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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A bicyclist struck at 6th Ave & W 23rd St in Manhattan, a push in robbery on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, and an unusual fire on Richmond Terrace on Staten Island.
The NYPD is launching a motorcycle safety course for cops; the Post reports, "Since 2005, six off-duty officers have died while operating motorcycles, and others have been injured."
The NY Times' sources say that seven pills were found in DJ AM's system, not eight.
A Long Island woman who claimed she was the victim of a home invasion apparently lied to cover up her larceny—she allegedly took $3,700 from her boyfriend.
Contract signings for Manhattan apartments are up by 27% versus last August, but prices are down by 20%.
The book by Bernard Madoff's alleged mistress is not a hot-seller—maybe because people didn't want to know more about Madoff's little Madoff.
Hartford, CT mayor Eddie Perez turned himself in to the Connecticut state police for larceny charges. This is the second time he's surrendered this year.
While there was fanfare over the State Island little league team that went to the World Series, there was no such fuss over a Bronx team of 12- and 13-year-olds that went to the Cal Ripken World Series.
Aw, Lisa Loeb, who got married earlier this year, is expecting her first baby!

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on September 3, 2009 12:02 PM

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Reflect

You mean all that blood money the NYPD gets has karma attached to it. GO FIGURE.

Mr Mel

"The NYPD is launching a motorcycle safety course for cops; the Post reports, "Since 2005, six off-duty officers have died while operating motorcycles, and others have been injured."

I knew of a guy, waiting for a heart transplant in a Connecticut hospital. He had been there all winter and was getting antsy. A resident MD told him to have patience. Spring was coming, and Connecticut, without a helmet law for bikers, would have a good supply of healthy body parts. It's exactly how the plan worked out. He got his new heart and lived a few more years.