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  • From the Gothamist Newsmap: A bomb threat on Otis Ave in Queens, a child abandonment at East 77th St in Manhattan and a barricaded perp at Patchen Ave & Hancock St in BRooklyn.
  • Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "admonish," maybe because people didn't know what that meant after Rep. Joe Wilson's "you lie" moment.
  • Doug Hoffman, the Conservative candidate who lost the upstate House race to Bill Owens, now says that Acorn stole the election—other area Republicans don't seem to agree.
  • The Landmarks Preservation Commission's apparent decision not to landmark a Midtown building after City Council pressure makes people unhappy.
  • AOL is looking to cut 1/3 of its staff—about 2,500 staffers—as it prepares for its spinoff from TimeWarner.
  • The FBI, Louisville police and prosecutors say there's no basis for the rape allegations against former Knicks coach Rick Pitino; his accuser faces charges for extortion.
  • First Dubai, then Miami...now Beantown: Shake Shack is eyeing a location in an old men's restroom on Boston Common, but natives think Boston-centric food should be there.
  • There are claims of Asian voter harassment in a Queens City Council race.
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  • eveostay

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    Is there an easy way to follow new comments on a given Gothamist post? Once the thread gets long, it's very hard. I don't see any way to sort by date. Ideas?

  • Liam

    I don't think comment rss has ever worked

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