Early Addition: The Central Park bridle path, a bucolic place to park your squad car?

Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the head of the MTA isn't a huge fan of the free bus idea .

Here's what else is happening:

In the wake of last week's ICE raid on Canal Street , street vendors yesterday rallied outside City Hall to demand more licenses for sidewalk vendors .

Prospect Park is getting thousands of new trees and shrubs to replace greenery that burned down in a wildfire last year.

Central Park 's leafy bridle path has slowly turned into a parking lot full of cars with (and without) placards .

Congrats to Sunnyside's Empire Shop NYC on being named the best deli in Queens .

Coney Islanders recently celebrated the death of the neighborhood's casino proposal .

Halloween Adventure in the East Village is still going strong .

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