Today’s Headlines

Quote of the Week: "Transit Funding Is a Political Problem" (NYT)
Most NYers Think State and City Should Pay for Student MetroCards (Metro via 2nd Ave Sagas)
Pols Perform More MTA Kabuki as NYC Public Hearings Draw to a Close (NYT, News)
Costly MTA Bus Routes Spared the Ax Because at Least Someone Is Paying for Them (AMNY)
Facing Global Epidemic of Traffic Violence, U.N. Declares "Decade of Action for Road Safety" (CityFix)
Remember When Closing the Times Square Bowtie Was a Big Deal? (WSJ)
Octogenarian Ed Koch Will Take a Shot at Saving Albany (NYT)
Queens Assemblyman and Congestion Pricing Critic Andrew Hevesi Has a Primary Challenger (News)
Luis Santiago Named Cop-of-the-Month in the 108th for Tracking Down Hit-and-Run Killer (QGazette)
Crosswalk Near Brooklyn Museum in Desperate Need of Safety Fix (Brownstoner)
Cessation of Subsidies for Highway Rest Stops Sets Off Uprising in Arizona (NYT)