Extra, Extra

-- No bail for the Mafia cops-- even though they were acquitted on the previous charges, they're still being tried on some meth deals in Vegas.
-- Streetsblog has a good post on the deadly and disastrous Houston Street renovation-- how many turning lanes do NYC drivers really need, anyhow?
-- Speaking of gigantic urban renewal projects, have you ever wondered what Jane Jacobs would have thought about the Atlantic Yards? [Via Kottke]
-- Gothamist makes the cover of the Downtown Paper-- in related news, blue slides are once again "totally cool."
-- A teacher who was assualted with an "old wooden door" (ouch!) receives $500k from the city, which she claimed didn't provide enough security at the school.
-- The only debate in the NY Democratic gubernatorial primary is tonight at Pace. Watch it on NY1, even though it makes no difference: Suozzi is polling atless than 10% of the vote.
-- Who would win in a fight: the NYPD or the PAPD?
-- The bubble is back, baby: VC investment is up 40% in the NYC metro area (a third of the funding went to biotech.)
-- This is pretty insane: a "cell-phone gun" may have played a role in the Crowbar shooting a couple of weeks back.
-- And Asssscat is celebrating their 10th Anniversary at Irving Plaza tonight. If you go, let us know how it was.

Carrot Hopscotch in Washington Square Park by the always amazing Pixietart.