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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an armed robbery on East 91st St. in Brooklyn, a confined space rescue at JFK Airport in Queens, and a pedestrian was struck at East 23rd St. and Lexington Ave. in Manhattan.
  • A dump truck jack-knifed and rolled over, crushing the car next to it and killing the car's two occupants in Brooklyn.
  • Jay Leno is auctioning off the set of The Tonight Show and donating the proceeds to fund an after-school program at Brooklyn's Paul Robeson High.
  • Streetsblog notes dueling Google ad placements for and against congestion pricing in New York.
  • One of the men who was shot by police with Sean Bell was arrested last night and arraigned on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, driving without a license, and harassment.
  • A NJ town that enacted strict ordinances against hiring or renting to illegal immigrants three years ago has repealed them after discovering that the negative impact on the town's economy was significant.
  • Maybe the Yanks or Mets should look into whoever is having sex with BushwickBK's neighbor, because he or she has quite an arm, as evidenced by the steady stream of panties landing in his yard.
  • The sections of the Brooklyn Bridge rated "poor" during recent inspections will be refurbished over the next few years.
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I just saw a tow truck taking that car away (around 5pm in Bed-Stuy). I think it was at Bedford and DeKalb. I thought the car might have been impounded but wondered why someone would have it towed.

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