Extra, Extra

- Downtown take-out joints rejoice: The Weinstein brothers lease thousands of square feet at 345 Hudson Street for their new company
- Pedestrian death on 6th Avenue and 14th Street
- Rising rents strike favorite gay pick up joint, Big Cup; Gothamist cries with you, as we've put in our share of faghag time there
- Police don't think that Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's "stalker" is that much of a threat
- Critical Mass has asked Mayor Bloomberg to ride with them; if Mayor B really wanted to show he was in touch with all New Yorkers, he'd say yes! But he's probably already in Bermuda
- The NYPD has purchased a number of high-powered sniper rifles for its arsenals; the gun can fire from 1000 yards away, so brace yourself for an "accidental" shooting at some point
- New York State is the 34th most obsese in the country
- College Humor takes on the Subway Scientologists... you know one day you'll see Tom Cruise there, peddling L. Ron's ware [via City Rag]