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New Year's Snowman by JGibbs on Flickr
- Good news: the FDNY has restored firefighter staffing at 49 of the city's engine companies.
- Donald Trump's odd New Year's resolution: fixing the city's dented guard-rails.
- Apparently, many City Council members are carrying around fake badges not issued by the NYPD.
- People really really like
Dances with EwoksAvatar— it has grossed $1BB at the box office already. - Four arguments in defense of The Jersey Shore.
- And here are some cute pictures of a baby panda making an escape from its crib.
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