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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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