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Good morning, New York! It's Tuesday, Oct. 12. A new study says MTA should run trains every six minutes to accommodate the 61 percent of essential workers who toil outside the typical 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday. See the study's recommendations below.

First, today's weather: You'll experience times of clouds and sun. High: 72 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in New York City today:

1. The pre-coronavirus notion of rush hour has passed, says City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and MTA needs to step up to serve the city's essential workers. (New York City Patch)
2. A Queens man detained by police for photographing their unmasked faces is now suing the city in federal court. (New York City Patch)
3. Can you guess which subway stations are the busiest in New York? We have the Top 10. (New York City Patch)
4. A camera buff's tinkering led to last weekend's bomb scare at LaGuardia Airport. (New York City Patch)
5. Have a look as the Columbus Day Parade returned to NYC. (New York City Patch)
6. Here are the biggest reasons that COVID-19 vaccine efficacy dropped, according to a New York study. (NBC New York)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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