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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery on 7th Ave. in Brooklyn, a child shot on 224th St. in Queens, and a pedestrian struck on Park Ave. and 39th St. in Manhattan.
- Through the miracle of digital image manipulation, even one's mug shot can become a glamour shot.
- After a gameday prohibition on selling beer at the stadium failed to dissuade scores of men gathering at Gate D and yelling for women to bare their breasts, the Jets organization figures it may as well make some money and will resume beer sales next season.
- "Couch Potatoes To Ring In 2008 On Couch." The ESPN SportsZone restaurant in Times Square is hosting a contest tomorrow to determine who can sit and watch sports, drink, and eat the longest. All New Year resolutions start January 2nd apparently.
- Artist Theresa Duncan's end-of-year end-of-life post mortem blog post is a poem by T.S. Eliot.
- The spiraling gyres of a well folded paper airplane on the waterfront of Manhattan.
- New York City was the destination of choice for 2007 filmmakers.
- Happy New Year to all of our Gothamist readers. Be safe, have fun, and we'll see you next year!
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