- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A hazmat at Downing St X Fulton St in Brooklyn, a sexual assault at Beach 67 St & Beach Channel Dr in Queens and a pedestrian struck at W 75th St & Broadway in Manhattan.
- Bernard Kerik's new trial will start on November 9.
- The church janitor suspected of killing the pastor apparently had health and financial issues.
- Derek Jeter sent some gifts and inspiring words to little Jeter Villacis, who is recovering from a heart transplant.
- Weight Watchers is suing Curves over Curves' new 30-day diet plan commercials. In the ad, a woman is stopped from going into a Weight Watchers, "Weight Watchers? Oh, no, girl! You're going to try something new!" and taken to Curves.
- The city is looking for developers to bid on Willets Point development.
- Suffolk County is reminding sex offenders not to decorate their houses with Halloween trimmings lest they attract children.
- David Spade explained the creepy DirecTV ad he's in with the (ghost of) Chris Farley by saying he just needs the cash.
- And in a suburb outside of San Francisco, a group of students gang raped a 15-year-old; some students watched but did nothing to help the girl.





David Spade needs money? Isn't he on a CBS show with Puddy from Seinfeld? Commercials with dead people are the creepiest.
He doesn't, that was just Gawker's snarky spin on Spade's statement. Spade himself said nothing about money.
totally tacky and inexcusable.
Kerik is a scumbag and deserves to be put away for a long time.
looks like i won't be decorating my house for halloween.