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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bicyclist was struck on 72nd St. and Park Ave. in Manhattan, shots were fired on Halsey St. in Brooklyn, and there was a suspicious death at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Queens.
A dozing violinist awoke to jump onto an arriving subway train at the Clark St. station, but left his valuable "Scarampella" violin on the platform in Brooklyn. Have you seen it? UPDATE: the violin was turned into the MTA's lost and found. It's a July 4th miracle!
The nocturnal cat-eating New Jersey chupacabra. Pet owners beware!
The Gowanus Lounge notes the quick vandalism and destruction of a new bus shelter in Gerritsen Beach.
The next time a developer decides to renovate a brownstone or an apartment building, we hope they can spare some time to do something like Houston's Tunnel House.
A guide to Community Supported Agriculture in NYC, connecting farmers with New York residents.
The city will cut the number of pedicabs allowed on New York's streets from 500 to 325 this fall.

wtc lights, buildings, no. 4, by nschaden at flickr

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on July 4, 2007 6:15 PM

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Elderta

There's a new bus shelter in my Mot Haven neighborhood, on the corner of Third Avenue and 138th street in the Bronx. I give the bus shelter 5 days before its vandalized. No wait... maybe 2. Anyone want to place a hypothetical bet?

JMH

The Gowanus Lounge notes the quick vandalism and destruction of a new bus shelter in Gerritsen Beach.
Why do people have to be such douchebags?

guest

#5 - just log in, friend!

If you're going to allow guest comments at all they need to be readable. If people don't want to read them they already have the "Hide Guest Comments" button.

guest

ummm can we please revert back to the old gothamist? You know, the one without the grey writing if you're a guest, and you could actually create ambiguous and silly names for yourself on a whim?

Because I have got to say, THIS SUCKS!!!!

guest

that building is in violation of how the US Flag should be hanged vertically. the stars should always be on the left side.

guest

yeah. It's always like ancient violins or cellos that get left in cabs and subway cars that cost 6 figures. And the people who leave them are musical geniuses. Not so smart eh?