—The Central Park carriage horse deal is dead— NYC’s Mayor delivers his State of the City tonight, Ben Max reports— NYC activists and NYC Council Members protest Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—Progressive groups call out media bias against Palestine—The Fight for 15 continues in Albany—Syria peace plan is stalled—and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gets good news from a UN panel

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Protesters with New York Communities for Change outside Fannie Mae headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, February 4, 2016