News Summary - July 26, 2011

(1) Illegal Duane Reade Sign Coming Down After Decade-Long Fight (DNA Info)

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110725/upper-east-side/illegal-duane-reade-sign-coming-down-after-decadelong-fight#ixzz1TDbyNHtO

 

(2) Taxi commission's enforcement challenge (Crain’s)

 

(3) Central Park horse-drawn carriage smacked by taxi cab, four people hurt (NY Daily News)

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/07/26/2011-07-26_central_park_horsedrawn_carriage_smacked_by_taxi_cab_four_people_hurt.html#ixzz1TDbW1Pcj

 

(4) $1 fee for MetroCards may be on the way? (NY Daily News)

 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/07/26/2011-07-26_1_fee_for_metrocards_on_the_way.html#ixzz1TDb5Zuxg

 

 (5) Another Legal Challenge to the City’s Charter Schools (City Room)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/another-legal-challenge-to-the-citys-charter-schools/

 

(6) Markowitz Fined $20,000 for Wife’s Free Overseas (City Room)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/markowitz-fined-20000-for-wifes-free-overseas-trips/

 

(7) Many Historic Districts Have No Hardware to Show for It (City Room)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/many-historic-districts-have-no-hardware-to-show-for-it/