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Photograph of the Omikoshi (portable shrine) Parade at yesterday's Japan Day celebration by Harris Graber on Flickr
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A brush fire at JFK Airport, at the south of Lefferts Boulevard, in Queens, a water main break at West Houston and 6th Ave in Manhattan, and a water job at the Goethals Bridge in Staten Island.
- The NY Post's NY State editor Fred Dicker was given the Legislative Correspondents Association Alumni Award for breaking the Troopergate story.
- Ten people were injured yesterday when an MTA bus in Queens hit a fence (or building). The bus swerved to avoid hitting a boy who apparently darted into the street.
- Sal Carbone bested his own pizza-eating record by eating more than 15 slices to win yesterday's pizza-eating contest at Rocco's in Brooklyn.
- A Bronx man was beaten up by cops; cops say he was "drinking and uncooperative" while he, his wife and his lawyer say he wasn't doing anything wrong.
- Fighting for a 16th minute of fame: War of the words over who the real scammer is in the J.T. Leroy hoax.
- Queens residents' mailboxes are being flooded with campaign literature.
- Eaters in the Rocco's contest should take note that the New York Road Runners are celebrating 50 years of running in NYC. NYRR has events celebrating its anniversary through Sunday.
- Bob Dylan is playing at Prospect Park this summer and tickets for the presale are available now.
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