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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck at Clove Rd & Targee St on Staten Island, a crime scene at Washington Park and Dekalb Ave. in Brooklyn and a serious assault at Clarkson Ave. & Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn.
• A 16-year-old football player at Montclair High School suffered a brain hemorrhage during a game on Monday. A school official said he is in critical condition and is "unlikely to improve."
• A judge granted temporary custody of a 10-year-old boy, the lone survivor of the Chelsea fire that killed his family, to his aunt and uncle. Jonzan Valdez is still unconscious and in critical condition, but his family is hopeful.
• The suspicious package that forced Penn Station to shut down briefly yesterday? A cleaner found a smoke grenade in a knapsack left in LIRR train car.
• Hermione Granger Watch: Since actress Emma Watson is in NYC, does that mean she's considering applying to Columbia University?
• The Suffolk County Legislature approved spending $6 million to purchase--along with other East Hampton Town and NY State who are each chipping in another $6 million--over 76 acres from Dick Cavett. Though it'll add to shorefront, some politicians are worried this is the wrong time to be buying anything.