Early Addition

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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A homicide at Howard Ave & Sutter Victim in Brooklyn, a pedestrian struck on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens, and a home invasion robbery on West 81st St & Amsterdam Ave in Manhattan.
Just 10 days after getting his learner's permit, a 16-year-old in Columbia County died in a car accident—police say he was speeding.
A witness says the Junior Gotti was involved in seven murders.
After years of stalling, Hell's Kitchen construction pit will finally see some building.
A Queens man is accused of posing as a federal agent and bilking immigrants out of money, claiming he could clear their name with Homeland Security.
Sarah Palin has signed up with an agency to cash in on speaking engagements, but an industry expert tells Page Six, "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed with fear about booking her, basically because they think she is a blithering idiot."
A NJ beach town is having its big fireworks display next month, in an effort to attract off-season tourists. Good luck with that.
After her sister confessed to having a consensual incestuous relationship with their father, Chynna Phillips is relaunching her music career in a Christian duo.