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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A jumper down at Herkimer St & Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn, a gas main break at Bell Blvd in Queens, and an all hands on W 27th St in Manhattan.
A Brazilian court says a boy born to a Brazilian mother and NJ father—the boy has been living his deceased mother's husband in Brazil since his birth—should be returned to his father. David Goldman has been fighting for custody for years, but his son's stepfather may appeal the decision.
Elin Nordegren is reporting going to spend the holidays in Sweden and will separate from Tiger Woods.
Also, Woods allegedly found out his dad cheated on his mom. (Calling all armchair psychologists!)
Ex-City Councilman Miguel Martinez was sentenced to 5 years for stealing $106,000, some of which was meant for non-profits. He said, "Judge, I stand before you remorseful and shamed for the offenses I committed. I want to apologize to my family, my friends, my constituents in the 10th District and to the institution of the New York City Council."
No more levers: The NY Board of Elections has certified new voting machines—these work with bubbles on paper ballots.
Charlene Marshall chats with the Observer about misconceptions about her—if there was a fire, she'd grab her dog first, not Brooke Astor's finery!
Doree Shafir teaches you how to make 20 latkes, which "will cost $3.76 if you don’t have oil or flour or baking powder or salt. That’s the MAXIMUM they will cost. That’s 19 cents a latke. And you’re still going to order them from Russ & Daughters? You must not be Jewish."
Silent H, that excellent little Vietnamese restaurant in Williamsburg, is closing!

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on December 16, 2009 6:30 PM

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Snoopy

One must ask themselves two things. Would you want your daughter to be a Rockette after spending close to $200,000 for dance lessons at a school because she thought it was the career she wanted to follow, or worse yet. Your son comes home from college and says he fell madly in love with a Rockette? Or the ultimate, your son wants a sex change so he can become a Rockette.

TrippinJoJo

i smell a sitcom....

TrippinJoJo

you know what...i've seen the 'xmas show shindig" on tv. FOR FREE. let the tourists infest radio city at their own expense.

mx0

sorry to hear about Silent H, which is excellent - but thanks for posting the item

Snoopy

Do people really go to see the Rockettes" anymore? You see all of them lined up lin a row with that fake smile plastered on their faces it makes me just want to puke and then go up on stage and bitch slap them all.

Seasons greetings to all. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

TimSPC

A friend of mine got dragged out to see the Rockettes. He said the crowd goes nuts every time they do the kick thing and that they work the kick thing into every number they do and they're on stage every ten minutes. He said the audience is like this: They're dancing, they're dancing, they're dancing, HOLY SHIT THEY'RE KICKING!!! AWESOME!!!!

Mrs. H.

Actually, a lot of the Rockettes are serious dancers. They make so much money on the Christmas show that it supports less paid or unpaid work and study the rest of the year. Not a bad deal really, even if it is a bit kitschy.

starrygordon

You have to get all sort of postmodern and do cult-crit. The Rockettes became a big deal when simple people were still fascinated by mechanical replication, and human beings who could act like machines were quite a draw. Now, it's like something dragged out of the distant past, as if Barnum and Bailey took a break from torturing elephants and put a couple of dinosaurs on. The old folks can take the kids and reminisce about their parents' tastes, while for the kids it's a freak show. In short, relax.