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From the Gothamist Newsmap: an amputation on E 23rd St in Manhattan, a triple stabbing at 170th and Clay Sts in The Bronx and a suspicious letter on Merrick Blvd in Queens.
The AP reports that "crews removing PCB-contaminated sediment from the Hudson River" 40 miles north of Albany "were operating within the agency's approved dredging plan when they mistakenly ripped out beams from a colonial-era fort." The dredging part of GE's $750 million effort to remove PCBs it dumped into the river.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum says the city and state should provide aid to Second Avenue businesses whose finances have been damaged by the ongoing 2nd Avenue Subway construction.
The Department of Defense confirmed today that Lance Corporal Leopold Damas, a 26-year-old Marine from Queens, died this week while fighting in Afghanistan.
In the wake of Diane Schuler's fatal Taconic crash, a new report shows that instances of women involved in drunk driving accidents have gone up 30% over the last decade.
The Naked Cowboy showed up at Board of Elections at the eleventh hour last night to file his petition to run for mayor before the midnight deadline. He was of course in his underwear and signing autographs, as always.
Should the Yankees be pushing Jeter as their MVP horse instead of Teixeira?
SNL's Abby Elliot sends up Gwyneth's name-dropping, chicken-cooking vlog.
Harold Ramis reveals about just how many Groundhog Days Bill Murray's Phil Connors had to go through in order to win over Andie MacDowell (hint: many, many more than anyone should for Andie MacDowell).
And in honor of the Barney Frank town hall meeting smackdown video going around the internet, here are nine more clips of the colorful congressman's outbursts.

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on August 19, 2009 6:48 PM

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KiljoyWasHere

That guy's really going for it. I hope he doesn't knock her over.

longacre

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum says the city and state should provide aid to Second Avenue businesses whose finances have been damaged by the ongoing 2nd Avenue Subway construction.

Agreed, the $20 billion price tag it currently has isn't high enough. Can we push it up to $25 billion?

jibbly

Yo, don't be dissin' on Andie MacDowell!

NannyState

But please do summon her death panel, stat!

Mr Mel

Barney's the best.

MrManhattan

Go Barney!

It's about time the Democrats start addressing the lunacy of the far right as what it is: Lunacy.

When you try to make sensible arguments against a lunatic you only create credibility where there was none.