Extra, Extra

- Zen koan for the day: if a gas smell blankets Staten Island, does anyone notice?
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: propane tanker derails in Queens, a truck vs. building in Bed Stuy, and person struck by the A train at 50th Street.
- Does anyone else think it's unfair that Miss New Jersey has to step down from her post because she got knocked up during her reign?
- Gowanus Lounge has some more details on the Broken Angel Condos-- the new design is crowned with a giant rotating whale!
- Very cool: a timelapse showing developments at the Swoon wall in LES. Somewhat related? Chocolate bars sponsored by classic NYC graffiti artists.
- At this time next year, you will be talking about Brooklyn's hottest new neighborhood: the Notary District.
- The quickest way to a woman's heart: write a Seinfeld episode insulting the size of her hands.
- Jaunted claims the best block for Wifi in the city is bounded by Avenues A and B, from 12th to 14th Street, but offers scant evidence. Does anyone have a better nominee?
- And finally, in a defeat for downtrodden maids everywhere, Naomi Campbell took a plea deal, confessed to throwing a cell phone at one of her servants, and got off with a slap on the wrist: a $363 fine, five days of community service, and a short anger management program.
Quiet Stroll, by Greg Brophy.
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