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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian fatally struck at Bedford Ave and Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, a stop 'n' hold at the 17th Precinct in Manhattan and a double shooting at a nightclub on 2nd Ave and 34th St in Manhattan.
- A 22-year-old was stabbed at a Lower East Side club by his girlfriend. He survived. She's been charged with attempted murder.
- After five years of renovation following a 2001 fire, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine reopened for worship today.
- The former leader of a Staten Island commune is now suing the commune for $1 million. Jeffrey Gross, who was shot by an unhappy former member, claims he invested and/or lent the money to the group over the years.
- There's only a few hours left to enter the lottery for inauguration tickets at Seantor Schumer's website.
- NJ Governor Corzine will pay $362,500 to the brother-in-law of his ex-girlfriend. The man claims Corzine said he would help him find a private sector job.
- There were no Black Friday lines at Red Hook Ikea.
- Vince and Reese vs. Vampires: Moviegoers were in the mood for Four Christmases this weekend, with Twilight coming in second.
- And are men's libidos plummeting alongside the economy?
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