- From the Gothamist Newsmap: An NYPD motorcycle down on the FDR Drive in Manhattan, a barricaded perp at Berry St in Brooklyn and shot fired on 89th St in Queens.
- President Obama will be interviewed by Fox News' Major Garrett tonight at 9:20 p.m.
- Worst boss ever: Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's secretary felt so "degraded" by him (she had to do the paperwork for his side businesses too) that she stole money from his personal account.
- The widow of a FDNY probie who collapsed during training and later died is now suing the the city.
- City schools received their third reports cards: "The number of schools receiving A’s on the city’s report cards increased this year, but more schools received C’s and D’s. And just one school received an F."
- The Turtle Bay condo building where a crane collapsed and killed seven people last year has restarted construction.
- Newsweek's editor defends its Sarah Palin cover, calling the "Exercise Palin" photo the "most interesting" it had to choose from.
- A man trying to bribe a judge—with free Yankees tickets— to clear up building violations on relatives' property was sentenced to three years.
- And this is what Twitter's new offices look like: As SFist says, "Makes your sad little nonprofit office looks that more little and sad, doesn't it?"





I love the scoring criteria for the city schools.
68-100% is an A?!
Regarding Newsweek: There is no way that anyone could find a photo that did not make Caribou Barbie look ridiculous.
Regarding Newsweek: I'd hit it.
Obama sure likes to be on TV a lot.