Early Addition

Photograph of Gus and Ida, the Central Park Zoo polar bears, by Seanachaidheire on Flickr

• From the Gothamist Newsmap: Police activity at South 3rd & Driggs in Brooklyn, a stabbing on Mosel Ave under the Staten Island Expressway, and a school bus MVA at Cloverdale Bl & 59 Ave in Queens.
• A NJ State Senate committee will consider legalizing medical marijuana. The issue was first introduced to the Legislature three years ago.
• Justin Volpe, the former cop who was convicted for attacking Abner Louima, is asking President Bush for a pardon. Volpe, who eventually pleaded guilty to sodomizing Louima (with a broomstick), is serving a 30 year prison sentence.
• Robbers tied up Duane Reade workers at a store in Chelsea and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
• For just $50,000, you can get four tickets to President-elect Obama's inauguration swearing-in and parade plus invites to a few inaugural balls.
• A pregnant woman was arrested after allegedly biting a Roslyn High School teacher when a high school basketball game was suspended.
• A sign on Hoyt Street shows the neighborhood is ready for someone to rent a storefront.
• The critically acclaimed production of Gypsy, starring Patti Lupone, is closing in January (two months earlier than planned) due to the economy.
• BAGEL OFF '08: 2 Blogs, 6 Park Slope Bagel Shops, 7 Everything Bagels w/Scallion Cream Cheese, 1 Winner.