Early Addition

Photograph of the Bryant Park carousel by alan(ator) on Flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: Truck vs. scaffolding at W 10th St & W 4th St in Manhattan, ESU at Kent Ave & N 1 St in Brooklyn, and a person shot at Washington Ave & 183 St in the Bronx.
The Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra will not run at Belmont. Her owner noted that she had won four graded races since March 14, "While she is in great shape, having strong works, and recovering well from her amazing performances, we feel Rachel deserves a well-earned vacation."
Three men died in a car accident in Maspeth on Thursday night. The car was reportedly traveling at a very high speed and crashed into a concrete pillar.
A wonderful oral history about departing Observer editor Peter Kaplan from Daily Intel.
Daily News readers donated money to help with one Brooklyn student's prom expenses. Previously, the News reported that Tackie Huff, salutatorian at Global Enterprise Academy, had taken on a job to pay for the big night.
The two NJ Republicans battling to win the nomination to run for governor are fracturing the NJ GOP.
Former Islanders owner and alleged fraudster Paul Greenwood apparently spent $3 million on antique German teddy bears; the Post dryly notes, "Christopher Robin has nothing on this guy."
Angelina Jolie suffered a minor injury (some sort of cut on her head) on the Long Island set of her upcoming movie, Salt.