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Photo of Flushing by Jenelle Cleary on Flickr

• From the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Astoria Blvd. in Queens, an accident involving a city bus on White Plains Rd. in the Bronx and a shooting on Eastern Pkwy and Utica Ave in Brooklyn.

• The city has awarded $2.5 million to the family of a man who survived 9/11 despite being knocked unconscious by falling debris, but was killed in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash.

• A Manhattan super fell to his death yesterday when he stepped into an elevator shaft and plummeted five stories.

• City Council will vote this week on how to address a state law that would require board members of certain non-profit groups to reveal information about their income, including the likes of Lorne Michaels and Oscar de la Renta.

• Sarah Palin might not exactly turn the other cheek. Tomorrow's NY Times has an extensive piece about how Palin has gone after her foes, including an assistant to the governor calling up an online critic and shouting, "Stop blogging! Stop blogging right now!"

• Even if you're down to your last dollar, you can still have a dream. Lottery ticket sales thrive in the face of an economic downturn.

• Manager Joe Girardi has shuffled the Yankees rotation in order to make sure that longtime fan favorite Andy Pettite will start the final game played at the Stadium.

• The city said that it will not shut down bike lanes because Hasidic communities complained about scantily-clad cyclists pedaling through their neighborhood.

• Always keep an eye on your "Shorty": a cow was on the loose on the streets of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.