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

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

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

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

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