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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A jumper down at Ludlow St & Stanton St in Manhattan, a suspicious death on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn and a traffic alert at 30th St & 47th Ave in Queens.
- Con Edison is looking to raise rates by $5. The Public Service Commission will decide on whether the rate hike goes through.
- MSNBC talking head Chris Matthews won't run for Senate...HA!
- A car hit a patch of icy road in Staten Island and hit a utility pole this morning. The driver wasn't seriously injured, but thousands of residents lost power.
- The City Planning Commission reviewed the Toll Brothers' plans for its Gowanus development and will vote on the project next month.
- A 55-year-old man the feds call a "god" in the S&M world— and say he abused and dominated his girlfriend— was freed on bail. Glenn Woodmere's parents posted their Long Island home for the $1 million bail.
- Martha Stewart was really committed to working out while she was in prison, even telling lesbians having sex in the gym to leave!
- More Burger King marketing gimmicks. De-friend 10 people on Facebook, get a free Whopper.
- John Lee, the NY Times reporter and editor who expanded the paper's business coverage and oversaw the creation of the "Business Day" section, died on Tuesday.
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