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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery on 101st Ave. in Queens, a boat in distress at the Gateway Marina off Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, and an "unusual occurrence" on Wall St. in Manhattan.
Brownstoner notes the arduous bureaucratic effort to get DUMBO landmarked, and developers' rush to build before that can happen.
The NYPD is initiating TOMS––Total Order Maintenance Sweeps––aboard Metro-North and LIRR trains to deter terrorists commuting from the suburbs, after examining the methods employed in places like Spain and London.
A 17-year-old kid was shot once in the head and once in the chest in an East Harlem KFC last night. He was declared dead at the hospital.
A short film showing the anonymous street artist known as Banksy installing his own works inside the Metropolitan Museum, along with identifying placards.
An upstate teenager from Brewster would've been working double duty with his fake ID if he had one, because the 15-year-old was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and driving.
Ironically, the itinerant Madison Square Garden that destroyed Penn Station (the good one), could wind up ruining the proposed Moynihan Station at the Farley Post Office building as well.
Republicans hope to regain an Upper East Side seat, once held by liberal Republican and former Mayor John Lindsay but since surrendered to Democrats, in a special election tomorrow.

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on June 4, 2007 6:09 PM

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guest

MT, who said a new Madison Square Garden automatically had to ruin the new station. Sports fans NEED this new arena. The current Garden is an eyesore not because of its purpose but because of when it was built and what it replaced.

MT

"Ironic?" What have I been screaming about in every posting EVER about the Moynihan Station? It's a sin against history to let them put another MSG in the building after what they did to the original Penn Station. Whoever is letting that thing go through should be dragged through the streets of Manhattan on a rail by the members of the Municipal Arts Society. Anyone who thought this wouldn't happen is either totally ignorant or just plain stupid.

guest

"it's not redundant. He was underage, and thus did not have a driver's license. Thus, his mere act of driving was illegal."

Okay, you got me there.

Peter

A 17-year-old kid was shot once in the head and once in the chest in an East Harlem KFC last night.

At least he didn't eat any trans fats.

guest

9:24: it's not redundant. He was underage, and thus did not have a driver's license. Thus, his mere act of driving was illegal.

guest

Uh, "driving while intoxicated, and driving"

Isn't that a tad redundant? Proofread please! =(

guest

John Lindsay was a Congressman from that area of the Upper East Side. He was neither a City Councilman nor a State Assemblyman.

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