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  1. And do not miss @thenyworld map and guide to NYC's top stop-and-frisk hot spots. bit.ly/KLND12
  2. Hospitals borrowed more than $1 billion with NY state's help. As they shut down, taxpayers are left with the bills. bit.ly/L1KMUl
  3. Who weighed in on the failed minimum wage hike? As of Jan: 21 biz groups; 3 labor. bit.ly/L4oZve
  4. New from @sashachavkin: Industry lobbies hard against proposed NY ban on cancer-causing flame retardant. bit.ly/LkcEzJ
  5. Been busy editing, hence quiet tweeting. Now so many great stories to show for it.
  6. NY State has set aside $81 million to pay back loans failing hospitals can't, from deals engineered by bribed pol. bit.ly/L1KMUl
  7. @dmandl If I'm consuming thin, superficial news it had better be copy-edited correctly, dammit. #jschoollessons
  8. ...which you'll find here: bit.ly/KW5UeA #stopandfrisk. @thenyworld
  9. Muchos kudos to @alicitabrennan @mhkeller @BrianAbelson @mikejsullivan for great @thenyworld stop-and-frisk interactive.
  10. Just spotted "It's" used as a pronoun in AM New York headline in neighboring commuter's paper. My day begins with despair.
  11. @joshgreenman It's a shame Kelly doesn't have any alternatives. on.wsj.com/K3oKPm
  12. May have to sneak into #cuj12 graduation too see Katherine Boo speak! Congrats, grads.