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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: A suspicious DOA in Brooklyn, a barricaded EDP on East 120th Street in Manhattan, and a bank robbery on Main Street in Queens
• An off-duty police officer walking his dog in the Bronx was shot; police have arrested a suspect.
• A lawyer was sentenced to life for killing his client's husband--his client and his wife were in a "bitter divorce fight," bringing a whole new meaning to client service.
• The Abusive Teflon Don: FBI tapes reveal that John Gotti used to beat his wife.
• BKLYN Designs, a showcase of Brooklyn furniture and accessories from Brooklyn-based design, is this weekend; Brownstoner has a Day 1 look.
• Citigroup is planning on shedding $400 billion in assets over the next few years.
• Given today's rain, we're wondering how this clogged catch basin did.
• Is Grand Theft Auto IV the "Most Important Artwork of Our Time"?
• And avoid Magnolia Bakery: Sex and the City fans are making pilgrimages to NYC.