Today’s Headlines

Bloomberg Speaks Softly at Swearing In; De Blasio Envisions a Louder Advocate’s Office (NYT, NYT)
Times Square Plazas Winning Over Retailers and Office Workers (Marketplace)
Late-Night Bus Commuters Stranded If MTA Has to Cut Service (NYT)
Cuts Would Hit Bay Ridge, Harlem, Fresh Meadows, and Westchester Square Especially Hard (Post)
Textbook Blame Game: Assembly Member Says MTA Failed to Toll Bridges. Really? (Herald-Record)
Let’s Get These Kids Up to Albany (NY1)
Paterson Rep Rejects MTA Capital Program Due to Lack of Funding (Post)
Drunk Livery Driver Kills Bensonhurst Man on New Year’s Day (News, Post)
Teenager in Critical Condition After Cab Hits Her on 34th Street (Post)
LIRR Atlantic/Flatbush Entrance Finally Opens, Surrounded By Hulking Sidewalk Barriers (Bklyn Paper)
Hey Terrorists, NYPD Won’t Look Twice at Your Vehicle If It’s Got a Bogus Parking Placard (NYT)
Cop Drives Into Bronx Cyclist; Cyclist Sues NYPD (News)
Will 2010 Be the Year That States Get Serious About Outlawing Distracted Driving? (NYT)
Achtung! Bono Wants to Revive Boomer Fantasy of Sexy Cars (NYT)