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From the Gothamist Newsmap: a stabbing on 34th Ave in Queens, a pedestrian struck on West St in Brooklyn and a suspicious package at the Ferry Terminal in Manhattan.
The Senate Finance Committee rejected two amendments to include a government-run public option in the only compromise health care bill so far.
An Australian rancher has been extradited to New York to face a 2005 rape charge after prosecutors said he molested a woman he met at a Midtown bar while on a Manhattan vacation.
A state appellate court voted unanimously to dismiss Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS.
Where do Jewish New Yorkers turn for smoked fish for the high holy days if not Zabars? To two Chinese brothers on the Upper East Side of course!
The Michelin Guide has added 31 restaurants to its list of places where you can get two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less.
In his most futuristic move since playing "Needles," Flea has joined a band with Thom Yorke.
And with "#battleoftheboroughs" trending on Twitter, let us be the first to say: @Queens keep on fakin it!

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By Billy Parker in Miscellaneous on September 29, 2009 7:00 PM

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Humptydank

The Senate Finance Committee voting down those two amendments *is not* the same thing as the Senate rejecting a public option. The Finance Committee is much more conservative than the Senate as a whole, and there are still a few votes to be had once conservative Dem FC members can be convinced that there are enough votes to overcome a filibuster.

The public option is still alive and should be, it's supported by 65 percent of the American people.