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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A home invasion robbery at 139th Ave & Carson St in Queens, a suspicious package on the Bayonne Bridge in Staten Island and a pedestrian struck at 8th and 28th in Manhattan.
An NYPD detective was acquitted of charges that he tipped off drug informants. He said, "I hope to continue my career in the New York City Police Department, put this behind me and keep it moving."
With the tanking economy, Americans shoplifted an estimated $42 billion worth of goods last year.
OMG OMG OMG: Trader Joe's is headed to Chelsea.
Two programmers who worked for Bernard Madoff were arrested today.
Euna Lee, one of the Current TV reporters who were held in North Korea before former president Bill Clinton escorted them out of the country, has a book deal.
A hilarious analysis of NY Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton's writing tics.
And improbable couple Emmy Rossum and Adam Duritz met through Twitter.