News Summary - October 5, 2011

(1)  Helicopter Plunges Into East River, Killing a Passenger; 4 People Survive  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/nyregion/helicopter-crashes-in-east-river.html

(2)  Deadly Crash Renews Calls to Ban Manhattan Helicopter Flights  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20111005/manhattan/deadly-crash-renerws-call-ban-manhattan-helicopter-flights

(3)  Report: City Wage Hike Could Kill 13,000 Jobs  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/report_city_wage_hike_could_kill_Vii4lhBj7fShDOnMyzVNGO

(4)  City Agencies Are Told to Cut Costs by $2 Billion  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/city-agencies-to-be-told-to-cut-costs-by-2-billion/

(5)  Cops, Schools Share Pain in Mike’s $2B Cut  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cops_schools_share_pain_in_mike_HRbZ4u4fn28QCL8OcudJIJ

(6)  Damage to Select Bus Service Kiosks Confounding Riders, Pol Says  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20111004/lower-east-side-east-village/damage-select-bus-service-kiosks-confounding-riders

(7)  Audit Finds City’s Schools Short on Physical Education  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/nyregion/many-city-schools-dont-provide-physical-education-audit-finds.html

(8)  A New Contract With NYS Taxpayers  (NY Daily News – Op Ed – Christine Quinn and Darlene Mealy)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/10/05/2011-10-05_a_new_contract_with_nys_taxpayers_before_hiring_outsiders_give_city_workers_a_fa.html

(9)  After Bronx Crash, a Bus Fleet Stays on the Road  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/nyregion/bus-company-shut-after-i-95-crash-reappears-under-new-name.html

(10)  For Scott Stringer, a Boost From Scarlett Johansson  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/for-scott-stringer-a-boost-from-scarlett-johansson/

(11)  Beyond the Protests: An American Story  (Huffington Post – Scott Stringer)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-stringer/beyond-the-protests-an-am_b_994777.html

(12)  Zagat Survey: Average NYC Restaurant Tab Is Rising  (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/05/zagat-survey-finds-average-nyc-restaurant-tab-is-rising