Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: An escaped prisoner from the 44th Precinct in the Bronx, an electrocution on Richmond Avenue in Staten Island, and a suspicious package at the World Trade Center site
- What's scarier: Falling in a sidewalk grate in Manhattan or coyotes attacking kids in NJ?
- A consultant says the city's homeless estimate is flawed, raising questions about the methodology
- The woman Jets player Justin Miller punched outside a Manhattan nightclub? An aide to Barack Obama's chief of staff! Newsday's Shaun Powell writes, "What struck me initially wasn't the alleged crime, but the time. It was 4:20 in the morning. Has anything good ever happened at that hour?"
- Transit workers aren't obeying safety rules, even after the deaths of two colleagues on the job
- Fifteen years ago today, the first Real World debuted on MTV (our favorites are still Norman and Heather B)
- It takes two: Two separate Cornelia Street houses for sale on the same lot lead to real estate scheme/dreams
- Someone robbed the deputy Brooklyn Borough President's home. Luckily, the robber left his resume so the police could find him.
- Last night's Deal or No Deal with subway hero Wesley Autrey proved he's a risk taker: He turned down $305,000 and ended up with $25
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