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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: an escaped prisoner at 78th St and 3rd Ave, an EMS at Lexington Ave and 86th St and suspicious males in transit at Broadway and 42nd St, all in Manhattan.
- A Brooklyn judge ruled that a lawsuit against the feds by the family of slain grad student Imette St. Guillen can move forward because of how negligent parole officers were in their lack of supervision over her now convicted killer, Darryl Littlejohn.
- David Yassky said during his concession speech, "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Thank God for Chuck Schumer."
- The Supreme Court will take on a case with Second Amendment implications, deciding whether the right to own guns for self-defense also covers states and cities with gun-control laws.
- Newark Mayor Corey Booker wasted no time in trying to get a Colbertesque "feud" with Conan O'Brien after The Tonight Show host made a run of the mill joke about the NJ city. Booker has ordered that Newark Airport be a no-fly zone for O'Brien.
- Danny Meyer's favorite off-menu order from Shake Shack? Vanilla custard in coffee.
- After David Mamet's new production of Oleanna, his play dealing with a sexual harassment suit, there will be an audience Q&A with Anucha Browne Sanders, the former Knicks marketing exec who sued the team for Isiah Thomas's misdoings.
- Artie Lange pleaded guilty to a NJ DUI; his lawyer said, "If we would have taken it to trial, the interest of the media would have outweighed the best interests of my client."
- And where else would you expect a painting by comedian Mike Myers in a group art show than the gallery at the back of Lit Lounge?
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