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Eye on the Taxi, by Santi-Jose at flickr

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a burn victim at 14th St. and Union Square in Manhattan, a large brush fire at 78th St. and 160th Ave. in Queens, and witness tampering on 65th St. in Brooklyn.
Falling window glass from the tallest building in Chelsea--the Chelsea Stratus--closed 24th St. between 6th and 7th Aves.
Former NY Senator Al D'Amato wants to be the center of his own televised courtroom show.
A serious Beatles fan is spotted in Brooklyn Heights.
Hoboken's City Council can't manage to pass a rule requiring decorum during council meetings because residents and council members can't agree on what constitutes decorous behavior.
When Congressman Charlie Rangel was hospitalized for a week with flu-like symptoms, he was actually suffering from viral encephalitis.
Residents of Washington Square Village "freak out" when owner NYU proposes the possibility of changes far in the future.
A Staten Island pizzeria is offering a seafood-topped pizza for Lenten observers abstaining from meat. The name of the pie with the lobster, crab meat, and shrimp toppings--The Passion of the Crust--is riling some Catholics.