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Photograph by Irene Roxanne on Flickr
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A prisoner escapes Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, fire on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn and an overturned school bus on Farmers Blvd & N Conduit Ave.
- An overturned tanker on the NJ Turnpike is causing delays (the tanker spilled propane) near Giants Stadium, and authorities say it won't be cleaned before tonight Bruce Springsteen concert.
- Long Island College Hospital is closing its obstetrics ward in Cobble Hill, due to soaring malpractice costs.
- Prosecutors argued against a suspect being allowed to examine witness statements in his jail cell, over concerns he'd leak information.
- A new Pret a Manger is opening on 3rd Avenue between 47th and 48th Street--MIdtown Lunch has the complicated details on how to score a free sandwich.
- Howard Stern is remaking Rock & Roll High School.
- Hey, Streety Bird--there's a promotion to win a 1.5 carat engagement ring and chance to propose at Yankee Stadium (via Diamond Vision Screen).
- The Daily News says Tom Cruise is named in a $250 million federal lawsuit that is using the RICO statute against the Church of Scientology -- plaintiff calls the church a "crime syndicate."
- And Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but as Wordscraper.
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Propane is a gas at atmospheric conditions; it can't be "spilled." And since it's a gas, there is nothing to clean up. They're probably just letting it vent until the tank is empty.
love that picture!