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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a person under the train at Stillwell Ave and Surf Ave, another man under a train at Church Ave and Nostrand Ave and a stolen parks vehicle on E 4th St in Brooklyn.
A 41-year-old woman was found dead this morning inside a Park Avenue hotel room. An investigation is pending.
Uh-oh: Is freezing rain on the way for tonight?
One nice side effect of the weekend's weather forecast is that it brought a halt to track work leading to most service disruptions this weekends—including the disrupted 7 line.
A funeral, led by Cardinal Egan, was held for Bronx native Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi. Killed in heavy gunfire, he was the first U.S. casualty in Afghanistan this year.
A contractor involved with the dismantling of the Deutsche Bank building, where a fire killed two firefighters, refused to give any information to the City Council yesterday.
WABC's NJ Burkett is bringing tweets to the Middle East.
It now appears that Roland Burris may return to Washington next week to demand the Illinois Senate seat he was appointed by the now impeached governor.
Gawker is calling rapper Talib Kweli a deadbeat.
Suri Cruise takes good care of her stuffed animals.
And The Dark Knight's biggest feat this award season might be its influence in getting local guys to start wearing "mantyhose."

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[1] | kane

I don't know if the halting of MTA work is a beneficial side effect of the cold weather; it just pushes the schedule back. Delaying the inevitable, so to speak.

Reply | January 10, 2009 8:29 PM

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[2] | EmLocke12

You've got a rogue quotation mark at the end of Suri's URL

Reply | January 11, 2009 2:35 AM

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[3] | Rocknrope

A 41-year-old woman was found dead this morning inside a Park Avenue hotel room. An investigation is pending.

Casual Encounter gone sideways.

Reply | January 11, 2009 11:10 AM

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