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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a working fire on Monroe St and Ralph Ave in Brooklyn, a fall victim at 32nd Ave and College Point Ave in Queens and a missing person on Gold St in Manhattan.
The 9-year-old who died jumping off a Brooklyn roof may have been attempting to imitate moves done by WWE daredevil wrestler Jeff Hardy in his PlayStation video game.
Other bad post office news: USPS says it's cutting 26 jobs on Staten Island.
The Campaign Finance Board won't lift the $6 million spending cap for City Comptroller William Thompson. Thompson is using the city's campaign finance program, which limits his money—whereas Bloomberg isn't and will be able to tap into tens of millions of his personal wealth.
President Obama and wife Michelle reported $2.7 million in income last year, mostly from book royalties.
After WPIX ordered Improv Everywhere to take down video of their news coverage of this year's April Fool's Day "mission," the website questions just what constitutes "fair use."
Some things never get old, like making snide comments about photos of hipsters.
Even Sesame Street Muppets aren't immune from the mustache bandwagon.
Zooey Deschanel is apparently really passionate when it comes to cotton.
Donald Trump on the economy: "If you go to a bank today they virtually laugh at you if you're asking for money."
And that's what he said? Anderson Cooper wins the quote of the day award with his observation that "it's hard to talk when you're tea-bagging."