December 16, 2007
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: three pedestrians struck on 65th St. and 7th Ave. in Brooklyn, a tourist bus vs. building incident on 51st St. and Broadway in Manhattan, and a train derailment on East 239th St. in the Bronx.
- 47 years ago, two planes bound for Laguardia and JFK collided over Miller Field on Staten Island in mid-air. As body parts, Christmas presents, and debris rained from the sky over Staten Island, 132 people lost their lives. One of the two planes crashed in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
- A $35 million to $45 million renovation at Lincoln Center will displace the New York City Opera through the 2008-09 season.
- A Jewish family in Orange County, NY was the victim of a campaign of harassment by other Orthodox individuals. The local cops had to discontinue their investigation because no one was snitchin'.
- Aw, just in time for the holidays the Reds have gone Green. The Communist Party spent $1 million to make its NY headquarters more environmentally friendly.
- The driver in last week's passenger van-Q46 bus collision will not be facing criminal charges resulting from the accident that ejected a young girl from his vehicle, while she is still in critical but stable condition.
- Another grenade-related police shooting--this time of a man in Orange County, NY.
- A round-up of Christmas star cookie recipes.
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Do a rewrite on that plane crash line.
The plane that crashed on Staten Island NEVER planned to land at the former air base there.
That TWA plane's destination was La Guardia.
The United plane that crashed in Brooklyn was to go to Idlewild [later JFK].
Read the story, and rewrite.
--The City Editor.
The link for the Orange County story is incorrect--it goes to the Lincoln Center renovation story.
Try again.
One plane bound for LGA.
One plane bound for Idlewild [now JFK]
One plane crashed on Staten Island.
One plane crashed in Brooklyn.
Amazingly, one person survived, but only for hours and could talk. He is memorialized at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.
Easy to Google.
You're off the board until you can fact-check.
--The City Editor