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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A large fight at W 184th St & St Nicolas Ave in Manhattan, a bank robbery at Jackson Ave & Pearson St in Queens and an MVA at River Pkwy & E233 St in the Bronx.
The Albany stalemate means NYPD recruits don't get to start. A 22-year-old Air Force veteran who was looking forward to being a cop said, "I was told because of what's going on in Albany, how they're being irresponsible, the class can't start."
The NYPD admitted it should have made the DWI arrest of a sergeant public sooner; the sergeant hit a pedestrian. Spokesman Paul Browne said, "There was a short period when there was additional investigation underway that required a short delay in making it public. Normally, I make such information public in a timely fashion. I should have done it sooner. I didn't."
After falling in the courthouse bathroom yesterday, 85-year-old Anthony Marshall is back on trial for allegedly stealing from his mother's fortune.
My Name is Earl star (until it was cancelled) Jason Lee got into a fight at Max Fish. It's unclear if the other patron was disparaging Scientology or saying Archie was screwing Mr. Weatherbee.
The NBA's lowering of the salary cap can only mean one thing: David Stern does not want LeBron to go to the Knicks!
A drug suspect was shot in the Bronx after pulling a fake gun.
For $7.5 million, you can get a three-story penthouse at Mulberry and Houston—easy access to San Gennaro!
Another crash on Waverly Avenue prompts a Brownstoner reader to ask if the Brooklyn street is now being treated as an Indy 500 track.
Blondie & Brownie gives the thumbs up to the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck's soft-serve vanilla with curried toasted coconut.
Senator Tom Coburn allegedly told Governor John Ensign to end his affair and pay his mistress and her husband millions to move from Las Vegas.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on July 9, 2009 12:19 PM

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Clarice City

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07092009/news/regionalnews/ruth_eyeing_tiny_ues_1br_178341.htm

Why isn't Gothamist reporting on Ruth Madoff's new digs yet? Pretty funny stuff. Looks like she moved into one of the furniture showcases at Ikea.