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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an unstable building on 41st Ave. in Queens, a pedestrian struck on 33rd St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan, and a double stabbing on East 188th St. and Webster Ave. in the Bronx.
The New York Post flew a Jessica Simpson lookalike to Dallas and got her seats behind the Cowboys' bench in an effort to distract Dallas quarterback Tony Romo.
Has anyone lost a camera in a cab lately? Recognize any of the people pictured? An interesting version of Lost & Found
After someone began leaving food out for stray cats at a Carroll Gardens parking lot, signs appeared threatening that the vittles would soon be poisoned if the feedings didn't end.
The Astoria Castle, if you want to live in a gated fortress complete with crenellations for your archers. Moat not included.
Brooklyn Junction informs that a theater operator is considering saving the Loews Kings Theater in Flatbush, Brooklyn. A renovation of the theater could cost $20-$40 million.
The hell that is working at Bloomberg LLP.
And one woman commutes to NYC from Albany. Albany!

Three Kings (2 of 71).jpg, by hesastud at flickr

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on January 14, 2008 6:15 PM

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ed_Extinct

$800 a month for train ticket. plus rent, plus car, plus gas, plus insurance, plus wtf, mate?

Steven

Commuting from Albany to Manhattan daily!? This woman is NUTS!

At least move closer to the city. Maybe somewhere in Metro - North territory.

rbeshenk

I know the couple that feeds the cats on that block. They are assholes. They don't even live there. They feed all the stray cats in the neighborhood, with their foodstamp money. They're on welfare and spend our taxpayer money causing a shitstorm of cats in the neighborhood. They feed the cats in the lot next to my house. I advised them to feed them across the street, because they go in my yard and my dog (a pit/boxer mix) will kill them, and has tried to do so. They then asked if my dog attacks humans, too. They were going to call the cops on my dog to get it euthanized so that the stray cats could live in the lot!!!!! They also feed the birds that shit in my backyard. Everyone in the neighborhood hates them. I have had many cats as pets and even I considered poisoning the food they put out there. The cats break into my hallway and pee in front of my apartment door. They sneak in and out of my basement, pissing and shitting. I hate them. I hate them. I hate them.

Dave Hogarty

It took me a while to figure out what you were asking Landor, until it occurred that you were referring to the picture. What's going on there is the celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany, usually fixed on January 6th and lasting eight days. For Western christian churches, it's regarded as a celebration of the arrival of the three wise men (the guys in the picture). That's where the whole 12 days of Christmas thing originated, beginning 12/25 and ending 1/5, with 1/6 serving as the Epiphany.

Clearly, a portion of the latin american community feels the Feast of the Epiphany is an important event and holds quite an elaborate parade in Brooklyn to celebrate it.