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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A police car MVA at Hylan Blvd & Goodall St on Staten Island, a shooting on Dean St in Brooklyn and an all hands on Manida St in the Bronx.
There is "no evidence" that ex-Mayor and ex-Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani will run against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — or anyone else — next year.
A 94-year-old painter is now a hot commodity: "This summer, during a retrospective show in England, The Observer of London called [Carmen] Herrera the discovery of the decade, asking, 'How can we have missed these beautiful compositions?'"
Bryant Park's free skating rink now offers "VIP" fast pass tickets for $19 to bypass weekend lines of an hour or more. The rink points out that it includes the $12 skate rental.
The NFL, in a partnership with Boston University brain researchers, will ask former and current players to donate their brains to science.
Though New York City residents keep using less water, rates might go up in spring.
Footprints in the snow led NJ cops to suspected car burglars.
Avatar made $73 million at the box office this weekend; it fell short of estimates, but the East coast snow storm probably had something to do with that.
Hey, Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger gives President Obama an "A" for effort.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on December 20, 2009 6:45 PM

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Sommelier

""no evidence" that ex-Mayor and ex-Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani will run"

No evidence. Sounds like the reason why so many of the cases that Federal Prosecutor used to perp walk for the publicity, but were thrown out of court.

Snoopy

She looks good for 94 but I would not call her hot by any means. Maybe when she hooked up with Toulouse-Lautrec she was hot but I think the bloom has lost its color.

Anyway congrats on being discovered after all these years. Hope you have 94 more.

NannyState

"The Observer of London called [Carmen] Herrera the discovery of the decade, asking, 'How can we have missed these beautiful compositions?'"

Because her work looks like airport signage?