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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Chester St. in Brooklyn, another shooting on 139th St. and 3rd Ave. in the Bronx, and yet another shooting on 5th Ave. in Brooklyn.
- Gerritsen Inlet is getting a new bridge to replace the original 1940 series of spans.
- "Red" Ken Livingstone, who brought congestion pricing to London, was shown the door by voters.
- Season six of Project Runway (now on Lifetime) will be bi-coastal, splitting its time between NYC and LA.
- An 11-year-old boy saved the life of his mom and brother this week when their car became trapped behind a railroad crossing gate. As an unoccupied LIRR train bore down on their car, Ryan Murphy hopped out of his mom's car and lifted up the gate, allowing the vehicle to move off the tracks.
- The MegaMillions lottery is up to $120 million. You go gotta be in it to win it, or you could just crumple up a dollar and throw it in the garbage.
- Former Knick Latrell Sprewell is not faring that well financially since quitting the NBA. His 70-foot yacht's been repossessed and he's being sued by a bank for $23,000 in unpaid credit card bills.
- 200 kids crowded into a Bronx gym today to compete in the New York State Double Dutch Championships.
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As an unoccupied LIRR train bore down on their car, Ryan Murphy hopped out of his mom's car and lifted up the gate, allowing the vehicle to move off the tracks.
Not to take away from what was a brave act on the boy's part, but his mother could have just driven right through the gate. They break away very easily.