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Balloon Man, by Atomische at flickr

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an unusual crime - child handcuffed on 137th Ave. in Queens, a pedestrian struck in front of the Supreme Court Building and Centre St. in Manhattan, and a scaffolding incident at the Trump Complex on West End and 70th St. in Manhattan.
The Clearview Cinema on the Upper East Side is no longer cutting kids and seniors a break on ticket prices, even for matinée screenings. Everyone now has to pay $12 to see a movie.
The Bronx Military Museum is looking for a more permanent home, after spending 10 years in the waiting room of a Morris Park funeral home.
The widow of the State Police Inspector who hanged himself in his home's garage said that she would not have welcomed Gov. Paterson to attend her husband's memorial service.
The new fine arts center planned for the Brooklyn Navy Yard will feature alternative energy generation capabilities, including solar and wind power.
Historian Edward Renehan Jr. admitted that he stole letters penned by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and tried to sell them through a Manhattan gallery for almost $100,000.
The GTA IV version of Coney Island's slightly flimsy gazebo can withstand any and all abuse.
The not-going-out-on-a-limb political award of the year should go to State Senator Martin Connor, who represents lower Manhattan and is caught touting his support of congestion pricing: "Congestion pricing -- I supported it. I didn't tell anybody; I didn't take a position on it. I supported it."