News Summary - January 18, 2012

1) Liu, Facing Investigation, Reports Drop in Donations (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/drop-in-liu-donations-signals-damage-over-us-inquiry.html?ref=nyregion

2) In Cuomo’s Budget, Nip-and-Tuck Cuts and Big Policy Aims (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/cuomo-offers-budget-with-more-trims-than-deep-cuts.html?ref=nyregion

3) Seen It All on Subway? Look Under This Seat (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/in-brooklyn-suspicious-passenger-with-a-tail.html?ref=nyregion

4) In Contract Talks, City Opera Reaches Deal With a Union (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/new-york-city-opera-and-union-reach-deal.html?ref=nyregion

5) Tenants Gain Advantage in Office Tower Market (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/realestate/commercial/tenants-gaining-advantage-in-market-for-manhattans-prime-buildings.html?adxnnl=1&ref=nyregion&adxnnlx=1326896195-BZY5zBPE0EDNf8qBw/piKg

6) NYPD new ‘wave’ of friskless search (NY Post)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_new_wave_of_friskless_search_6w45z56yELmCxNWZlncjtN

7) Mike: UFT doesn’t give a s#!t about losing aid (NY Post)http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mike_uft_doesn_give_about_losing_0hcOh01ve6e0qMF9jc4v7O#ixzz1joshC1BH

8) Occupy Wall Street in ‘winter hibernation’ as donations dwindle and weather gets icy (NY Daily News)http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/occupy-wall-street-winter-hibernation-donations-dwindle-weather-icy-article-1.1007477#ixzz1jotltk00