Early Addition

Photograph of the Dragon Boat Race by Harris Graber on Flickr

• From the Gothamist Newsmap: A jumper up at W 51st St & 10th Ave in Manhattan, an abduction at Fulton St & Grand Ave in Brooklyn and a weapons search on Trinity Ave in the Bronx.
• The city's blood supply is at a "critically low level." Regular donors are reportedly on vacation--consider donating blood to help keep the August blood supply up. More info at NY Blood Center.
• Brooklyn Height's Chef Dan scandal makes the NY Times, with emphasis on owners not thanking remaining employees for trying to keep the businesses afloat.
• A detective commander wore a wire to tape conversations with another detective suspected of ties to a drug gang.
• Tyra Banks will dress up as Michelle Obama in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar.
• Top Chef stalking has begun--Eater has photos of some of the contestants.
• Poinsettias may be a casualty of rising heating costs.
• And another suit has been filed to stop the Atlantic Yards development--this time, it's in state court.