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• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A missing child on Osgood Ave in Staten Island, a victim attacked by dogs at 14th Rd & 119th St in Queens, and a pursuit at 12th St & 4th Ave in Brooklyn.
  
• That shouting you hear near Cooper Union tonight is due to the Rent Guidelines Board's meeting to discuss stabilized rent hikes.
  
• Brian Williams will host this Sunday's Meet the Press, but a decision regarding who will permanently host has not been made yet.
  
• Looking back at the past and finding an elegant way to understand how to navigate the subways.
  
• A good thing: The Public Service Commissioner says Con Ed should improve its response to gas leaks.
  
• NJ gets its first salmonella-from-contaminated-tomatoes case.
  
• The gals of Gossip Girl have hit the Hamptons to film scenes for the new season.
  
• Aroma Kitchen & Winebar has a "Summer Aperitivo special": $15 will buy you a flight of three Italian wines and seasonal antipasti, Monday through Thursday from 4 -7 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Fridays.
  
• And Governor Paterson will be heading to Chicago tomorrow to join other governors and Barack Obama for an economic discussion.