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From the Gothamist Newsmap: Car Vs Store at West 43rd St & 6th Avenue, an overturned truck on Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn, and a construction accident at 27th Ave. & Francis Lewis Blvd. in Queens.
The Feds are digging through a Long Island industrial complex's grounds--apparently the Farmingdale site might have evidence of mob hits and the NYC's ME's office is on hand.
Despite losing between $35 and $40 million a year, New Jersey's Star-Ledger may be saved (for a few more months).
Heads up Williamsburg moochers; funky video/music/bar/restaurant Monkeytown turns three tonight and will be giving out free food and drink starting at 7 p.m.
Ugh: A Roman Catholic priest from Poland admitted he fondled a 16-year-old girl he was sitting next to on a flight to NJ.
Madonna will be jumping rope--Double Dutch rope jumping, to be exact--during her Sticky and Sweet concert.
Leave your economic worries behind and check out this photo compilation of over the top limos.
If you're curious how New York's "Internet playboys" are connected to one another (and what else is there to be curious about???) let this handy graph be your guide.

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By John Del Signore in Miscellaneous on October 1, 2008 6:34 PM

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emilydickinson

That might be my favorite 'Extra, Extra. end of day wrap-up photo yet. Very cool.

I really hope they can work things out with the Ledger, it's an excellent paper. We lost The Sun, which made me sad, but the Ledger? I imagine it's just media evolving.