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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A jumper down at FDR Drive at E 103rd St in Manhattan, a home invasion at Walton Ave & E164 St in the Bronx, and a pedestrian struck at 53rd St & 5th Ave in Brooklyn.
Sarah Palin said that President Obama's economic plans are back ass-ward.
Dennis Gallagher, who stepped down from his City Council after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman in his campaign office, is now doing political consulting.
A police officer in Milford, CT was charged with manslaughter for driving 94 MPH—while not on emergency call—and crashing into a car, killing two teens.
Nearly 15,000 people have told the IRS about off-shore accounts.
Daily Intel picks out the top 10 things from Vogue's 7,700+ word feature on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "7. Hillary's traveling press pool 'obsesses' over her outfits and hair."
Lower East Side residents are fighting to keep the Pitt Street Postal Station on Clinton Street; one says that residents wouldn't go to the next nearest post office, "They would start using Fed-Ex or UPS. Local businesses around the post office would also go to the private mail sector."
Land of the Bomb: Forbes says Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid actor.
You can stop wondering how to make that Thanksgiving turkey stuffing from White Castle burgers and sauteed vegetables.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on November 18, 2009 6:31 PM

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TrippinJoJo

hey that picture of snoopy is in front of CBS Black Rock.....if anyone gave a hoot.

Steven

Will Ferrell overpaid? Most actresses and actors are overpaid, just like sports players.

inoyourider

Why is Sarah Palin so popular?

She's a BIG reason McCain lost, and she prays for pipelines too.

schadenfreudian mensch

She appeals to the hillbillies and we a whole lot of them in this country.

BJackson

I'm surprised that 15,000 people would be happy to report their off shore accounts. Might as well just tell them they are not paying any taxes!

jaycjay

Uh... that's the point. It's an amnesty program; they're reporting it to avoid being caught as the Justice Department and IRS continue to investigate Swiss banks in the wake of the UBS settlement.

gothamguy

The video from that cop car is the worst thing I have seen in a while.

jaycjay

More details and video -- including a slow motion segment -- at the New Haven newspaper's site:

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/milford/doc4b0394233e582961926690.txt