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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: A car in water near the Bronx River Parkway and Gun Hill Road, an accident investigation at Orchard and Delancey in Manhattan and a perp search at 59th Ave & 164th St in Queens.
• After its "nominal" 11% increase last year, the Department of Environmental Protection tried to justify this year's 14.5% water hike. Suffice to say, it didn't go over well.
• Suggestions for an indie rock wing at the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
• Lower East Side and East Village downzoning talks will finally begin.
• A man wearing a curly black wig and red lipstick has robbed five NJ banks.
• Cheap thrills available at very specific times.
• Hot tranny mess in the making: Now that Project Runway has gone to Lifetime, Bravo has hired away the production company behind the show.
• The city is looking at two locations, one in Queens and one in the Bronx, for much needed animal shelters.
• Health inspectors have begun citing fast food restaurants for not displaying calorie information.