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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: Falling debris at Court and Schermerhorn in Brooklyn, a pedestrian struck at 19th and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan and a homicide on Beach 69th Street in Queens
- Two men trapped in a gated Bronx grocery store during a fire yesterday actually ran into a freezer to avoid the fire; they remain in critical condition.
- Nike is freezing the sale of Michael Vick-related merchandise and suspending his contract without pay, though it did not end the contract. Reebok, which sells team jerseys, is suspending the sale of his #7 Falcons jersey.
- Check to see if you live near one of Brooklyn's Dutch houses.
- Since no one has bid at least $1.5 million on Joe DiMaggio's diaries, the auction house will sell the diaries by the page
- 60% of voters think there needs to be further investigation into Spitzer's staff's conduct regarding ChopperGate and 80% think Spitzer should testify, which means 80% of voters may be lucky, since Spitzer says he might do just that.
- Experience the Container Post by helping PortSide New York move into its new offices (a converted tanker) tomorrow
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