Extra, Extra

1. Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a double shooting in East New York, an escaped psych patient in Queens, and hazmat condition on 39th and 6th in Manhattan.
2. Rosie vs. Trump has entered into its most troubling phase yet: free verse!
3. Our favorite Brooklyn pastime: stalking Steve Buscemi on the F-Train.
4. Did you know that New York State sets "recommended milk prices"? If a store wants to sell milk for more than that, they've got to prove they've got high overhead costs.
5. Some stats about poverty in New York: 1.2m people live in poverty. 3,800 people are living on the street. 40% of families with children had difficulty affording food in 2005.
6. Our award for best article in a very slllloooooow news week: Stephanie Rosenbloom's piece on strapless bra's in the Times. "But they are about as sexy as surgical bandages or, as more than one woman put it, chicken cutlets. Removing one in front of a lover conjures cooking with Paula Deen, not the romance of French lace."
7. Watch out, Pale Male: there is a new contender for most-handsome bird in the city. Pix here.
8. This account of an investment banker's friday night out has got to be a joke, right? Because if it's not, this city has really jumped the shark.

God Shed His Grace on Thee, by Brunocerous.