- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A suspicious package at 4th Ave & E 11th St in Manhattan, shots fired at Bedford Ave & 4th St in Brooklyn and a power outage on Rockaway Blvd in Queens.
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fractured her elbow in a fall and not from elbowing Bubba.
- New NYC Health Commissioner Thomas Farley was initially scared about riding his bike in the Big Apple, but then called back the Daily News reporter to say he would ride once the bike arrives from New Orleans.
- A Newark, NJ bank worker pleaded guilty to stealing $2.5 million from customers—he told them he could help them invest in CDs with interest rates higher than market rate but actually just deposited the money into his accounts.
- According to PolitickerNY, City Councilman and City Comptroller hopeful David Weprin is okay with not being "Mr. Personality," "You want that numbers guy, you don’t necessarily want a backslapper, dealmaking politician as comptroller."
- Inspiring look at Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences' new dean—Feniosky Peña-Mora arrived from the Dominican Republic at 21, speaking no English, so he took four classes (at different schools) a day to learn English.
- Eater has highlights of Wylie Dufresne's Top Chef Masters appearance (warning, there are spoilers).
- Two Ohio police chiefs are under investigation for allegedly plotting to break into the home of Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate in order to gather information to sell to the tabloids.
- These baby flamingos may be in London, but they sure are super-cute!
- Get on line now for free pizza tonight at the new Two Boots on 9th Avenue (between 44th and 45th) from 6-8 p.m.
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