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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: An all hands fire on Richmond Terrace on Staten Island, a jumper up at Sanford Ave & College Point Blvd in Queens, and a car vs. building on Central Park West in Manhattan.
- A 10-year-old Bronx boy was injured when a stray bullet hit him in the leg. The police say he was standing in front of a Chinese restaurant on Monroe Avenue around 1 a.m.
- City Comptroller William Thompson's fundraising for his mayoral campaign dropped in the latest period; his campaign tells the NY Times they are focusing on he general election, not he primary, while Bloomberg's campaign points out candidates for other offices raised more.
- A Staten Island Little League from the South Shore will face off against a NJ team in the regional playoffs (televised on ESPN), just one step from competing in the Little League World series! Besides being psyched, the kids appreciate their team manager's wife for her delicious pasta snacks after practice.
- OMFG: Sonic Youth will perform on Gossip Girl.
- A 21-year-old Brooklyn man who was arrested for selling crack in Vermont last year was just sentenced to nearly six years in prison.
- And Queens native and actress Amy Ryan is pregnant—she and fiance Eric Slovin are expecting a baby this fall!





"A 10-year-old boy was injured when a stray bullet hit him in the Bronx."
I feel sorry for the 10 year old, but is the Bronx a body part.
Mel -- great catch, funniest grammar error ever -- oh wait, on Gothamist -- ok, funniest grammar error today . . .
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Hmm obviously not the kid's fault that he got hit by a stray bullet but WTF is a 10-year-old kid doing out at a Chinese restaurant at 1 a.m.? Parenting anyone?
Come on, parenting from a 16 year old mom? Be serious.
Have a baby get a check.
WTF Sonic Youth?
I knew that couldn't have been what I had initially thought of at first glance...