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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a baby was struck on 120th St. in Queens, an auto extrication on Wilson Ave. in Brooklyn, and a shooting on Sherman Ave. in Manhattan.
  • Forgetting the name of the 13-year-old boy injured in a game of Quiet last week, his middle school principal just referred to him as "spleen boy" during a faculty meeting.
  • A former concierge at a Central Park South residential building is suing building owner Dale Hemmerdinger and the building's management company for being so strict about not taking bathroom breaks that she once soiled herself and her uniform. Hemmerdinger is Spitzer's nominee to replace Peter Kalikow as the chairman of the MTA.
  • Did a cabbie mistake the East River Bike path for a highway?
  • The words "Hitler is Back" along with 22 swastikas written in green chalk were found on the walls of Murray Bergtraum HS on the LES.
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater was briefly evacuated yesterday afternoon after a small fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit. One crew member for The Late Show with David Letterman had to be hospitalized for a short time.
  • A police union is going to federal court to challenge mandatory alcohol breath tests for policemen immediately after they've killed or injured someone in a shooting.
  • Brownstoner has some tips on how your garden can grow during these autumn months.
  • Bianca Jagger is being evicted from her rent-stabilized Park Ave. apartment because she's only in the US on a tourist visa. Will someone Give'er Shelter?
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By Dave Hogarty in on October 18, 2007 6:15 PM

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  • Monster_mash

    What a plan. Soil yourself and sue your employer. Got to put that on my list.

  • angry_pickle

    She either has a bone to pick with the principal or she wants to move up the ladder and fulfill her own personal ambitions. Typical.

  • TimSPC

    Good luck, Spleen Boy. We're all pulling for you!

  • Rocknrope

    Christ, that "spleen boy" story is goddamn ridiculous. It's not like she said it in front of the entire student body. She said it in a faculty meeting, and some ubersensitive teacher narc'd on her.

    Frankly, I'm sick of our wilting lily society.

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