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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A double stabbing on Cleveland St on Staten Island, a commercial fire at 11 Madison Ave in Manhattan, and a pedestrian struck at South Conduit Ave in Queens.
Companies have been more wary about holiday hiring this season.
City Comptroller Bill Thompson wouldn't comment directly about reports that he's considering a Senate run.
Bob Sheppard, the 99-year-old voice of the Yankees, is officially retiring, "I enjoyed doing what I did. I don't think, at my age, I'm going to suddenly regain the stamina that is really needed if you do the job and do it well."
Little Jasmina Anema, the leukemia patient who was scheduled to meet President Obama yesterday but was taken to a hospital instead, is doing better but remains under observation.
The FAA released transcripts of the conversation between an air traffic controller and the pilots of a jet that overshot its Minneapolis destination; one pilot blamed "cockpit distraction, that's all I can say."
A cold and lethargic five-foot boa constrictor was found on a Yonkers street.
A NJ postal worker was busted after allegedly stealing one mail recipient's Visa gift cards to buy fixings for Thanksgiving.