Photo of Belvedere Castle, the Delacorte Theater and Turtle Pond by scottdunn on Flickr
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: person under a train at the 125th Street 4-5-6 station, a bank robbery at the Astoria Savings Bank on Metropolitan Ave in Queens and a 5-alarm fire at 31st St and 37th Ave in Queens.
- One man from Jamaica Queens is fighting against proposed MTA service cuts by trying to organize a boycott. "We can all carpool," he says.
- Former Brooklyn bouncer Steven Sakai was found guilty of his third murder conviction after shooting at a group of men outside a Chelsea club in 2006.
- A child molester spent four months sending indecent photos and live webcam video to what turned out to be a Nassau County police officer.
- Will the government turn to more bailout money to help rescue Citgroup?
- As expected, President-elect Obama named his longtime spokesman Robert Gibbs as the next press secretary.
- Jets backup QB Erik Ainge was suspended for four games when he tested positive for steroids.
- And straight men write into openly gay MSNBC host Rachel Maddow asking if their crush on her means that they themselves might be lesbians.