
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery at the Washington Mutual on Sheepshead Bay Rd. in Brooklyn, a worker fell into the water off Pier 11 on Governor's Island, and a bank robbery on 57th St. and Broadway in Manhattan.
- Additional charges could be in store for the woman who allegedly shot a Staten Island commune leader before fleeing to Philadelphia.
- Maya Rudolph is not returning for the new season of Saturday Night Live
- New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office is cruising Facebook.com for underage hookups, in order to file charges against the online social networking site.
- Is there a mad firebomber in Park Slope, endangering Subarus, garbage cans, small animals and Eve Ensler's privates? Brownstoner readers are worried.
- A 28-year-old woman was killed while crossing Houston St. this morning. A truck knocked the young woman out of her shoes and pinned her as she was crossing 6th and West Houston at 7:15 a.m.
- Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens was scratched from the series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, including tonight's start. Kei Igawa will start in place of the high-priced hurler with the hurt hamstring.
- Six New Yorkers were awarded MacArthur Genius Grants.





I work just a couple blocks from the intersection of Sixth and W. Houston. It is definitely a dangerous intersection for pedestrians.
Maya Rudolph has since decided to stay on SNL...go figure!
I just read that Maya Rudolph is returning to SNL. "11th hour reversal" sort of thing.
the woman that was run over is the 4th person to be run over in the same corner in a two year period!
WTF!!!!
everyone knows (!) that Houston Street is out-of-control. I have never ever seen anyone get pulled over for reckless driving, running lights, etc.
where is law enforcement?