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• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: suspicious package on 67th Street, vehicle pursuit at West Broadway and Houston, and a foot pursuit in Red Hook.
• Nice time-waster: Five weird patents awarded to New York City inventors, plus 225 other weird facts you didn't know about the city.
• Sad: Rufus Wainwright's mom, the very talented singer Kate McGarrigle died. Here's her singing Leonard Cohen's "Winter Lady."
• Looking forward to sweating it out at Coachella this year? The California festival has released its lineup. Vampire Weekend is playing!
• The last place you'd expect to find her: Snooki is visiting Yale this weekend.
• Interesting statistic: "Last year, more than 35% of U.S. children ages 10-11 had cellphones." 5% of 6-7 year olds also had their own phones.