Photograph of a statue at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Ade In New York on Flickr

• From the Gothamist Newsmap: Car vs scaffolding at E 94th & Madison Ave in Manhattan, a serious trauma on Grand Ave in Queens and a suspicious powder at 21 St & Ave X in Brooklyn.
• A Long Island teen pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting a Queens 11-year-old who answered his home's door last year. It's believed the boy's brother was the intended target.
• Beware the energy scammers! There have been numerous reports of them in Brooklyn--Gerritsen Beach hears there were some in his neighborhood.
• Street literature, with more vivid (and violent) depictions urban life, is making its way to library shelves--and librarians point out how new library goers are coming to seek out those books.
• Parks officials have agreed to Donald Trump's plans for a catering hall at Jones Beach, but Trump is still suing the state for delaying the development.
• Queens real estate isn't doing so well, as third quarter data shows a "decline in median sales price, average sales price and number of sales" versus the previous quarter.
• Ethiopian restaurant Ghenet may have to vacate its Mulberry Street location. There is a Brooklyn location that opened earlier this year.
• And Variety has an interview with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner--the AMC drama's season finale is this Sunday.