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Photograph by Atomische + Tom Giebel on Flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: An unusual incident on the Brooklyn Bridge footpath on the Manhattan side, a robbery on Church Ave at the Pay-o-matic in Brooklyn and an EMS MVA at the toll plaza of the Whitestone Bridge in the Bronx.
Tomorrow is July 11, aka 7/11, which means there are free Slurpees at 7-Eleven!
The Throgs Neck Bridge partially reopened after this morning's three-alarm fire.
With the stalemate over, State Senators aren't working the weekend and won't have to be back in Albany until Wednesday. Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. said, "I pray to my God and savior Jesus Christ that I do not have to work weekends again."
The Port Authority is willing to finance $1.2 billion for a World Trade Center tower—only if developer Larry Silverstein can raise $625 million.
With residents upset over East Village restaurant Supper blocking sidewalks and overall noise, the Community Board did not approve an interim liquor license (the restaurant didn't renew their old one in time).
A paraplegic man's special car—outfitted with hand controls—was stolen while he was getting his hair cut in Whitestone. A family friend said, "I mean, how low can you be" to steal a disabled man's car.
The NJ cocoa factory where a man died in a vat of chocolate earlier this week does not have a license.
Sam Israel, the hedge fund scammer who tried to fake his own death last year, may get a longer sentence than previously suggested, perhaps thanks to the 150-year and 145-year sentences floated for Madoff and Dreier.
Jodie Foster will direct and co-star in a movie that stars Mel Gibson as a "depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet."
An artist tracks his progress of his painting of the Guggenheim Museum.
NY Times op-ed columnist David Brooks told MSNBC that politicians like to invade people's personal space, "I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time."

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on July 10, 2009 6:50 PM

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BORBAY

Thank you for the mention re: Guggenheim painting, greatly appreciated.

Best,

Borbay

www.borbay.com

jaycjay

It's really not possible. The newsmap just uses a feed from a couple of news sources. It's not like Gothamist has more information that they're choosing not to report, they're posting it as they get it.

wac0202

what was the "unusual incident"?

bkbella

Ditto. Is it possible to have the Gothamist Newsmap provide a little more "news"? A short, written description of all the events would be nice!

inoyourider

Ruben Diaz you fucking pussy!

Man up and and stop crying like a bitch.

You had to work one weekend and you sound like a little girl you fucking pansy.

pudeljung

wait

his name is .. glenn THRUSH?

Kevin Walsh

I evacuate a subway car immediately when:

--dopey kids like those invade it

--the Mariachi Brothers show up

--the hip hop guys enter

--the 3 Gospel Guys show up

www.forgotten-ny.com

AvenueHebrew

Aww. The Mariachi dudes are still fun for me. It all sounds like the same song, but there's no wrong way to play it.

I have yet to see the "3 gospel guys" though. Any preaching I've encountered on the trains mainly comes from a lone Haitian clapping his or her arthritic hands together in a shuddering, arrhythmic series of moans about the glory of Jesus.

Rocknrope

a movie that stars Mel Gibson as a "depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet."

So it's a documentary.

Atomische

More plausible: Stars Mel Gibson as a depressed serial killer who finds solace in wearing a Jodie Foster hand-puppet.

theboneranger

Oy gevalt!

What, are you fucking crazy?! These kids are gonna get their asses kicked and ticketed if NYPD sees this!

Didn't you see what happened to Superman and Batman today??

Haven't you heard of the Pug Lady and the Hasid cop?

Haven't you heard of the the NYPD's subway ticketing spree money grab?!?

Why in the higgity-helllll would you post this picture?!!? Jeeeezusssss!

Quenepa

It's posted because they are annoying douche bags and should be ticketed.

AvenueHebrew

Speaking of annoying douchebags, who the fuck says "Higgity-hell"? Are you just joking around, or actually the kind of 18-year-old sideways-ballcap-wearing trust fund twerp who would be up-in-arms about this?