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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A barricaded EDP at the Millennium Hotel on Church Street in Manhattan, a pursuit at Ditmars & 95 St in Queens, and a double shooting on Marcus Garvey Blvd in Brooklyn.
- Traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell in 2008—exports were down 25% and imports were down 11%.
- The federal government is trying to end the loophole that allows millionaires to take advantage of farm subsidies (example: Ted Turner and his ranch).
- Community groups are asking for a teen curfew in Mount Vernon, which has the highest homicide rate in Westchester County.
- Midtown Lunch readers rave about Yushi's new conveyor belt (note: they did win free lunches to dine there) —and the staff, with one saying, "First, I am a liberated pro-women, feminist/equalist guy But the Staff— GOOD GOD!!! Food for the eyes, my friends, food for the eyes."
- The Suffolk County Police Commissioner's son was stabbed at a 7-Eleven. The 21-year-old reportedly suffered "non-life-threatening injuries."
- NY1 looks at how much of a renter's market it is these days...
- ...While brokers are throwing parties in hopes of people renting Hamptons cottages.
- To paraphrase Trekkie Monster from Avenue Q, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 is for porn.
- And aside from visiting the Tonight Show, President Obama also spoke to Los Angelenos about issues like electric vehicle innovation and the economy.
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