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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a school bus mva at the merging of the LIE and the Grand Central Pkwy in Queens, a car vs. building on Lorimer St in Brooklyn and a serious assault at 14th St And 4th Ave in Manhattan.
Could the recession lead to the closing of 16,000 bodegas?
NJ Governor Jon Corzine has decided that he's ready to hit the road again and reapplied for a license.
Stefan Lutek, the longtime owner and bartender at the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Marks Place in the East Village, has died at age 88.
Tonight is Will Ferrell's official Broadway debut in You're Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush.
The Mets Blog has video of the new home run apple being installed in Citi Field.
Ravens ~~Defensive Back~~ Linebacker Ray Lewis sounds like he might be interested in following his old coach Rex Ryan and signing with the Jets for next season.
The Freakonomics blog responds to speculation that their book could be the next nonfiction film adaptation ala He's Just Not That Into You.
Christian Bale has apologized for his highly publicized angry tirade released earlier this week, but not before inspiring The Girlie Show's Tracy Jordan to pull a similar stunt.
And since Trader Joe's doesn't do a whole lot in the way of advertising themselves, one shopper took matters into his own hands.

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on February 6, 2009 7:15 PM

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BillyParker

Thanks for catching that. I abstained from adding in the Wikipedia summary listed when you Google him: "an American football linebacker and murderer for the Baltimore Ravens."

Mr Mel

The Trader Joes commercial was interesting, especially the part about the full parking lot. That may work elsewhere, but not on 14th Street. The reason we don't have a Costco or a BJs is they can't afford the parking space and the customers can't buy as much. Trader Joes works so well here because they have their own brands and can price them right. Of course the commercial wasn't real and it doesn't matter anyway. They are shaking up the local guys , Gristedes, D'Agostinos, etc. and hopefully they'll come around. Trader Joes may have problems in other neighborhoods because they won't have that pool of college kids to work their stores. However, I do think they're doing well and hope it works out for all of us.