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Car on Fire, by I Dream Awake at flickr

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a burn victim and robbery on 8th Ave. near the Harlem River Drive in Manhattan, a possible hostage situation on Riverside Dr. in Manhattan, and a bomb threat on Westchester Ave. in the Bronx.
A rookie cop in Brooklyn was charged with criminal mischief after vandalizing a number of vehicles' side mirrors in his neighborhood.
The New York City Ballet is suing a British production company over proceeds that it never received from sales of a workout video based on the dance company's exercise program.
The federal government has granted NYC $12 million to develop an automated water contamination detection system to protect the city's drinking water.
Hundreds of cyclists rode to St. John the Divine today for the church's annual blessing of the bikes and remembrance of bike riders killed over the past year.
In petty retribution for what was perceived as negative coverage of Det. Michael Oliver the day before the Sean Bell verdict was announced, the Daily News' police bureau chief and four photographers were excluded from the Detectives Endowment Association press conference yesterday, where the three exonerated men spoke for the first time to the press following the trial.
Is there a documented record on the books for the longest line at Shake Shack ever?
Thre driver who struck and killed a 17-year-old girl in Marine Park, Brooklyn was allegedly swerving to avoid hitting three other pedestrians, who were the victim's friends.

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on April 26, 2008 6:15 PM

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maevemealone

Nice, I rode past this car fire the other day. The fire was out already so I missed the big action.

matty

That image is so "real" and so "cool" and "authentic" so different from my life in the suburbs! WOW!

harrisgraber

Re:Shake Shack lines. I find it incredible that anyone would wait on a line that long for burgers.

Also, I liked the waterfall photo, too, but I also like this one. It's pretty dramatic. The tree in the background makes this photo for me. Otherwise, the background would be completely bland. The fire is where the drama and bright red, orange, and yellow is. That's the action, but the green leaves provide a wonderful contrast.