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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: Hostages(!) on Geranium and Kissena Blvds. in Queens, a pedestrian struck at Stillwell and Mermaid Aves. in Brooklyn, and a bank robbery on Columbus Ave. and 72nd St. in Manhattan.
  • Knicks coach Isiah Thomas says that the stress of lawsuits are no distraction. He can keep doing what he's doing regardless of legal problems.
  • A boat full of gadget-minded men. There was a stop-off at Liberty Island; and slide shows!
  • Pop those collars! The Meadowlands arena is now the Izod Center.
  • The lot where the Times Square Howard Johnson's once stood is shockingly empty, but will probably be filled before we know it.
  • Foreclosures in NYC are up 64% in the third quarter - Queens had the most with 333 foreclosures and Staten Island's 89 forecloses represented an 81% increase over last year.
  • The black and white cookie may symbolize two tastes living peacefully side by side on tv, but it's in Brooklyn that the Black & White makes a community.
  • They recalled contaminated beef. Now they're recalling salmonella-tainted chocolate.
  • The Long Gray Line at West Point is tilting in the distaff direction.
  • A stock broker stole $250K from a 9/11 widow.
This Bicycle is on Official Business, by S.D. at flickr

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and of course the placard (in the photo) has EXPIRED!!! though, maybe the photo was taken before then, S.D.?

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Nope, took that photo this past Monday.
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Loved the Permit Number...

Can somebody fix the link for the second to last story? It shares the link with the last story.

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The Izod Center?!?! HAHAHAHAHA

I love it...Nothing says Jersey like guidos wearing their Izods while they pump their Springsteen.

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Yup, Isiah can keep making dumb trades and losing games and turning the Knicks into a laughing stock, lawsuit or no lawsuit.

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heh, didn't notice the permit #! figures....

-guest on 10/4/07 at 8:31pm

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