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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a person fatally injured under a train at 77th St. in Manhattan, a shooting at Neptune Ave and West 35th St. in Brooklyn, and a shooting on 133rd Ave. in Queens.
A 24-year-old man killed his mother and brother and then dumped them in the Harlem River.
Young teenagers are clamoring to learn about sex.
Mayor Bloomberg feels that city parking placards are being abused and will start cracking down on their gratuitous use.
A case 20 years in the making––the so-called "Pizza Connection"––was derailed and dismissed after decades of work. The prosecution of the $1.5 billion case was ruined when the defense revealed that all of the taped audio and video evidence was wiped clean.
An investment group from Abu Dhabi has become the largest shareholder in Citigroup, following a large transaction approved by federal regulators. The middle eastern group replaces another individual as the largest stakeholder in the banking-investment firm: Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia.
They negotiated all night for 13 hours, but the union and producers could not come to an agreement. The Broadway strike continues. "Boo, Hiss!"
Brooklyn goes Hollywood and Brownstoner.com has video.

Untitled Photo of Manhattan at night, by ~Raymond at flickr

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