Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting at Tremont and University Aves. in the Bronx, a person pinned by a bus on the upper level of the Queensboro Bridge, and a car overparked into a storefront at 258th St. and Riverdale Ave. in the Bronx.
- The Queens mother of a kidnapped soldier in Iraq hopes that her son is still alive, even though her son's ID and other effects were found in an al Qaeda safehouse.
- Thanks to the "Mad Hatter," NJ is on pace to set a record for bank robberies in 2007.
- New York firefighters have mixed opinions about Giuliani's Presidential aspirations and invocations of 9/11.
- Someone was required to be rescued after falling into a sewer in Brooklyn (fuller post tomorrow).
- Langston Hughes' former 127th St. Harlem brownstone is being converted to a performance space.
- Brooklyn North criminal violence is up 64% over the last two years. A John Jay College criminal expert and neighborhood resident pins the blame on teenagers.
- A community group wants to respond to difficulties encountered with (more darn) kids by privatizing Manhattan Beach, which is maintained by the Parks Dept. Gowanus Lounge has all the details of heavy restrictions proposed for a popular seaside destination for city dwellers that can't afford shares in the Hamptons.
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