- From the Gothamist Newsmap: a found grenade at 43rd St and 37th Ave, a suspicious package on 110th St and Jamaica Ave and threats toward the mayor on 29th St, all in Queens.
- The City Council approved a zoning amendment that mandates secure bicycle parking in new construction.
- Credit card CEOs make Larry Summer so very sleepy.
- Damn Yankees: The Bronx Bombers owe NYC almost $68,000 in rent for the old stadium.
- More bloviating from The Donald: Trump told CNBC, "This is the best time I’ve ever seen to buy both real estate and probably other things," but warned, "If you go to a bank and ask for a mortgage because you want to buy a [non-foreclosed] house they won’t give it to you. The banks are not lending. Despite what they say, the banks are not lending.”
- Bo Obama has a foot fetish, according to the Daily News.
- Speaking of, Jason Sudekis says he improvised putting Zac Efron's foot in his mouth during the live taping of a sketch a couple weeks back. The SNL cast member isn't even sure how the actor felt about it because as he says, "It's not like we're email buddies."
- And speaking of Zac, the hot ticket at select movie theaters tonight is not 17 Again but a live broadcast of This American Life.
- Jay Leno is in the hospital (possibly just with food poisoning) and had to cancel today's Tonight Show. Fans of tonight's schedule musical guest Big Bad Voodoo Daddy may now have to wait for another swing revival to see the perform.
- And if you heard a freestyler on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 show last week name-checking Degrassi, you may not have realized that at one point the young rapper actually had "whatever it takes."
