If it's almost Thanksgiving, it means the city is gearing up the influx of visitors to the city for the holidays. The Department of Transportation released its calendar of 'Gridlock Alert Days' (PDF) and its 'Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan' (PDF)—above all, the DOT recommends that people take mass transit. Today is the first Gridlock Alert Day, as is Thanksgiving next week; next month, the Gridlock Alert Days are December 2 (Rockefeller tree lighting), 4, 11, 16, 17, 18 and 23.
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NYC mayoral ballots are all but set, even if candidates drop out of the race
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[image: Jim Walden rubs his face. He's wearing glasses.]
Former federal prosecutor Jim Walden has ended his campaign, but his name
will still appear on th...
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