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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A construction accident on N 7th and Kent in Brooklyn, a perp search at East Tremont & Sedgewick Ave in the Bronx, and armed EDP on East 24th St in Manhattan.
- WTC developer Larry Silverstein told Regis Philbin, referring to Ground Zero work, "Well...we can't even dig a hole straight."
- Bees that swarmed the NJ Turnpike on Saturday (a beehive fell off a truck) are recovering.
- Common health myths, like whether you need 8 cups of water each day or whether swimming after eating, are debunked.
- Surprise, not such a surprise: Some of Sheldon Silver's biggest campaign contributors are organizations that opposed congestion pricing.
- Bronx-born Cullen Jones talks to the Sun about getting ready to compete in the Beijing Olympics' swimming events and says of cities in China, "It reminds me a lot of New York, except with a lot more bikes."
- And there's yet another possible plan for Pier 40.