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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A truck vs. building in Staten Island, a hazmat situation in Queens and a child was stuck in an elevator in Times Square
The 50 day protest over the Sean Bell shooting ends today - his family and friends held a daily rally, one day for each bullet fired by the police
copyranter dares you to put some sizzle on your wrist with a bacon wristband
The down side of being your own divorce lawyer might be when your litigation lasts three years longer (and counting) than your marriage
Even though it's taking a while to clean up a big water main break in Corona, residents are saying the Department of Environmental Protection is being very helpful
A man was stabbed in Flushing; investigators believe he was initially targeted for his cellphone
An express train planned for service between NYC and Atlantic City is currently not going to stop anywhere in New Jersey aside from AC, with one stop just north of Philadelphia
We bet Lenny Briscoe the kitten is dreaming of catching perps and hilarious puns
And another great Chinese New Year set of photos, these from Marianne O'Leary on Flickr

Photograph of the aftermath of Chinese New Year festivities by spinachdip on Flickr

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By Jen Chung on February 19, 2007 5:47 PM

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choo choo

Route the Boston run over the Pequots land and get them to chip in! I see what you're saying but this is a classic example of the privat sector getting whatever it wants. If casinos are truly a tax on the poor and stupid then we need to tax the casinos higher. At least oil companies create a tangible product and jobs that pay more than minimum wage and we want to super-tax oil companies.