
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: Carjacking at a carwash in Queens, a gas main break in Staten Island and two instances of a barricaded perp.
- The biggest problem with off-leash laws in parks? People that don't pick up their dog's shit. Off-leash or not, that's a problem all the time, no?
- Remember those disturbing details of the cop that was seduced while in Montessori school? Well, the cop says that it was 'cool' when it happened.
- Gunfire and a fatal stabbing of a 16 year-old outside a club in Bushwick. There goes the neighborhood!
- In slavery news, it looks like Barack Obama's maternal ancestors owned slaves and Al Sharpton wants black parents to give the gift of the family tree.
- The mafia is just giving out weddings. That is if the bride is a Supreme Court justice. It looks like the judge's dad borrowed money from the mafia for the nuptials.
- The plug on the webcam that used to show the progress at Ground Zero was pulled Thursday. Don't they want us to see where all the progress is?
- What's the real reason behind the Starrett City deal falling through? David Bistricer's bad history as a landlord or his status as an outsider?
- Is anyone else finding the Union Square Greenmarket really expensive recently? And is that enough of a reason for you to stop shopping there?
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Fatal stabbing of a 16 yr old!!! "There goes the neighborhood!!!" Nice one a-hole.
""Deborah Kaplan was elected to Civil Court in 2002 and promoted to the Supreme Court after her father's mob ties became public.""
Sheer logic would indicate that she was elected to the Supreme Court, not DESPITE her mob ties, but BECAUSE of them.
Tanta Grazie Don Corleone.
if it's the New York State Supreme Court shouldn't she be called a "judge" not a "Justice"? I thought Justices served on the US Supreme Court.
"The Hare In Union Square": If anyone is interested in the statue, it is "Large Left Handed Drummer" by Barry Flanagan. It's on display in Union Square until late June. I'm prevented from posting a link, but you can find more info at the NYC Parks & Recreation website.