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Photograph of the QE 2 and Queen Mary 2 meeting in New York for the last time by Idle Type on Flickr

From Gothamist Newsmap: A child struck at 3rd Ave & East 20 St in Manhattan, a stabbing at W Kingsbridge Rd in the Bronx, and an interior wall collapse at Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn.
The Dow fell 127 points today, but ended the week up. CNBC adds, "The Dow has posted triple-digit moves in each of the past 10 sessions. Put all those swings together and you get a whopping 7,400 points."
A Queens man claims he's the love child of JFK and Marilyn Monroe.
Herman Martinez, 17, was charged with criminally negligent homicide for the car crash that killed two friends.
The City Council had a hearing about Willets Point today; the largest landowner is negotiating with the city but isn't optimistic about an easy solution.
Hearst Publications has cancelled its annual holiday party. No word on whether their individual magazines will still have parties.
An aide to State Senator Serphin Maltese surrendered yesterday "after being charged with possessing child pornography." The sexually explicit images were found on his laptop.
Has the irritation with cyclists gotten so extreme that people are burning their bikes, as this photo seems to suggest?
Creative forces are hoping to turn the beloved indie movie Once into a Broadway musical for the 2010-2011 season.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on October 17, 2008 6:39 PM

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Mr Mel

You're wrong Snoopy, I looked at the pictures of the 2 of them and there's no mistaking, it's one face.

NannyState

No self-respecting 'lovechild Of JFK and Marylin Monroe' would ever live west of Hauppauge.

Snoopy

I truly believe that the individual who states he is the love child of JFK and Marilyn Monroe is legit. He looks exactly what you would think he would if the two had a child. Just look at pictures of the late JFK jr. and you realize the good looking genes were passed on. This loser looks like he was born in a crack house that served great buffets.

I hope this guy takes the case to court and then is sued to death because of his false claim.

slappy

Crossed the Atlantic on the QE2 in 1975. Amazing experience. Wild party on the way out of NYC. Everyone on deck drunk, yellin and hollerin, as we passed under the Verizzano bridge, the wind blowing away scarves and hats. Slept in the cheapest berth near the engine. Woke up in the middle of the Atlantic. Scary and wonderful,meditative and thrilling. Crossed in 5 days. If you have the chance, take a boat across the Atlantic.

nicemarmot

Whatever about that bike burning - I walked from my PCV apartment to my Herald Square office every day for two years. I saw several motorcycles and motor scooter things which had been apparently soaked in gas and set on fire. It was shocking. One of the burned bikes was a Harley, too.