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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a child struck by a school bus on 102nd St. and 2nd Ave. in Manhattan, a serious trauma on 41st Ave. and Northern Blvd. in Queens, and a missing child on Wilson St. in Brooklyn.
4,000 respondents to a survey of service on the L train gave the line a grade of C, which is passing we suppose. The second line to be graded by riders improved on the C-minus that the 7 train earned and grades for the J, Z, 4, and 5 lines are expected next week.
A Brooklyn woman's outdoor cats––Clyde, Inky and Blinky––were trapped by a neighbor tired of finding dead birds in her yard, and driven to a Queens park where they were discarded.
Sen. Clinton proposed giving every child born in the U.S. $5,000 that they can let grow and cash in for a college education when they are 18. The Daily News reports that about four million children are born in the U.S. annually.
The Teamsters are accusing FreshDirect of union-busting among warehouse workers. The grocery delivery company denies the allegation and points out that it has yet to turn a profit.
West 57th St. between 7th Ave. and Broadway was closed this morning due to a transformer fire.
A judge declined to help cab drivers fighting the installation of GPS devices in their cabs. The lawsuit was filed after a strike proved unsuccessful.
It could be curtains for Broadway shows if stagehands and producers can't agree on a new contract.

Entourage of someone leaving UN's General Assembly, by michaeldillingham at flickr

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on September 28, 2007 6:15 PM

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guest

I don't see how they're going to be able to get their rifles clear of the window frame in time if there's an attack. Shouldn't they switch to handguns when they're in a space with limited mobility?

- LBNG

guest

friggin Long Island was paid for by WW2 benefits after the war, almost all the homes had some help from the VA. in fact, some towns were strictly white military men who came back from the War.

and there the trouble all began.

guest

Yea, those big, bad Republicans. How dare they expect us to things all on our own, like go to school or get a job. The bastards....

guest

matukonyc: Yeah, yeah, it's the republican's fault. The democrats really DO care. What a stupid ass thing to say. It's unbelievable that people still think in these juvenile black and white terms. Apparently your morale was raised just a bit too much.

And I've never seen any damns built by whores. Where can I find one of those?

guest

Happy Sukkot? Boy, those Puerto Ricans always have something to celebrate...

guest

It is 9:58 friday. What is going on in brooklyn?

what are the sounds in the air? something NOISY is happening!!!

guest

#3 I think the photog might have been smart enough not to use a flash. Anyways, it's probably more dangerous to "shoot" kids in NYC with their moms in tow...

guest

Mmm, I agree it's a bad idea. But I'm still with Hil. We just need to let her know it's a horrible idea. :)

bklynd

Oh my God, that's a ridiculous idea from Hillary. Don't worry that people think Dems are profligate with tax dollars - let's take money from people who don't have children (or are done having them) and use it to give $5K grants out to everyone else. It's not even necessarily for college (she also mentions they might use it to put down a payment on a home.)

I was just starting to think that Obama was a weenie and resign myself to Hil, and this is what she comes up with.

Dave Hogarty

I just have to say, this photog must have some huge balls to point anything at these guys. They look . . . prepared.

guest

Sen. Clinton proposed giving every child born in the U.S. $5,000 that they can let grow and cash in for a college education when they are 18.

Yes, that should help the illegal immigration problem.