In Daily News: Demolish FDR south of Brooklyn Bridge to open up Financial District, Seaport, says Manhattan Borough President

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine wants to shorten the FDR Drive by demolishing the raised portion of the highway south of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The plan, expected to be unveiled by Levine on Wednesday, would replace the elevated viaduct between the bridge and the Battery Park Underpass with a surface-level boulevard for motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.

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CBS News:  Protesters gather at Columbia University after school says DHS detained student

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Federal agents detained a Columbia University student Thursday morning at one of the school's residential buildings, acting President Claire Shipman wrote in an email to students. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal claimed in a social media post that the agents "impersonated NYPD with fake badges and a phony missing persons bulletin for a 5 year old girl." CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
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