Extra, Extra
Untitled, by Eye Age
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: homicide in Greenpoint, highrise fire at 108th and Park, and an armed robbery in Williamsburg.
- Bob Noorda, the man who brought Helvetica to all of the MTA signage, has died.
- The new head chef at the Four Seasons was forced to leave after just four months because the rich old people who eat there didn't like him defustifying the menu.
- Hope for Haiti has raised more than $58MM so far. Good for you, George Clooney!
- Fact: only four car alarm tickets were given in New York last year, despite more than 1500 noise complaints.
- Fascinating: Bubble Wrap was invented 50 years ago in New Jersey, and the company that makes it now has sales of $4BB per year.
- Some people were convinced Venus Williams wasn't wearing underwear at the Australian Open. But she was!
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