Photograph taken in Bushwick by rhodamine on Flickr

• 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.