
-- Holy bajesus-- if you thought the Atlantic Yards plans were bad, you need to check out the documents on the Williamsburg Edge project. Or screw it-- just move to Philly.
-- The prosecutor who got demoted for saying Brooklyn has "more dead bodies per square inch than anybody else" sued and got damages!
-- Even a priest on his way to performing last rites gets a parking ticket, raising concerns about the NYPD's godlessness
-- The Staten Island Little Leaguers are one game away from getting booted out of the World Series. This after one of their players was caught cursing on ESPN, and then got smacked by the coach.
-- Some New York Jews stage a "die-in" against Israel's actions in Lebanon. Dude, even if a billion lives were at stake, we wouldn't lie on the ground outside Penn Station!
-- Mayor Mike thinks the Chelsea clubs are alright!
-- Not smart: Rather than open the amazing Surrogates' Court Building to the public, city government has decided to use it as a new office for the Department of Cultural Affairs.
-- Unsold Manhattan apartment units have hit their highest levels in 10 years. Suprisingly, prices are as disgustingly high as ever.
-- Booya: Irv Gotti has returned to Universal Music with a new $10m deal.
-- Aquaman is building green in Fort Greene-- good for him!
-- Stuy teacher Ben Dreyfus has a good idea on how to improve minority percentages at the city's elite specialized schools: make the 8th grade entrance test mandatory for all students in the system.
-- Finally, a very cute picture of Boy George getting flowers on his last day of street sweeping duty for NYC Department of Sanitation
Spinners at SGoralnick's Most Well Documented Party Ever.




Good Extra Extra tidbits tonight.
I clicked on all except for the "die-in" only because I'm wary of some sites.
You're wary of...blogspot? It may not be typepad, but it doesn't bite.
as a former resident of philly..everything shuts down at 5..the streets are dead..there are 0 jobs..the only thing that keeps moving is south st.
I once asked someone who lives in Philly about the nightlife there and he said you mean the nightlife in Atlantic City.
I didnt even get to read the article because the first sentence already pissed me off.... who said that it is now assumed that everyone thinks the atlantic ave rail project is a bad idea? Let's get it done!