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MTA crews overseeing L train-related repair work in Manhattan accidentally punctured a steam pipe under 14th Street on Tuesday morning, leading to heat and hot water outages at many of the adjacent East Village apartments.

Manhattan's Community Board 6 transportation committee voted unanimously last night to approve a protected bike lane from 49th and 59th streets along 1st Avenue, closing a particularly deadly 10-block gap along the otherwise protected road.

The person was killed at 7:13 a.m.

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