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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a perp on a fire escape at Halsey St and Bedford Ave, a missing child of Targee St on Staten Island and an unusual rescue on Broadway in The Bronx.
A 10-year-old girl in Irvington, NJ was shot in the stomach when a gunman got out of his car and opened fire with 10 or 20 shots at her house, where she was sitting on the porch.
A 30-year-old Long Island man was brutally beaten by a pack of up to 15 teenagers on a Valley Stream street just after midnight Saturday.
Prospect Park wasn't the only Brooklyn hotspot with a big cleanup on its hands after July Fourth festivities—McCarren wasn't in great shape either.
Avenue A's Ray's Candy Store is keeping itself afloat with a helping hand from some squatters, who are keeping the soda shop out of trouble with health inspectors.
Joey Chestnut, you just broke the hot dog eating record with 68 dogs downed in ten minutes to win your third consecutive Mustard Belt. Where are you going now? "To New Haven for a couple of slices."
The gun at the murder scene of Steve McNair was traced to his (also fatally shot) girlfriend, purchased by her Thursday night, the same day she was pulled over for a DUI while driving with McNair. Meanwhile another former quarterback's wife did not hold back in sharing her thoughts on the McNair affair.
After years of waiting, Daria fans can stoically rejoice that the show will be coming out on DVD. Of course, they will probably just make a quip about how they'll probably be screwed when we're all forced into Blu-Ray in two years.
And our final story of the day is a special dedication that goes out to a man whose voice has made its way out to listeners in radio land for over 50 years. Casey Kasem, enjoy your retirement. We leave you tonight with "The Final Countdown."