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  • From the Gothamist Newsmap: A confined space rescue at Church St & Vessey St in Manhattan, a barricaded EDP on Morris Ave and an unusual EDP at Beach 30th St in Queens.
  • The victims of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme may get some more billions from Jeffry Picower's estate.
  • Charles Sifton, the city judge "whose rulings paved the way for women to join the New York Fire Department and for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to run for a third term," died yesterday at age 74.
  • Speaking of the mayor, he is, according to the Observer, "a big, inviting target in the race to succeed him" after his narrow victory.
  • For some reason, people who attended Tracy Morgan's comedy show last night were shocked he used racy, provocative material.
  • The Department of Transportation giveth bike shelters, the Department of Transportation taketh them away.
  • Denzel Washington has joined the cast of the Broadway revival of August Wilson's Fences.
  • A NJ town's first black mayor is stepping down after death threats.
  • And director Jason Reitman created a pie-chart of questions he's getting during the Up in the Air junket—questions about Juno are not in the top 10.

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New York's getting new license plates next year:
http://www.1010wins.com/NY-Strikes--Empire-Gold-/5644201

Perhaps we can have a design contest.

Beginning April 1, the state will require new license plates for every one of the estimated 10 million cars, trucks, trailers and ATVs registered in the state at a cost of $25...
#@&%$!!! And what's more, the new design is boring compared to the current one.

Maybe the audience wasn't laughing because Tracy Morgan's stand-up just isn't very funny.

Thanks for the information about Denzel Washington joining the cast of the Broadway revival of August Wilson's Fences. I just love the guy, he is one great actor.

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