January 5, 2008
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an abduction on Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn, a double shooting at West 151st St. and Walton Ave. in the Bronx, and a pursuit/crash/bailout on 95th St. and the West Side Highway in Manhattan.
- The disbarred lawyer accused of murdering his wife and blaming it on a random carjacking admitted to cops that he'd sent flowers to his girlfriend that day and had various small affairs and used escorts outside of his marriage.
- The girlfriend who turned in her boyfriend with his huge cache of weapons this week used to work for "The King of All Pimps" Jason Itzler out of his brothel. She was upset with Suwei Chuang because she wanted to get married and he wasn't sure.
- Amtrak workers are threatening to strike in a move that could shut down Penn Station. Nearly a half million commuters use Penn Station during the week via the LIRR, NJ Transit, and Amtrak trains.
- What do the people of Brooklyn, Iowa think about Brooklyn, New York? In short: it's big, it's crowded, people's apartments are small, and there's lots of different cultures. That sounds completely accurate.
- The Gowanus Lounge passes along an observed post at a Park Slope Parents site, wondering if anyone knew where to find that online site that can teach one's child the alphabet.
- A man has been preying on young women and teen girls in Queens, forcing them at knife point to secluded areas where he sexually molests them.
- Manhattan research librarian Stan Friedman won the ESPN Zone Ultimate Couch Potato Competition after spending 29 hours in a recliner watching sports and highlight shows.
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Amtrak better not strike. Hundreds of trains all going into Hoboken = bad
As a daily LIRR commuter... well, f***. I'm just imagining what the E and 7 trains are going to look like after the LIRR has to start using Jamaica and Woodside as terminals. What sort of burnt offering do you suppose would help get negotiations going smoothly?
Awesome picture of co-op city.