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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A person struck by a southbound 1 train at 86th and Broadway, a water rescue at Rockaway Inlet off Breezy Point in Queens, and a child struck on Park Avenue in Brooklyn.
A Brooklyn man was arrested after driving 90 mph in the bus only lane on Staten Island. Also he was driving a "borrowed" $170,000 two-door Bentley.
Check out some of New Yorker illustrator Barry Blitt's other New Yorker covers.
State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. of the Bronx is a Democrat will be running for re-election as a Democrat and a Republican.
The NYC Coalition Against Hunger says more people are visiting food pantries--there's been a 9% increase over last year.
Charles Grodin thinks Connecticut residents are ruder than New Yorkers.
Why hasn't the state released details on the 2007 graduation rate? Apparently it takes over a year to calculate it!
Pressurized walls are the latest cause of controversy at Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village.
And the Seba Avenue Skate Park is a total disgrace--Gerritsen Beach reports there "toddler park has broken glass in it" and also has pictures.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 15, 2008 6:29 PM

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AvenueHebrew

To be honest, Grodin's right. As a former resident of Connecticut, I'd say the rudeness level is at least even. Some of the most smug, awful people I've known come from CT... and Texas.