Morning Reads: Gas Stations Demolished, LES Prep Graduation Rate, Recalling 1970s-Era Police Murders

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Ed Litvak
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The neighborhood’s last two gas stations are being demolished (EV Grieve).

Lower East Side Prep has the highest dropout rate of any high school in the city, but since it’s a “second chance” school, that’s not very surprising (Post).

The governor is poised to challenge Sheldon Silver and the teachers’ union over education policy (Daily News).

The murders of two police officers conjure up memories of the 1970s, including the killings of another pair of cops on the Lower East Side (NYT).

Police handed out fewer tickets to bicyclists this year but cracked down on jaywalkers (Post).

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