Early Addition

Photograph of bagpipes being played in Harlem by blueneurosis on Flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: A pedestrian struck on 23rd St in Manhattan, an unusual rescue on Western Ave on Staten Island and a bank robbery on Justice Ave in Queens.
In spite of being a smaller city, Chicago has surpassed NYC and LA for the number of murders in 2008 so far. The stats: Chicago has 426, NYC 417 and LA 302.
Delays with a system to allow parents to see their children's school progress bring inevitable frustrations.
Gawker hears that Radar is folding and will lay EVERYONE off.
After leaving NYC two days ago to pursue a trans-Atlantic sailing record, Richard Branson has abandoned the attempt, because a monster wave ripped a hole in his boat's sail.
A group finds that health care premiums have outpaced pay in NJ.
Tracy Morgan jokes about his fame to New York magazine, "I feel like a young girl whose body is just developing. I’ve got some nice tits, a nice ass, a pretty face … everyone want to f*** me."
And the Wall Street Journal finds that housing-related blogs are a great place to vent about the housing crisis.