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Photograph of marathon runners taking a break by Tien Mao
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A pedestrian struck by an ambulance at W 81 St & Broadway in Manhattan, a shooting at 136th St & Brown Pl in the Bronx and an armed robbery at Perkiomen Ave & Richmond Ave on Staten Island.
- Adrienne Shelly's husband is suing "the manager of the New York City building where she died and the renovation company that hired the man who killed her.."
- The city has purchased a 4-acre parcel at Willets Point, giving it 39% of the 62-acre area.
- Become familiar with krokets: A Dutch fast food restaurant is getting ready for its Midtown debut. Plus it's also selling Indonesian food!
- Third place women's marathon finisher Kara Goucher said she wished she could hug all of the people cheering her and calling her "Queens girl!" (she was born in the borough).
- The NY Times looks at signs the Erie Canal may be headed for a comeback.
- The juror in the Senator Ted Stevens corruption trial who claimed she had to leave the trial because her father died was actually watching horse races.
- Linda Cummings, Johnny Ramone's widow, does not represent the political views of the Ramones...so who cares that she's been supporting the McCain/Palin ticket, right?
- Yesterday Heidi Klum was seen walking the streets of Manhattan with her husband Seal...who was wearing a Barack Obama mask.
- The best reviewed movie of all time is now Man on Wire; the documentary about Philip Petit's walk across a wire strung between the Twin Towers beat out Toy Story 2 (which had been holding the title).
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