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2008_11_locks.jpgPhotograph of a fence in Soho by wcoastpark on Flickr

  • From the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting at Stone Ave and Linden Blvd in Brooklyn, a homicide on 234th St in Queens and a triple stabbing on West 15th St and Surf Ave in Brooklyn.

  • The FDNY believe a fire in Queens, which took 60 firefighters to put out, is suspicious.

  • A Queens cemetery is suing the city for $35 million because of chronic flooding.

  • The Times has an in-depth profile on the early life of alleged sodomy victim Michael Mineo.

  • Boatmaker and "builder of dreams" Mike Davis, who envisioned a Hudson River filled with rowboats that anyone could rent, died at 68.

  • NY1 visits the Poetry Brothel, with poetry madam Stephanie Berger explaining, "I am the madam of the poetry brothel. It's a place for the poets to give the poetry readings. They make a little bit of money and they dress well."

  • Has Suri Cruise now spent enough time in New York to have already learned what the state bird is?

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By Billy Parker in on November 9, 2008 6:38 PM

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  • paolo mastrangelo
  • Non surgical face lift

    Really, Its a different thoughts that is most beautiful this photo.

  • NannyState

    A Poetry Brothel? And to think I've been trolling this site like a cheap whore looking for some decent prose.

  • paolo mastrangelo

    Those locks are on Mott btw Prince and Spring. They are done by Allan Molho, who has some up elsewhere in the neighborhood. If I recall correctly, some have been up for 15 years. Those above have been up for at least a few years. Wooster Collective has a bit of information about his work here: www.woostercollective.com/2005/06/a_new_installation_of_l...

    The locks in the photo above used to have little baby pictures on them, as he uses tiny little photos to decorate all this locks. I first noticed the paint on these locks about 4 weeks ago, and that was a surprise to me. They might have been painted over for quite some time, I am unsure. Nor is it clear who painted him, Allan or someone else.

    This is as good a time as any to roll out the Gothamist Investigates column

  • nicemarmot

    Hahahaha, little alien baby has the New Yorker thing down pat!

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