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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an abduction on Dorchester Rd. in Brooklyn, an armed robbery with shots fired on Richmond Ave. on Staten Island, and a bank robbery on Broadway and 68th St. in Manhattan.
  • If one has been ordained by an online ministry, it's good to make sure the state you marry people in will recognize your performance at the altar. A possible problem is that even state officials in charge of issuing marriage licenses are unclear on the rules.
  • Sunset Park tavern The Thirsty Duck was selling illegal drugs from behind its bar. Cops busted the Brooklyn bar for dealing marijuana and cocaine to patrons.
  • Plans to turn the Farley Post Office into a new Madison Square Garden and side entrance for a new Penn Station continue to hit roadblocks. Amtrak is now insisting it has veto power over the entire project.
  • A judge wants to peruse copies of all the emails exchanged between NJ Gov. Jon Corzine and his one-time girlfriend and union boss Carla Katz, so he can decide whether to pass them along to Republican opponents of the governor.
  • NYC Stuff Exchange is a city-facilitated online service that allows people to donate, buy, sell, rent, or repair gently used items.
  • The city settled a suit for $1.25 million with a woman who was injured in 2002 when she drove into a giant pothole on Atlantic Ave.
  • Police conducted 12% fewer stop-and-frisks in the second quarter of 2007 than during the same period in 2006.
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By Dave Hogarty in on August 4, 2007 6:15 PM

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  • guest

    "Sunset Park tavern The Thirsty Duck"

    81st & 7th is BAY RIDGE, not Sunset Park.

  • guest

    And someone said that all the real artists moved to Williamsburg. Hah! Serious art is still transported through the streets of SoHo.

    That kind of realism should be added to the sides of full size vans to be appreciated by a wider audience. Peter Max is probabaly rolling over in his grave seeing that quality of painting.

  • guest

    ...here's what happened to NBC Producer Michelle Madigan when she unscrupulously tried invade DEFCON 15 in search of a sensational hacker story.

    Check it out:

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=653



  • guest

    it looks like the type of painting Saddam Hussian liked

  • guest

    that painting is unbelievable. anyone take a guess at the artist?

  • guest

    It costs $4,000,000

  • guest

    Is that painting done on black velvet? If so, what is the asking price?

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