Today’s Headlines

State Senate Votes to Axe MTA Capital Funds (Daily Politics, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Senate Transportation Bill Includes Restoration of Commuter Transit Benefit (TransNat)
Related: Bloomberg to Explain to Eric Cantor How Cities Work (TransNat, Capital NY)
Report Finds New York World’s Most Competitive City (WNYC, Crain’s)
Curb-Jumping Cabbie Pins Pedestrian to Building in Midtown (Post, DNA)
Should Cab Drivers Be Behind the Wheel 70 Hours a Week? (Gotham Gazette)
City Close to Deal for Jackson Heights Park Land (News)
City Room Has Renderings of the High Line Expansion Into Hudson Yards
Developers Propose Pedestrian-Oriented Replacement for South Street Seaport Mall (DNA)
Former Staffer Tells How the MTA Opened Up Its Data (NY World)
Intriguing Alternative to Killer Garbage Trucks: Trash Tubes (Forbes)
Casey Neistat Shows What It Takes to Get Caught Stealing a Bike (NYT)