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Photo taken at the reopened South Ferry Station by Danny L. on flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: serious trauma on 4th Ave and 12th St in Brooklyn, a large brush fire on Van Name Ave and Wilcox St on Staten Island and an Amber Alert canceled on 7th Ave in Manhattan.
Over 650 trees and shrubs have been planted on the High Line; the first section will open this June.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will once again opt out of marching in New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade and instead celebrate in Washington with the president.
Brownstoner tipped us off to a great set of photos on flickr of Brooklyn in the 1970s.
Hearst will fold its Seattle newspaper, the Post-Intelligencer, and go online only. Its last print edition is tomorrow.
The Jets may be interested in quarterback Jay Cutler, who appears to be on the outs in Denver.
Meghan McCain says to Lauren Ingraham, "Kiss my fat ass!"
SNL's Andy Samberg will host this year's MTV Movie Awards.
Public Enemy will be backed by The Roots as they play "Bring the Noise" tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
And Irish Central lists their votes for the 10 worst Irish accents on film.

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on March 16, 2009 7:06 PM

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thelexiphane

You know, I've met Fallon on multiple occasions; I've gotten drunk with Fallon on multiple occasions. Still, I was not excited to hear he was going to replace Conan, (sorry Jimmy.)

Watching PE on the show last night raised my estimation of his potential x 100. Hats off to his producer, b/c that guy is a f'ing genius. Bring the Noise!