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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A water rescue in the Hudson River by West 125 St in Manhattan, a missing child on DeKalb Ave in Brooklyn and shots fired at 194 Street & 111 Ave in Queens.
The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot shot down on the first night of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 were finally found in Iraq.
Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra Jr., who helped nab the 44 in the massive NJ corruption-money laundering probe, thought one website's assessment "Everyone in NJ was arrested" was hilarious.
Because Mark Green has opted out of public forums for public advocate candidates, his rivals are accusing him of avoiding talking about issues. Experts think he's opting out because he's leading in the polls.
A Yankee Stadium groundskeeper tells the NY Times, "Besides mowing the bluegrass to 1 1/4 inches and hand-watering the infield, there’s a lot of cleaning up, because with ballplayers, there’s a lot of spitting out. Mainly sunflower seeds and gum. Not many guys use tobacco or snuff products anymore."
A retired Rhode Island state trooper tells the NY Post that when he gave Henry Louis Gates Jr. a ticket 25 year ago, he noted that Gates' attitude was "poor" even back then.
Argentine polo star/heartthrob Nacho Figueras on Jon Gosselin and the "Real Houswives of NYC" at a Hamptons polo event—"It was all the ‘Desperate Housewives’ and that crazy guy with the eight kids. When I saw that, I wanted to run away."
And former Alaska governor Sarah Palin spent yesterday denying claims that she's divorcing husband Todd.