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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck on 87th St. and Central Park West in Manhattan, a DOA in a tree off Woodhaven Blvd. in Queens, and a burn victim on 42nd St. and Vanderbilt Ave. in Manhattan.
Sidewalk chalk outline artist Ellis G[allagher] was arrested by police and held overnight as he was being filmed by a PBS crew last week in Boerum Hill. Charges were dropped the next day and Gallagher was abruptly released.
The Gowanus Lounge relates a terrible story about a little dog being viciously attacked by a larger dog (generally identified as a pitbull) in front of a group of people, including children, unable to separate them at Prospect Park's Dog Beach.
50 Cent reflects on the south side of Queens in the Daily News.
Donald Trump will be hosting a syndicated daytime program described as a cross between "Judge Judy" and "Dr. Phil", where he will mediate domestic financial disputes. And if there's one area Trump has proved himself adept at, it's the domestic arena.
Weatherman Sam Champion may have a band named after him, but a band has written a song extolling the greatness of film critic Jeffrey Lyons, featured on an animated web page no less.
Track workers found a dead man on the tracks at the Delancey/Essex St. station of the J line this morning. The 50-year-old man's feet were touching the electrified third rail.
If you'd like to help any of the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the Southern California wildfires, WCBS TV has a list of aid agencies to contact.

Untitled photo of Brooklyn Bridge and skyline at sunset, by sally-photo at flickr

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