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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Utica Ave. in Brooklyn, an attempted bank robbery on East Fordham Rd. in the Bronx, and a large tree down on East 114th St. and 91st Ave. in Queens..
Buzz over the much-anticipated J.J. Abrams feature code-named "Cloverfield" has precipitated to something much more solid: a feature named "Cloverfield." The Internet's been speculating about the horror-thriller with a trailer that includes the decapitation of the Statue of Liberty for months.
Writers' strike be damned, late night hosts like Letterman, Leno, and Conan may be back on the air sooner rather than later.
ConEd is shutting down its last direct current power plant in New York, which was located in Midtown East Manhattan. New York's first power plant was on Pearl St. and founded by Thomas Edison himself, who favored direct to the more currently prevalent alternating current.
A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly marking cards at CT's Mohegan Sun casino in a game of Texas Hold 'Em.
Today was the last day of New Yorkers for apply for relief aid after August's damaging storms. Applicants can call 1-800-621-FEMA, or apply through www.fema.gov.
A thief shot himself, after attempting to shove a gun in his pants during a Long Island home invasion.
Sen. Fred Thompson and L&O alumnus returns to NYC.

the darkness, by ryan muir at flickr

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[1] | NYDirk

Mohegan Sun doesn't have poker and won't until next March.

Reply | November 16, 2007 9:45 PM

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