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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a sexual assault on 2nd Ave and 21st St, a shooting at 74th St and Mermaid Ave in Brooklyn and a bank robbery on Avenue A in Manhattan.
A Washington Heights Community Board voted to oppose a City Council bill that would give free parking permits to all public-school teachers because they don't want cars in the neighborhood.
The Real Deal is investigating developers who are turning condo units into make-shift hotel units.
ESPN is collaborating with the Department of Education for the Business of Sports School, where students will intern at ESPN magazine, ABC Spots and Vitaminwater.
Room Eight put together a list of eleven reasons why Mayor Bloomberg should have seen Chuck coming.
Greenwich Village's Oscar Wilde bookstore is closing next month. The Times reports it's "believed to be the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the country."
Maybe Chocolate Bar isn't set to return to the corner of its original location in the West Village just quite yet.
Bruce Springsteen tells fans he's "furious" over Ticketmaster redirecting tour ticket sales to an outlet that jacked up the prices four times.
Unsealed court documents in the Barry Bonds perjury case reveal that the home run king tested positive for steroids four times between 2000 and 2003.
And 50 Cent is launching his own cosmetics line for the "male that likes to be pampered." How close are we from finding out, "Gee, you knit?"

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on February 4, 2009 7:45 PM

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PTG in nyc

I live right at 21st and 2nd, and that's right next to the police precinct. Was there really a sexual assault right there? I guess not outside?