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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck at Arden Ave. and Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island, a fall victim down an elevator shaft on West 38th St. in Manhattan, and injured officers at 124th St. and Linden Blvd. in Queens.
The city's Office of Emergency Management will be shutting down streets around Penn Station tonight between midnight and 4am in order to run drills testing New York's preparedness for a terrorist attack.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has entered the talks over whether developer Joseph Sitt will be able to go forward with his $1.5 billion plan to remake Coney Island.
A 7-year-old girl was injured when grazed by a bullet shot through a wall by a 17-year-old male in her apartment.
A 17-year-old New Jersey "whiz kid" became the first person to unlock Apple's iPhone and allow it to use a carrier other than the previously mandatory AT&T Wireless.
Police are searching for a man they believe responsible for slashing three different Asian women over the past six weeks.
A Tree Grows in Red Hook. A short documentary film about the Red Hook ballfield food vendors, via YouTube.
NYC cooling centers. If you have an at-risk neighbor who is vulnerable to the heat and not Internet-savvy, let them know the location of the nearest cooling center.

blinking parrot, by phil h at flickr

Comments (3) [rss]

[1] | mocanlagunas

Again, the focus on the photograph is WRONG!!!

Reply | August 26, 2007 2:40 PM

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[2] | angry_pickle

I want to hug that bird.

Reply | August 26, 2007 3:35 PM

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[3] | JMH

What parrot?

Reply | August 27, 2007 10:09 AM

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