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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: a serious assault on Ave D and 4th St in Manhattan a triple shooting on Morris Ave in the Bronx and an unusual crime on City Island in the Bronx.
- The NYPD is on the hunt for a bank robber who has hit eight banks in the last three weeks.
- The homeless man who was sued for $1 million for sleeping on a sidewalk vent outside a Madison Avenue gallery has found shelter in a Far Rockaway nursing home.
- Lost City reports that the Upper West Side's P&G Cafe will be shutting its doors come 2009.
- With Astroland gone, Coney Island developers are hoping folks will make the trek out to visit the new massive flea market, "Flea by the Sea."
- The Bronx Bombers are telling a Red Sox fan who is suing after getting beat up at Yankee Stadium after showing his Beantown support that he should have known what he was getting himself into.
- And if you're worried about a terrorist attack of Cloverfield-size proportions, you might want to read this Motorman's instructions on how to respond.
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