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Photograph of pineapple in Fiorello LaGuardia statue's hands by Paul Fugelsang

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A car vs. building at 150 St & College Pt Blvd in Queens, a hate crime on 20th Ave in Brooklyn and a missing child on West 205th St in Manhattan.
• Besides serving out a 29-year jail sentence for killing his stepdaughter, Cesar Rodriguez will also be facing time for having a shiv in his cell.
• The real estate market for Brooklyn's industrial buildings has stayed strong.
• Denzel Washington, taking time off from shooting The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, was in his hometown of Mount Vernon to give out scholarships from himself and his wife.
• A home invader broke into a NJ home, took off his clothes, and got into bed with the female resident. He fled when she woke up and started screaming.
• Victimless Leather, a small jacket made up of embryonic stem cells taken from mice that was part of MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibition, has died
• Because leading a team to the playoffs (never mind losing in the first round) is attractive, Knicks president Donnie Walsh may be interested in just-fired Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson.
• And if you were kid who wanted to see the new Kid Robot store last night, we're sorry they didn't let you in.