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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A car vs. house on Humboldt St in Brooklyn, a hazmat spill on Lafayette St & Prince St in Manhattan, and a stabbing at P.S. 160 in the Bronx.
- A mother and son who worked at the Manhattan DMV were accused of fixing thousands of tickets; they'd change license numbers, addresses or names so the tickets would be "lost" or downgraded charges.
- Senate Candidate #5 mentioned in the DOJ's criminal complaint against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is Jesse Jackson Jr. Jackson denies any wrongdoing.
- New School president (and former senator) Bob Kerrey got a vote of no-confidence from New School senior faculty.
- Curbed takes a look at the ongoing destruction of McCarren Park Pool.
- An artist uses padlocks with photos of children and chain-link fencing to combat the "'tyranny' of images on the streets today 'dominated by advertisements for products.'"
- A school in New Rochelle is replacing its copies of the book "Girl, Interrupted" because the English staff (unbeknownst to the school board) ripped out all pages explicitly referring to sex.
- The Q train got a little out of control this week when one passenger became belligerent.
- Fine dining recession bargain: Jean-Georges Vongerichten is offering $24 prix fixe lunches and $35 dinners at all of his restaurants.
- There's a promo video for Aarhus, Denmark that plays off the Sex and the City theme.
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Implausible accusation, slander rather, against Candidate #5. Neither Jesse Jackson ever held a legitimate job, that would allow them to save 1M for such "emergency".
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New School = Old School. They suck now.
Haha that cat set a trap and is waiting to catch some birds.
The Q train video has some classic comments. CNASD wins for most bizarre comment of the day:
I would explain in spanish that the man drawing him wasn't trying to steal his spirit (as is a common belief amoung most indiginous people of the americas).