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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a possible abduction at the Mobil gas station off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, a suspicious death on Cornelia St. in Queens, and a pedestrian struck at Buffalo St. and Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island.
  • The Dept. of Buildings declined to revoke permits for Donald Trump's planned 46-story Trump SoHo "hotel" on Spring St. near the Holland Tunnel.
  • A State Bridge Task Force completed its inspection of New York's 49 steel deck-truss bridges and found them all to be structurally sound. Still, a bill before the Senate to boost federal spending on bridge maintenance would direct 10% of a $1 billion increase, or $100 million, to New York State.
  • A Coast Guard vessel conducting a routine homeland security patrol came upon a 27-year-old man treading water without a life jacket about 400 yards southeast of Staten Island's South Beach.
  • Gridskipper has a guide to establishments that brew, distill, and ferment all kinds of potent potables right here in NYC.
  • The Gowanus Lounge reports that an F train express line could arrive as early as next year. Or maybe around 2012 or early 2013.
  • The New York Times describes the run of the vintage six-car 'A' train yesterday on the line's 75th anniversary.
  • IvyGate reports that bars surrounding Columbia University will all be getting ID scanners to keep out underage patrons, and Columbia itself will be picking up the tab for the devices.
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A Coast Guard vessel conducting a routine homeland security patrol came upon a 27-year-old man treading water without a life jacket about 400 years southeast of Staten Island's South Beach.

Lightyears?

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400 years? Wow, the Coast Guard does time travel too -- they really are underrated.

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The more colleges act to restrict drinking the more they push the kids to do drugs, illegal or prescription.

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GO TRUMP! It sure beats a garbage garage installation.

What, no more underage drinking at the Marlin? Is that place even still around?

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