January 20, 2008
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a person under a train at Jamaica Ave. and 95th St. in Queens, a severed limb at Blake Ave. in Brooklyn, and a child struck at 39th St. and 3rd Ave. in Brooklyn.
- "Prepare to be swabbed citizen." New York takes steps forward to our Gattaca-like future.
- A man described as being 6'1" and 300 lbs. was spotted nude and running around Staten Island. The emotionally disturbed person was eventually corralled by EMTs and police, but died on the way to the hospital.
- Declining revenues and skyrocketing rents are two trends that are leading to the close of many city restaurants.
- There is a Mr. Big Jr. Former Sex & the City and L&O star Chris Noth became a father recently with the birth of his son with girlfriend Tara Wilson.
- Falling 47 stories only took seconds. Almost equally incredible: a man's journey of survival from the sidewalk to rehab lasted only six weeks.
- A woman speeding down 14th St. at Willow Ave. in Hoboken yesterday evening rear-ended the car in front of her, causing a five car accident that resulted in the deaths of two people.
- Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and here is a list of events celebrating the civil rights icon.
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