Extra, Extra

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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: An armed robbery on W 57th St in Manhattan, a person struck by a train at Westchester Ave & Castle Hill Ave in the Bronx, and a serious assault at the PS 173 Playground in Queens.
• State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx) really hates gay marriage and is using his hatred of it to exert power over fellow State Senator and Democratic leader Malcolm Smith.
• Police are looking for a group of three or four men who have been mugging people in Manhattan.
• Applications for courses at CUNY have surged. A director of admissions at Queensborough Community College says, "When Circuit City lays off hundreds of employees, these are the students who are coming to Q.C.C. to prepare themselves for careers in electronic technology, not just jobs.”
• The NY Times copy desk is wary of "bitchassness."
• Your Royal Highness: Mayor Bloomberg totally responds when someone calls him "King Mike."
• The NY Sun's website has gone dark, but will be back online some day.
• Why the police were outside Delicatessen: Apparently thieves have been posing as construction workers to steal from the offices!
• Recently laid-off but unwilling to cut down on your bar budget? Here's where former employees of Radar, CosmoGirl and others spend their unemployment checks.
• The Dark Knight is nearing One Billion Dollars at the box office.