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Untitled photo of a Brooklyn sidewalk discussion, by GerritsenBeach.Net

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a double shooting on Sutter Ave. in Brooklyn, a shooting on 24th St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan, and a shooting on West 28th St. and Mermaid Ave. in Brooklyn.
Approximately 450 people took part in a ten mile run and walk-a-thon to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of The Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, which is currently led by the Rev. Calvin Butts.
The Dept. of Environmental Protection is operating a pilot program to handle excess rainwater runoff by giving homeowners rain barrels that catch roof runoff and store it later for watering lawns and plants.
Councilman Tony Avella is making concerns about neighborhood over-development into one of the main planks of his mayoral bid platform.
The world of sports broadcasting lost one of its most respected members today with the death of Jim McKay. The former broadcaster is probably best known for his steady handling of the 1972 Olympics massacre in Munich, Germany. McKay discussing the 1972 Olympic Games.
A socially conscious Westport, CT high school student, who decided a good senior prank would be to ride her little sister's pony to school with a sign that said "SAVE GAS," was charged by police with breaching the peace.
A state court ruled that it's fine for law enforcement to plant GPS tracking devices on people's cars to monitor their movements without a warrant.
The NYPD is going to expand the equipping of tasers to its force, distributing them to sergeants as an alternative to the use of deadly force.

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By Dave Hogarty in Miscellaneous on June 7, 2008 6:15 PM

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matty

I can't wait to see ConEd's pony Big Brown Out.

HEEEEYOOOOO!

Dave Hogarty

The greatest part of this photo is the tiniest detail that escaped me the first few times. The young kid sitting in the beach chair has his arm in a sling with a cast on it. You can tell he's sitting there thinking something like

"I just had to punch that f-ing door last week . . .

"Now I gotta spend my whole summer listening to these old bastards instead of hanging out with my friends.

"I wonder if I can learn how to beat off with my left hand?"

John Del Signore

GREAT photo!

Fritzdecat

Big Brown's quarter crack went deeper than they thought.

I'm glad I didn't do the repair, Some Vet and his farrier buddy probably went looking for the exit early after that race. LOL

sonyactivision

Judging by the photo, it looks like Donald Trump has taken up smoking again.

And the fucking horse lost. Pay up.

Jen S

Speaking of ponies, what happened to Big Brown?! Eat a moldy carrot or something?

sj

Except that her dad drove the whole way behind her at walking speed with his hazards on, thus using more gas than would have been used with a normal trip to school. Or god forbid she could really have saved some gas and taken the bus with a bunch of other kids.

Good idea, horrible execution.

ed_Extinct

A socially conscious Westport, CT high school student, who decided a good senior prank would be to ride her little sister's pony to school with a sign that said "SAVE GAS," was charged by police with breaching the peace.

Good for her! I commend her bravery and environmentalism!!! Well done!