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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a suspicious fire at Prospect Ave. and Ritter Pl. in the Bronx, an armed robbery attempt at Tavern on the Green in Central Park and West 67th St. in Manhattan, and an armed robbery on East 84th St. in Manhattan.
A Staten Island native and veteran of the war in Iraq, Christopher Small, was killed in central Pennsylvania after he asked uninvited guests at his best friend's daughter's birthday party to leave. His killer later confronted him on the street and shot him three times in the head.
In the course of opposing Columbia University's expansion plans in Manhattanville, a historian uncovered a forgotten past of an uptown dairy industry in the neighborhood.
Mayor Bloomberg won't make any promises about avoiding tax hikes this year, if he feels it necessary to close a projected budget gap.
Jim Dolan is talking to advisors about replacing Isiah Thomas as head coach before the end of the season.
NYC Transit President Howard Roberts Jr. wants public address systems installed in the one out of every five subway stations that currently lacks them.
Dana Matos McGreevey has turned her attentions to the deeper pockets of her former husband's new boyfriend. He is asking a judge to invalidate a subpoena for his financial records.
A 42-year-old retired firefighter was drunk when he hit a car carrying the family of a state senator on Staten Island.

Michael Bell-Smith, by C-monster at flickr

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[1] | zodak

is that a photo or just a screen-cap of some video?

Reply | January 13, 2008 12:18 PM

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[2] | Dave Hogarty

If one clicks through the link to C-monster's flickr page, there is a link to a video installation. This is a still image of that piece.

Reply | January 13, 2008 7:33 PM

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