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Good Defeats Evil, by dcschaub at flickr
  • Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a person on the train tracks at 179th St. and Hillside Ave. in Queens, a person under a C line train at Fulton St. and Franklin Ave. in Brooklyn, and an unusual rescue at 210 West 47th St. in Manhattan.
  • A statue of Aristotle was unveiled in Athens Square Park in Queens yesterday. A gift from the nation of Greece, the statue is a symbol of tribute to Greek immigrants who have contributed to NYC.
  • A van driver and nine of his passengers were injured this morning after running a red light and slamming into an M10 bus at West 150th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Manhattan.
  • NYC Transit misspelled Donald Trump's surname on signs notifying riders at Columbus Circle: "TRUMPH." An agency spokesman said that the signs weren't official, but produced by a contractor doing work on the Columbus Circle renovation project.
  • Pulitzer Prizes are announced--the NY Times received two, writer Junot Diaz received one for his book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and playwright Tracy Letts received one for his play, August: Osage Country, which is on Broadway.
  • A Brooklyn woman is suing a Bay Ridge spa after she received a Brazilian bikini wax that required follow-up medical treatment
  • Residents want Stuy Town landmarked to prevent Tishman Speyer from building additional units on the complex's green spaces.
  • And Out's Power List is, uh, out: Nick Denton is #22, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is #18, Perez Hilton is #16, and The New York Times Gay Mafia is #12.
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  • David

    The New York Times Gay Mafia needs a logo or corporate branding of some kind.

  • djwerdna

    What's the "unusual rescue"?

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