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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A boat on fire underneath the Verrazano Bridge, a fall victim at 12 Av & W 57 St in Manhattan, and an overturned auto in Cross Bay Blvd in Queens.
A disabled train in NJ is causing all sorts of delays on NJ Transit.
Good thing a strike was averted--Verizon is wiring a Lower East Side building with Fios.
Happy Birthday, Crime Stoppers! The city's anonymous crime tips hot line turns 25 today.
Record producer Jerry Wexler died today; he worked with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Dusty Springfield and many others.
The bubble tea at Grand Sicuan on Lex is "garbage... The tapioca pearls were rock hard in the middle, dry, and they had a strong taste of prunes or raisins or something. Disgusting. 2 sips later I threw it away, a once in a lifetime occurence (being fat *and* cheap means I never throw away food.)"
And NY Sun columnist Lenore Skenazy who let her 9-year-old son ride the subway alone talks about parents who miss their kids (who are at camp) to WNYC's Brian Lehrer.