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November 18, 2011
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Source: NewsdayLast year, the union-backed Working Families Party endorsed Democrat Andrew M. Cuomo for governor -- but only after an interesting dance. At first, Cuomo resisted the nod, citing an investigation of the party's funding operations. That was later resolved. But then Cuomo insisted, as a condition for accepting the endorsement, that the party not oppose his fiscally conservative platform.
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Source: NYCLU Press ReleaseThe lawsuit was filed Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of plaintiffs Steve Barry and Michael Burkhart, railroad enthusiasts and photographers who were unlawfully arrested in August 2010 while taking photos of subway trains at the Broad Channel subway stop in Brooklyn. At the time, they were awaiting the arrival of a vintage subway train on display by the New York Transit Museum. They both were charged with unlawful photography, and Barry was handcuffed and charged with failing to produce ID in violation of a Transit Authority rule.
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Source: DNAInfo.comNearly 100 Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered at 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue Thursday afternoon to take the C train Downtown, where they joined thousands of other protesters at Foley Square.
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Source: Brooklyn DailyThe state has unleashed a legion of beady-eyed rats on New Utrecht Avenue that are running through garbage, getting hit by cars, and even invading houses, say neighbors who believe that construction beneath the 79th Street station of the D line caused the plague.
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Source: The Journal NewsGov. Andrew Cuomo made a spirited pitch Thursday to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, saying the bridge’s replacement is a metaphor for the state’s future and for too long the plans have been bogged down by indecision.
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Source: SILive.comWhen opponents of sky-high bridge tolls rally outside Margarella Industrial Construction Corp., Port Richmond, tomorrow morning, they’ll be in the right place, said owner Steve Margarella.
November 17, 2011
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Source: Brooklyn DailyThe MTA’s renovation of the Avenue J subway platform is turning neighbors’ backyards into garbage dumps thanks a new fence that allows trash to blow from the station onto their property.
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Source: NY PostMetro-North has restored service on its New Canaan branch after a train struck a car.
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Source: NY Daily NewsGray Line New York told union representatives it wants to automate operations and keep only a small cadre of guides for private group tours, Robert Murphy, a shop steward with Transport Workers Union Local 225, said.
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Source: NY PostFacing a $4.6 billion deficit next year, Mayor Bloomberg is offering the same paltry pay package to city workers that Gov. Cuomo pushed through for state workers.
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Source: NY PostFirst Deputy Comptroller Eric Eve disputed contentions that the city’s pension systems would come to mirror investment funds run by Harvard and Yale, claims that were among the rosy predictions when the reform plan was rolled out last month at City Hall.
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Source: NY PostThe Westchester County executive proposed that 210 government workers be laid off, saying yesterday their unions won’t consider contributing to health- care costs.
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Source: Democrat and ChronicleGov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced a series of reforms to keep state highway construction projects on time and on budget after cost overruns and delays were commonplace on the expensive reconstruction of I-287 in Westchester County.
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Source: NY Daily NewsWith promises that it will deliver better and more efficient service than the city’s last try, Taxi and Limousine Commission Chairman David Yassky on Thursday presents his new plan for a dispatch service to match wheelchair users with the accessible vehicles they need to get around.
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Source: Transportation NationHouse Republicans will unveil a five-year transportation and highway bill Thursday that matches Senate Democrats in highway funding levels, according to a member of Congress familiar with the bill.
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Source: CBS New York
Forced to work on Thanksgiving? A school bus fight in New Jersey is pitting drivers against parents.
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Source: DNAInfo.comSen. Charles Schumer has saved two key Manhattan infrastructure projects from drastic budget cuts that could have put those plans in jeopardy.
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Source: Real Estate WeeklyFormer MTA boss Elliot “Lee” Sander has joined construction management firm HAKS Group Inc. as president and CEO.
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Source: MTA Press Release, et al.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today released its November Financial Plan and Final Proposed Budget for 2012. The November Plan updates a budget process that began with the presentation of a preliminary budget in July and culminates with a vote by the MTA Board in December. The November Plan shows only minor changes to the July Plan with the 2012 and 2013 budgets remaining balanced while out-year deficits have grown but remain manageable. However, risks remain, including continued economic uncertainty and the need for a labor settlement consistent with the budget.
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Source: VariousPolice are investigating the graffiti, and the sign has been removed.
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