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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: An overturn at 37th St & 3rd Ave in Manhattan, a barricaded EDP on Tillary St in Brooklyn and a shooting on College Ave in the Bronx.
- Louisiana is in a state of emergency because Hurricane Ida is on the way. The hurricane killed 91 in El Salvador.
- NJ Governor Jon Corzine is dealing with his election loss in St. Bart's.
- Hideki Matsui's translator also got a key to the city after the Yankees ticker tape parade on Friday.
- While The Christmas Carol was number one at the weekend box office with $31 million, the critically acclaimed Precious, about the harrowing life of a Harlem teen, made a record-breaking $100,000 per screen in limited release.
- After three men were robbed in Central Park early this morning, the police have made one arrest. Two other suspects are still at large.
- Broadway babies: The NY Times profiles the youngsters in Broadway's Finian's Rainbow; when one was five years old, she asked her mom, "When are you going to get that lady who gets me a job?" (as in an agent).
- And while Hollywood stars are relieved that a group of teen burglars has been apprehended, maybe they should think about locking their doors and windows in the first place.
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