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  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck at 48th St. and 15th Ave. in Brooklyn, a shooting at 105th St. and Liberty Ave. in Queens, and a person under a train at Church St. and Park Place in Manhattan.
  • Columbia is increasing its security patrols and surveillance around the school's Morningside Heights campus following the violent death of one of its students.
  • A 19-year-old high school senior was stabbed to death by a group of brawlers while trying to break up a fight at a bar in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
  • Actor Charlton Heston died in California yesterday at the age of 84.
  • Residents of Monmouth County in NJ complained about the aggressive behavior of wild turkeys and their interference with traffic. Other residents complained when a Fish & Wildlife officer shot three of the large birds.
  • The NYPD is reminding its officers that taking steroids is not only illegal, but dangerous.
  • James Dolan will be offering free food and soft drinks at the Knick's final home game on April 14th. Don't drink the Kool-Aid fans.
  • A 21-year-old Brooklyn man was fatally struck by the E train at 14th St. in Manhattan yesterday.

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From the article about Dolan:

Madison Square Garden this season was filled to 96 percent capacity, with 18 sellouts (and three more expected in the last four games


Anyone else see the problem? The Knicks can get away with being so dreadfully bad because their sheep-like fans show up.

"Charleston Heston?" Is that anything like a "Charlton Chew?"

Any description of the perps in the Sunset Park stabbing?

Any description of the perps in the Sunset Park stabbing?

Upper-middle class white men, and ... oh wait, you mean in real life, not in an upcoming Law & Order episode.

Residents of Monmouth County in NJ complained about the aggressive behavior of wild turkeys and their interference with traffic. Other residents complained when a Fish & Wildlife officer shot three of the large birds

People will complain about anything now a days… the sky is not blue enough, I’ll make sure to call the Police and complain about it, and then complain some more when they wont do anything… heck maybe I’ll write the mayor, then the governor, and at the end write a nice letter to God, I wonder what his address is.

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