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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: Shots fired on W 121 St in Manhattan, a MVA on Central Pkwy & Queens Blvd in Queens and a bank robbery at West Chester & Simpson in the Bronx.
- Prosecutors say that Bernard Kerik helped fake the home renovations bills for his home—they say former police commissioner got about $250,000 in work done for basically free.
- The father of the girl killed in the car crash, while being driven by the allegedly drunk mom of a friend, doesn't think manslaughter charges are enough, "Anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated might as well put a bullet in a gun."
- Hey, the $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium's wheelchair ramps have tons of cracks. And you helped pay for it, since the Yankees got all those taxpayer bonds.
- A 12-year-old was arrested—and his slightly older cohorts are wanted— after mugging an 11-year-old of his $5 and cellphone in Manhattan. A second 11-year-old refused, prompting one of the muggers to hit him; a doorman caught the 12-year-old.
- After the mousecake incident, the Health Department has inspected Junior's Restaurant and given it a passing score.
- Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter apparently went on vacation the day 20 staffers were fired.
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