
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a fatal fire on Pennsylvania Ave. in Brooklyn, a train derailment on 41st St. and 1st Ave. in Brooklyn, and a shooting on East Gunhill Rd. in the Bronx.
- Anthony Marshall's––Brooke Astor's estranged son––lawyer pleaded not guilty to forgery in the sordid case of her will.
- BestWeekEver.tv's Michelle Collins manages to compliment Tony Bennett, fling a t-shirt at Nick Lachey, stump Josh Groban on the definition of "Cougars", covet Sean Kingston's 14K Crayolas, and be disappointed by Celine Dion, all in one 4-minute segment. That's jam-packed talent.
- Community spokesperson Al Sharpton and mayoral hopeful Council Speaker Christine Quinn fell over themselves denouncing hateful speech yesterday.
- Pimping your motor vehicle rides is for LA suckers. New Yorkers pimp their bikes with mega stereo systems––really.
- Managing Editor Choire Sicha is flying the coop from Gawker.com.
- A construction worker was rescued after being buried alive in Morningside Heights up to his chest.
- Ray Kelly flips Councilman Simcha Felder the bird, literally. He gave him a plastic pigeon in recognition of his somewhat controversial bid to rid NYC of what the councilman described as "flying rats".




Hmm. Is it just me, or do those images resemble cojones?
Nick LaChey. Who is he?
How about Al Sharpton for mayor? Is that a good idea or not?
I wonder if that construction worker that was buried up to his chest was the one I said hello to as I walked through Morningside Park yesterday morning.
pimping bikes is gay. sharpton fo president son!