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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: electric shock at 60th St. and 56th Ave. in Queens, an officer shot on Getz Ave. and Arthur Kill Rd. on Staten Island, and a child burned by parent at 2720 Broadway in Manhattan.

A gazebo festooned with candles may make for an ideal place to propose marriage to one's girlfriend, but it's also a fire hazard.

New (York Post) Math: "Prior to the tariff, Chinese manufacturers sold hangers for up to 221 percent less than fair value."

Council members who stuck their necks out to approve the Mayor's congestion pricing plan, only to watch it go down in flames in Albany, are worried their support for the tax on outer-borough drivers may come back to haunt them.

West Village resident Liv Tyler may or may not be moving to Brooklyn.

Twice as many NYC public school children could be considered gifted and eligible for enhanced school programs under new relaxed standards.

A Long Island vet donated hip replacement and knee ligament surgery to a tabby cat rescued in Manhattan. Winston the cat is doing well (he's undergoing kitty physical therapy) and will be returned to the Humane Society for adoption later.

Rudy Giuilani's daughter hasn't given up on the Giuliani last name (yet)--she explains that she uses "Caroline Rose" for the stage.

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[1] | Snoopy

Oh my God Liv Tyler is moving to Brooklyn from the West Village. Who is Liv Tyler and should we care?

I like the title "gifted" children. Why don't they just call them retarded? I mean really. Who the fuck would give a gift such as that on any human being?

Reply | April 10, 2008 7:13 PM

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[2] | berniegoetz

Every time I try to get, er, um, "excited" about Liv Tyler I remember whose balls she originally emanated from and then I can't even think about sex again for at least a week.

Reply | April 10, 2008 9:57 PM

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[3] | amsci

Snoopy: Gifted programs are geared towards children who are bright and (at least appear to) have an exceptional capacity for learning. Just the opposite of being "retarded."

As far as racial/cultural bias goes, I was part of the Astor (later Astre) program at P.S. 124Q. I was one of like six white kids in a 30 person class. *shrug*

Reply | April 10, 2008 10:03 PM

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[4] | EricRoberts

@amsci - yes gifted used to mean that. Now they're relaxing their standards to let in retards

Reply | April 11, 2008 9:08 AM

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[5] | amsci

I guess its kinda like giving trophies to all the Little Leaguers because everyone is teh winnarz.

Reply | April 11, 2008 9:35 AM

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