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  • From the Gothamist Newsmap: An unusual occurrence at 162nd St & Hillside Ave in Queens, a power outage at 9th Ave & 65 St in Brooklyn and a water rescue near Pier 11 in Manhattan.
  • Craig Schley, a community organizer who protested against Harlem rezoning, has decided to run against Representative Charles Rangel. Rangel has held his seat for 38 years.
  • A part-time janitor who helped save a man at the World Trade Center on September 11 was found dead. Kenny Johanneman left a suicide note, saying he's been depressed since 9/11 and hoped someone would find a home for his cat.
  • One Upper West Side couple took a buyout for their rent-stabilized apartment...and moved to Minneapolis.
  • The city's infant mortality rate has dropped to a record low. Also: Lots of Asians babies were born to take advantage of the Year of the Pig.
  • Rafael Nadal gives short answers at 3 a.m. press conferences.
  • And with Fashion Week fast approaching, Barneys' SImon Doonan thinks the lack of diversity on the runways is more troubling than the super skinny models.
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  • Antonio

    R I P Kenny :(

  • moocowtoo

    Shit the Kenny story, that is a sad fucking story.

  • famdoc

    Let's make sure Sarah Palin doesn't find out about Craig Schley. Now we know that "community organizers" are a waste of time, but that small-town mayors really get something done.

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