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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian was hit by a truck and killed in Chelsea and a bank robbery was foiled in Brooklyn Heights (more pix at Flickr).
Most meta-muttonchop shot ever! Can't get enough? Fine, here's one more.
A manager at the Park Slope Barnes & Nobles had a great idea for reducing crowding: banning strollers. What could go wrong?
Dante's Inferno, Queens edition: "screeching elevated trains serving two lines roar overhead at all hours; strip clubs abut fried chicken joints and donut shops; Rikers Island drops off ex-cons here, and prostitutes and gangs roam freely; The Queensboro Plaza el station, despite a renovation a cople of years ago, is bone-chilling in winter and a dripping, leaky mess on its second level (to say nothing about frequent service outages on the #7). And, of course, Queens Plaza boasts the ugliest building in Queens, and possibly all of New York City."
A short note from our favorite Brooklyn runner: "1) I am not mortally injured, and 2) I still plan on resuming this whole running thing."
When phoning in death threats to a Federal judge, it's best to make sure you've disabled the caller ID signal on your phone.
The Sun has an interesting spotlight piece about B&H Photo: apparently only 30% of their business is through their huge store on 34th Street-- the rest is from their website and online operation located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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By Jake Dobkin in Miscellaneous on February 5, 2007 6:15 PM

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tim

for some reason, i can no longer view only gothamist miscellaneous posts. now, that link resolves to everything... and i don't want to read everything... just my favorite "extra, extra"... please help/fix. thanks!

bklynd

And, of course, try to avoid crossing in front of a moving bus or truck at all times, even if you have the walk signal.

RicktheCabbie

If you've never driven a truck/bus then it would be difficult to understand how that would occur, because the stress in trying to get through a crosswalk makes it difficult for both drivers and pedestrians. It seems almost every story I read about someone getting clipped involves a TURNING vehicle. That's why it is ever so more important to OBEY the crosswalk signals. To disregard the "don't walk" steady red hand while 5 cars are backed up trying to make a turn is, to me, as irresponsible as a driver running a light. You're contributing to the antagonism and detracting from any possibility of a safe flow for pedestrians and vehicles.

My heart goes out to both the pedestrian and driver, and for all who read this, PLEASE take walking and driving in this big city seriously.

Weegee

The bank robbery perp had an iPod. The left earbud stayed intact through the entire incident.