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CITY NEWS: City Officials agreed yesterday to let developers turn the north Brooklyn waterfront into a neighborhood of residential towers with a parklike esplanade along the East River. "The plan, which rivals the ambition and scope of the creation of Battery Park City, would rezone a 175-block area of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, two neighborhood that have surged in popularity because of their proximity to Manhattan but whose development has bee curtained becuase much of the area is now restricted to industrial use." Read more about it the NY Times.

_On Monday, the MTA unveiled the new kiosks that will replace dozens of fare booths in subway stations around the city. The new booths, which will not have clerks on duty, are painted red to distinguish them from ordinary, staffed booths. There are signs explaining MetroCards must be purchased at vending machines and that the clerks are elsewhere in the station if you need assistance. The MTA was originally going to get rid of 164 token booths entirely. But that plan changed after a passenger was shot and killed earlier this year, and police were delayed reaching the platform because no clerk was on duty to let them in. The station customer assistance agents will be outfitted with new burgundy blazers or vests to make them easily recognizable, and they’ll still be able to access the booth to check on faulty MetroCards or to use the phone in case of emergency. Read more about it on NY1.

_Relatives of some firefighters killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks lost their appeal Monday against Motorola. The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision to toss out a lawsuit brought against the company that makes the two-way radios used by the FDNY. The ruling praises the firefighters for making the ultimate sacrifice, but it agreed with the lower court