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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a police impersonation followed by robbery on Hoe Ave. in the Bronx, a scaffolding incident on East 80th St. in Manhattan, and an armed robbery on 56th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan.
A large goose (Mr. Magoose?) flew directly into a stationary utility pole in North Hempstead yesterday, knocking out power for hundreds of customers.
Shawn Young, the man who stole a car belonging to Mayor Bloomberg while it was being used by a staffer (who was assaulted during the robbery), was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison. Young abandoned the car less than two hours after he stole it, so he could serve about 45 days in jail for every 60 seconds of joyriding in Bloomberg's ride.
Extended hours are back at Madison Square's Shake Shack. Danny Meyer's popular concession stand will now be open from 11am to 11pm every day of the week.
Ed Levine shares his thoughts on bakeries in Chinatown and what's good to eat there.
If Alex Rodriguez seems happy for a man sitting out games with an injury, it's because his wife gave birth to the pair's second daughter Monday.
David Moore was sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring and then stabbing a Chinese food deliveryman multiple times at the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria in 2006.
A classical violinist left his 285-year-old, $4 million Stradivarius in the back seat of a cab he took from Battery Park to Newark International. The instrument was reunited with its owner after it spent the night unnoticed in the back seat of Mohamed Khalil's cab, parked on a Newark street. Last year, a dozing violinist left his valuable "Scarampella" instrument on the Clark St. subway platform, after waking suddenly and jumping on a train.

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on April 23, 2008 6:15 PM

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Fritzdecat

never trust a violinist

angry_pickle

Obviously that violinist has no respect for other people's valuable property. I hope no one in the future will lend him another expensive instrument.

mdow

completely agree about the underwriter--i'm sure he's got a few points he'd like to review with his idiot client. seriously, how do you fucking do that? the handcuffs idea is a good one.

arsguide, seriously.

jibbly

Arsguide, seriously.

Violinists should handcuff their instruments to their wrists like jewelers.

books

something how the one guy who stabs a chinese delivery man to death gets 20 years and the guy who steals the mayors car gets 15 years

veeelchop

i think we have proof beyond a reasonable doubt that violinists are idiots.

dkstar1

seriously. I mean, you never hear about flautists forgetting their instruments in cabs.

Dave Hogarty

I'm sure his insurance underwriter is very eager to have a conversation about rates this week.

Peter

Does anyone else think that classical violinists are morons? I mean, if I had a $4 million violin with me I'd be very careful not to leave it behind me in a taxi, in fact I'd probably be using a car service in the first place.