- People on the East Coast spend more on New Year's than other Americans...duh, because we get the New Year first!
- Michael Vale, the Brooklyn actor who immortalized the phrase "Time to make the doughnuts" and spoke for the beleaguered worker and hungry doughnut afficianado, died today
- William Goldstein, who oversaw the rebuilding of the World Trade Center after the 1993 bombing, was selected to head construction of the WTC memorial
- The city's murder rate is almost the lowest ever, with just three days to go for 2005
- From New Jersey: The Nets win streak is at 7 and the Rutgers came just short out west in the quest for their first bowl victory.
- Finally, The NY Times came out with their Year in Pictures for 2005 today. Photos from New York include Christo's gates and the 2005 Transit Strike.