Extra, Extra

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a finger amputation in Queens, a fall victim on West End Avenue, and a combination "jumper up / gas leak" (!) on Staten Island.
• Detestable: while announcing all sorts of government reforms at the State of the City address, NYC politicians managed to illegally block three lanes of traffic on Jay Street.
• The Paintsplasher has struck again-- this time in Williamsburg. Meditate on this: can the act of defacing streetart be considered art?
• Obama is coming to NYC looking for campaign donations-- and you know Hillary can't be happy about that.
• Do you want mutant babies? Then consider buying an apartment along the scenic Gowanus Canal.
• Sad: the college student who disappeared in Connecticut on Monday appears to have drowned himself.
• The new Coney Island is just sounding weirder and weirder: "this 150-foot observation deck with holographic displays, light shows and water mist, would be the first thing people see upon exiting the Stillwell Ave. subway station."
• Have beavers surreptitiously returned to Eastern Long Island after a three-hundred year absence? Have they come back for revenge?
• And don't forget: if you want to be the new State Comptroller, you'll have to get your application in by tomorrow!

Untitled, by Keith on Overshadowed.