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Photo of Flushing Meadow Park's World Fair Pavillion by SeanieDawg on flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: a hostage situation on 46th Ave in Queens, two males shot on Venice Marina Harkness Ave in Brooklyn and a sex crime on 116th St in Queens.
Despite the start of the school year only being a few weeks away, many parents are unaware the city's public schools will resume a day later than usual, on Wednesday, September 9th.
Popular Jersey Shore town Seaside Heights is requiring that smoking on the beach take place within twenty feet of the boardwalk, thus amazingly finding a way to make their boardwalk an even less pleasant and trashier-feeling experience.
Despite widespread reports of the extension that will make Eli Manning the highest paid player in the NFL, Giants GM Jerry Reese says that a deal is not yet done. There still appears to be some dotting of the i's and crossing of the t's.
Before his game with the Yankees today, Boston's David Ortiz held a press conference denying ever using steroids despite revelations that he is on the list of 104 players who tested positive for a banned substance in 2003. Big Papi did admit to being "a little bit careless" with OTC supplements.
Steven Tyler's daughter Mia put out a press release about her father's recent fall that began with "THE DEMON OF SCREAMIN IS NOT DEAD."
And if this prisoner had gotten away with hiding a gun in between his "flabs of fat," would that have made him The Biggest Winner?

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on August 8, 2009 6:30 PM

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NannyState

"In its 45th year, the New York World's Fair scarcely draws the crowds it once did, prompting calls for its eventual close." -NY Times

longacre

Before his game with the Yankees today, Boston's David Ortiz held a press conference denying ever using steroids despite revelations that he is on the list of 104 players who tested positive for a banned substance in 2003. Big Papi did admit to being "a little bit careless" with OTC supplements.
This rings an awful lot like Mike Piazza's press conference to tell the world he's not gay, but at least he did it at home. WTF is Papi Ortiz doing holding a press conference in NY?

[mis]inheritance

I'm not sure if "no smoking" on the beach will work out well for Seaside. I think they need to focus on revamping the place in other ways. They might want to find a way to bring in better businesses.