- Mayor Bloomberg hems and haws about Governor Weld's decision to drop out of the NY gubernatorial race
- A construction worker was killed and two others were injured in Brooklyn; they were working at a site without a permit
- The NYU student charged with faking $43 million in checks is changing his not guilty pleas to settle the cases
- The Village Voice looks at the battle between Club Europa and Club Exit as the reigning Polish nightclub of Greenpoint (maybe it should be settled with kickball)
- Someone on MeFi asks about planning an awesome NYC weekend with an ex-girlfriend he/she hopes to re-woo
- People Magazine threatens to sue Gawker over rights to exploit Brangelina's baby!
- Psychics hold their conventions at the Javits Center, too
- And we know you've been waiting for this: A Flickr set of squirrels with cameras

Aerial photograph of the Metropolitan Museum by atomische