Today’s Headlines

• De Blasio, Explaining Why He Has Taxpayers Pay for His Rides, Says He’s “A Humble Guy” (Observer)
• The Advance Brings a Speed Gun to the Streets of Staten Island
• Ruben Diaz Jr.: We’re “Adding Lanes” to Handle Traffic From New Bronx Malls (Bronx Times)
• Illegal Cabbies Threaten Violence When Ticketed, Anonymous TLC Inspectors Tell the Post
• Not-So-Fun Facts About the High Costs of Operating the PATH Train (Bloomberg)
• Albany Says Speeding’s Only Bad During School Hours, So Nassau Cancels Cam Tix (Newsday, WCBS)
• MTA Investigating Why A Train Went Wrong Way on Track (News, WNBC, WCBS)
• De Blasio Defends Raises for School Bus Drivers in Face of Potential Lawsuit (Crain’s, WCBS, News)
• GW Bridge Driver Uses His Car as a Weapon, Attacks Arresting Officer (News, WNBC)
• Council Members: They’re Just Like Us! (News)

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