bar scene - with hipster hangouts reporting huge drops in profits. "
February 16, 2012
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Source: DNAInfo.comAn advisory panel examining which conditions should be covered by the Zadroga Act appeared close Wednesday to recommending that some cancers be included, members said.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
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Source: VariousFrom the NY Daily News:
"A police officer was wounded and a suspect left dead after gunfire erupted in Harlem on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Shots rang out at inside the subway station near W. 145th St. and St. Nicholas Avenue about 4:20 p.m., fire and police said."
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Source: Mobilizing the RegionThe New York State Department of Transportation and New York State Thruway Authority recently released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. Despite popular demand for better public transit in the I-287 corridor, the DEIS makes few provisions for public transportation in the Lower Hudson Valley. Many residents want a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, and Tri-State has set up a website to advocate for BRT’s place in the project.
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Source: DNAInfo.comA car collided with an MTA bus in Crown Heights on Wednesday afternoon, leaving 12 people injured, authorities said.
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Source: DNAInfo.comMegabus passengers defended the beleaguered bus line Wednesday — a day after a judge shot down rival companies' attempts to keep the line away from the Port Authority, where they are allowed to pick up riders for free.
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Source: CWA Youtube Channel
Verizon's retirees built the network and the company's multi-billion dollar profits. But Verizon's executives are demanding health care and pension cuts for both current workers and retirees.
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Source: Tulsa WorldAmerican Airlines' unionized mechanics and flight attendants on Wednesday proposed early-retirement incentives to encourage thousands of senior employees to retire and save the company millions of dollars over six years, union officials said.
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Source: The Daily CortlandtOfficials from MTA Metro North, New York State and Town of Cortlandt unveiled the new Cortlandt Train Station parking lot Wednesday morning. The $34 million renovation turned two neighborhood whistle-stop platforms into a 1,600 car commuter station over the course of 16 years.
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Source: NY PostThe agency’s most- wanted list — expected to debut by the end of this week — comes just days after The Post reported it was blowing off more than $2 million in unpaid tolls and fines by failing to take the worst of the worst to court.
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