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Photograph of Monday's storm clouds by Jim Striebich

From the Gothamist Newsmap: A construction accident on Church St in Manhattan, a large crowd at Plaza South & Crescent St in Queens, and a shooting at Veronica Pl & Beverly Rd in Brooklyn.
The Department of Homeland Security is giving $283 million to NY State, with $145 million marked for NYC.
With rain suspending U.S. Open play today, the USGA might go "retro" and play 36 holes on Sunday.
Mystery: A number of Bronx residents in various buildings were issued evictions, but the lawyer representing the landlord doesn't seem to exist! The common thread: The process server.
Kirsten Gillibrand plans to co-sponsor a bill to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver supports extending the mayoral control bill, but Senate Democratic leader John Sampson is willing to let the bill expire.
Plans for a permanent West Street pedestrian bridge were revealed at a Community Board 1 subcommittee meeting; the designers, SHoP, descibe it as a "lenticular truss" structure with "a graceful arc of winding chords that loop over, under, and around the deck."
Michael Mineo, who accuses police officers of sodomizing him in a subway station, has pleaded guilty to a 2008 assault at the tattoo parlor where he used to work. He was facing up to 15 years in prison, but will now do 140 hours of community service.
Dina Lohan tells People.com that Lindsay did not steal jewels during a London photo shoot, "She is a 22-year-old girl who needs to live her life in peace. The tabloids need to leave her alone with all the lies and reporting with no proof."
And a lawsuit has been filed against KFC over the grilled chicken giveaway fiasco.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on June 18, 2009 7:15 PM

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freddynyc

And a lawsuit has been filed against KFC

It looks like some people just have way too much free time on their hands...

longacre

I hear the US Open folks are screwing the people who had tickets for today: No rainchecks for their $150 admission, even though none of the golfers didn't finish their rounds (Tiger Woods only played six holes), and many of them never even started.

Steven

Heard the same think this afternoon with Mike Francesa. He is suppose to get someone on his show this afternoon.

Steven

Dina should learn how to be parent instead of being Linsday sister.

Nyctini11

^LOL

Ha ha, that KFC lawsuit is Legit! I still haven't gotten our rain checks, good thing i kept copies, I'm bored, let me go sue them too