1. New Year's mayhem on the Gothamist Newsmap: fourteen shootings and three stabbings since midnight.
2. Panoramas.dk continues their annual tradition of creating a 360-degree shot at the center of Times Square just after midnight. Now with more Ryan Seacrest!
3. Interesting subculture of the day: hardcore underground videogamers in the West Village. Signature tagline: "You got pwned!"
4. Congrats, Park Slope-- you're one of America's top eco-neighborhoods. Sadly, Bozeman, Montana edged you out for third place!
5. "Warning: if you get sick in this taxi there is a $20.00 surcharge for cleaning / car wash. PLUS THE METER!"
6. Runner up for New Year's sign award: "they escaped with nothing more than my sense of safety."
7. The final crime numbers for 2006 are in: murders were up 10%, mainly due to reclassified homicides resulting from crimes in years past, but crime overall was down 5%.
8. Busta Rhymes is in trouble again. Still facing charges for an August 12th assault on a fan who spit on his entourage, he allegedly beat up on of his chauffeurs the day after Christmas.

City 17 by Bastian.