Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck on Broadway and 231st St. in the Bronx, an aircraft alert at JFK at Queens, and a person fatally struck by a train at 57th St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan.
- Entries for the NYC Half-Marathon will start being accepted at 11:59pm on May 29th. Details.
- And the Design Trust for Public Space is accepting submissions for its Grand Army Plaza redesign competition.
- An Internal Affairs Bureau Lt. has been reassigned to a surveillance booth in a housing project after his friend allegedly raped a young woman in the apartment of the cop's girlfriend as she begged him to stop.
- The body of Rabbi Zev Segal, missing since yesterday morning, was found in his car, which apparently slid into the Hackensack River in NJ.
- The memorial for promoter-gossip Baird Jones is being held at Plumm, a venue he wasn't a huge fan of.
- A Gawker employee was shackled and thrown into the Tombs after drinking a beer-in-a-bag in the subway system.
- The carjacker of Mayor Bloomberg's personal car, which was in the possession of one of his aides, faces 15 years in the slammer for the crime.
- A lovely castle-like house in Flushing, Queens - turrets and Tudor details!
- Former Gov. George Pataki underwent emergency surgery this morning to relieve an intestinal blockage (he's had problems with this before!).
- And former Project Runway contestants Jeffrey Sebelia, Santino Rice and Kit Pistol watched Project Runway finale in LA amidst their young, adoring fans.
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