1. On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the historic five-borough taxi legislation, a bill that allows livery cab drivers to make on-street pick-ups outside of the Manhattan business district and in the outer boroughs. Read the full story .
2. Searching for this week's Great Escape? Find it .
3. Christmas, shmishmash. If you're looking for fun things to do this weekend, look no further than our weekend planner, coming at you at 10:30 a.m.
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4. Today is officially the shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice. And despite the tepid weather, it's also technically the first day of winter. Kind of a mixed bag, isn't it.
5. The weather today will be partially cloudy, with highs in the low 50s. It's beginning to look a lot like... wait, no it isn't. What's going on?
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