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• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A fatal jumper on Amsterdam and 92nd Street, a gas main break on Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn, and a bank robbery on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene.
  
• Following the scaling of The New York Times building by two men within just hours of each other, the City Council is considering a ban making it illegal to climb the exteriors of buildings in NYC.
  
• Three men attacked and robbed a man walking in Central Park Tuesday evening near 97th St.
  
• A German artist has constructed a device that syncs with the flashes of tourists' cameras and projects graffiti onto their snapshots.
  
• Despite a spate of recent deadly construction accidents, the city's construction workers are still pounding beers while on the job.
  
• Half-century old Italian restaurant Nicola Paone in Murray Hill will be shuttering this Saturday. It's owner cited the advanced age of many of its apparently irreplaceable personnel.
  
• The Greenpoint Birthday Girl was painted over, but someone has revived her appearance with a Sharpie. Photos from the project can be seen here.
  
• Looking for a steal on an apartment in the trendy and exciting Five Points neighborhood? Rustic luxury can be all yours for under $10 (time machine not included).