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  • From the Gothamist Newsmap: an EMT struck by a vehicle on 167 st and Hillside Ave in Queens, a bank robbery on Hillside Ave in Queens and a child near drowning on 5th Ave in Brooklyn.
  • If Adolfo Carriòn goes ahead and joins the staff of President-elect Obama, could it lead to a battle for his Bronx borough president job between two members of the dissenting Gang of Three?
  • Mayor Bloomberg isn't looking for Staten Island to secede from the city anytime soon.
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called Governor Paterson and thrown his support behind Caroline Kennedy as our new senator saying she "would be perfect."
  • Angelica's Herb shop in the East Village is now pushing daisies.
  • Police in Florida finally solved the 1981 murder case of six-year-old Adam Walsh, son of America's Most Wanted's John Walsh. They confirmed it was a serial killer who died in prison ten years ago and had twice confessed, only to later recant.
  • Exiled Knick Stephon Marbury plans to attend tonight's game against the Lakers in LA. Is he buying a ticket just to boo his nemesis Mike D'Antoni?
  • And for the first time in 35 years, a man guessed the exact dollar amount of his Showcase Showdown on The Price is Right. He was one dollar away from going over.

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Good on you guys for noticing that "The Price Is Right" once-in-a-lifetime moment. I know it was fireworks in my office. Drew seemed blase about it, but that was a momentous occasion. Also, I'm a bit of a loser for caring so much, but screw it. Remember to get your pets spayed and neutered.

That is the highlight story of 2008! How could he have done that? I wasn't at my mother inlaw's house to see it, but just heard the news. Incredible. Was that a Mark Goodson Bill Todman production?

The above picture was taken looking north over J J Walker Park and St. Lucks Place. Big flakes weren't they?

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