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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: An escaped prisoner at Smith Street To Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, a water rescue at Breezy Point Jetty in Queens and a suspicious package at 5th Ave & 60th in Manhattan.
• A teen was sexually assaulted and robbed in Queens early this morning, but police do not believe it's connected to the two serial rapists still at large.
• The city has decided to settle for $8.7 million with the family of a man killed in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash. The two sides were supposed to meet in court today over the wrongful death lawsuit.
• School lunch prices are rising due to overall food cost inflation.
• Who says cockapoos aren't tough? A cockapoo puppy scared away a bear and her two cubs.
• A Gawker reader gives a bad review to NY magazine's "Highbrow BBQ."
• And should Boerum Hill residents put rolls of toilet paper on their stoops? Because the Stoop Pooper may be back!