Photograph of a photo shoot by Jen Chung

• From the Gothamist Newsmap: A hazmat at Bay St and Hannah St in Staten Island, a serious trauma at W 181st St and Audubon Ave, and a firefighter struck at Beach 169th St in Queens.
• Four people operating a fake apartment listings scam--and made at least $900,000 from never-performed "background and credit checks"--were arrested.
• A former high school English teacher may be in line to replace outgoing NYC teachers union president Randi Weingarten, who was elected to lead the national union.
• Lawyer turned architect Paul Byard who worked on renovations of the renovations of Carnegie Hall, Cooper Union, and the Custom House died on Tuesday.
• Former Newark mayor Sharpe James, who was convicted on corruption charges, is asking for leniency with his sentencing, citing his age and accomplishments.
• The Fug Girls are optimistic about the new season of Project Runway--holla at your boy!
• And people protesting the Dalai Lama (they claim he "persecutes Buddhist Shugden practitioners") had water bottles and coins thrown at them by followers of the Dalai Lama.