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• 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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