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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A special delivery (as in a birth) on Hillside Avenue in Manhattan, a jumper down on Flatbush in Brooklyn, and a pursuit with injured officers at 106th St & Rockaway Blvd. in Queens.
A Gambino crime family associate's son was working the elevator the day of the Deutsche Bank fire and helped save a woman right before the firefighters arrived.
What will someone pay for signatures from people like Mayor Bloomberg Katie Couric, Bill O'Reilly, and Tony Snow and a cast with Stephen Colbert wrist sweat? A sweet $17,000.
Red Hook Civic Association co-chair lists the problems that the Red Hook Ikea will face.
Subway Blogger wonders if the token booth where a teen was fatally shot had an employee or security camera.
Some real estate company is trying to make up a cool name for Jackson Heights: Jack Heights
When fresh produce and young entrepreneurship mix
A Coney Island freak is going to law school and wants to be a "freak lawyer": "I hope to have a little office in New York and work with the alternative people ... all the so-called riff-raff, to give them legal representation that is not judgmental."
And Channel 7 news anchor Bill Ritter is super excited that Liz Cho is coming back from maternity leave.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on September 4, 2007 6:19 PM

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Outter Burrougher

As for the shooting at the subway station in Queens: could someone tell me if the person was shot on the platform or by the token booth? I've seen conflicting reports, as well as one that said the person was shot "on the platform next to the booth" despite the fact that the token booth is not on the same level as the platforms at those stops (living off the next stop and all, I surely know less than ABC on that matter). There should be cameras in the stations, but I don't think I've ever seen one in those stops.

guest

Um, with regard to the "unidentified Dominican immigrant" that the mobster's son saved -- what on earth was she doing up there anyway? The Post makes it sound like she was not really supposed to be there. I'm glad she's okay, but what are they doing in that building, what kind of employers are they, and who are they employing? This is the first I've heard about that lady.

guest

Mr Red Hook Civic Association would probably be take more seriously if he shaved. I think he has valid points, but his message is not well packaged when he looks like the Flying Spaghetti Monster is trying to devour him.

guest

everyones noes my home that it jacksone hites not jack heghts. that crazy, all the reel state borkers want to make mony off of name neighbeehoods for manhattan peeples. it remind me when i work at wachovia in charlett and they state calling it sheefield park when it really eastsides. crazies.