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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water search in Little Neck Bay in Queens, a possible dead whale in Lower New York Bay, and a stabbing on Franklin Ave. and East 169th St. in the Bronx.
- The City's Health Dept. is allocating $2 million for the purchase and distribution of female condoms.
- The P&G Cafe--a friendly neighborhood bar that's becoming an increasing rarity--will still likely be evicted from its Upper West Side location. But Lost City reports that due to the softening real estate market, a successful move to another spot nearby is a real possibility.
- The son of a woman, who was brutally shot down by her ex-husband while walking with her fiancé in 2005, is going to become an NYPD officer with hopes of specializing in domestic violence.
- Cops are searching for a man in his 30s who broke into a West Village apartment armed with a knife and then fled when confronted with the frightened occupant. The suspect is described as a 5'9" white man, with blond hair, light eyes, and a muscular build.
- NYC's OTB parlors opened on schedule today, despite the Mayor's threats that they wouldn't.
- It's been hot, but summer is not even upon us. How well do you know your frozen summer treats?
- Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Did you get a tie?
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