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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a carjacking on East 108th St. and Farragut Rd. in Brooklyn, a pedestrian struck on 87th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a carjacking/shooting at Grace Ave. and Hammersley in the Bronx. [Tough day for drivers and pedestrians]
In possibly the worst idea ever a Staten Island school sub allowed her class to play a game called "Quiet," in which the first student to speak would be pelted by textbooks. One child had his spleen removed.
The Brooklyn teen who was hit in the head by a bullet while sticking his head out of his bedroom window died after his family took him off life support.
Today is the 29th anniversary of Nancy Spungen's death at the Chelsea Hotel. The Smoking Gun has all the details.
There's a brand new line of David Bowie-inspired fashion coming to town from the Target retail chain. Beep-beep.
Armed robbers belong behind bars. They're not supposed to be robbing them, as they repeatedly are in Brooklyn.
A man was killed early this morning after someone slashed him in the chest during an argument in the West Village.
Michael and Ashley are the most popular names for newborns at NYC hospitals, with Daniel and Emily as runner-ups.

Crowd surge in Times Square, by ianqui at flickr

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on October 12, 2007 6:15 PM

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Dave Hogarty

Sorry if you didn't get that. It was a double entendre related to the story about armed robbers who were holding up a string of taverns, or bars, in Brooklyn.

guest

"Armed robbers belong behind bars. They're not supposed to be robbing them, as they repeatedly are in Brooklyn. "

Am I the only one that has no idea what this sentence means?

guest

...and Bush was the most popular candidate for conservative Americans, not all Americans. Keep dreaming matukonyc

guest

"Michael and Ashley are the most popular names in NYC for white babies, not all babies."

Well, since black babies die, and puerto rican babies are either thrown out the window or put in the trash ...

matukonyc

Michael and Ashley are the most popular names in NYC for white babies, not all babies.

guest

I will never go to staten Island again.True story. last year I got off the ferry, went to st. george's library and some little kids tried to mug me and I'm a 6'6 220 lb black guy!!!!! there is some serious dramatic shit up on that island.

guest

I don't even think it was the teacher who suggested that game according to the interview with the kid on last evening's news. The Game is well known with students who put their spin on it, like the card game knuckles.

why are they blaming the teacher? again, the kids were in the back of the class, they could of done this when the teacher's back was turned.

guest

The article about the Quiet game didn't make it sound as if it was the teacher's idea to have the students throw textbooks.