Extra, Extra

Flower Face Stickah, by Atomische.com at flickr

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck on 6th Ave. and 35th St. in Manhattan, a building evacuation at Broadway and Grand St. in Manhattan, and a child shot on Howard Ave. in Brooklyn.
  
• Repeated rat sightings closed down a Brooklyn classroom.
  
• He never decided to wander into the blades of a buzzsaw, he simply asked whether the cases he took were "right or wrong." Oh brother.
  
• A shop customer frequented his usual donut place without wearing any pants one day. It was necessary for us to read that several times before it was clear.
  
• That cop-cussing lesbian-alleging Philly anchorwoman is gearing up for a lawsuit against NYC for false arrest.
  
• A great way not to forget the story of the little German polar bear who could, and did, survive.
  
• Apartment Therapy offers tips on cleaning out one's medicine cabinet. Also, those drugs could wind up in the water supply.
  
• Google will not be buying The New York Times.