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From the Gothamist Newsmap: An escaped prisoner at Ditmars Blvd & 80th St in Queens, a found grenade at Fort George Hill in Manhattan, and an officer assist at Gordon St & Broad St in Staten Island.
The NY Times says that Rep. Charles Rangels, facing investigations for various ethics violations, isn't his usual irrepressible self and friends even feel he's "gloomy" these days.
Thank God: Gawker figures out where those Facebook photos of Katie Couric sorta dirty dancing are from—a party celebrating her first CBS Evening News broadcast.
The NY Theatre Workshop hopes that Oprah Winfrey will support their production of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter—it's based on the former Oprah Book Club selection.
There's a massive recall of Stork Craft cribs with dropdown sides.
The president of the Church of Scientology in Manhattan rebuts the Post's opinion piece from a former church member.
The colorfully lit 290 Mulberry Street apartment building designed by SHoP Architects may face foreclosure.
Apple is voiding warranties of Mac laptops that need repair with traces of cigarette smoke.
As their movie was raking in millions at the box office, Twilight and New Moon stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were hitting various NYC restaurants and bars.

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By Jen Chung in News on November 23, 2009 6:53 PM

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Mr Mel

Meanwhile we're doing just what ad people want us to do. We're looking at the ads and discussing them.

dirty hipster

I'm sure this has already been mentioned - but Gothamist, what the FUCK is up with the American Apparel ad, that from a distance pretty much looks like a naked chick??

Considering probably 95% of your readers do so while fucking around at work during the day, don't you think maybe something a little less porno-esque would be nice?

longacre

Looks like it's a Google ad, I don't think Gothamist has much control on the content of those other than to block the advertiser completely.

dirty hipster

all in favor of blocking all american apparel ads?

they are a sleazeball company anyway. do you really want their cameltoe money gothamist?

citizenerased

What kind of dirty hipster a) has a job in which looking at that ad would not be ok, and b) disses american apparel?

Or is this hipster meta-irony?