Me and my footprints, by Color Me Katie

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: water rescue in Staten Island, barricaded EDP in Brooklyn, and a "tree on a house" in Queens.
• Even the rich are hurting: 566 houses in the Hamptons entered foreclosure in 2009.
• A review of "Thank U Berry Much", a new Girl Scout cookie: "they were similar to a Pecan Sandie with cranberries (while it has a prominent crunch, there are, uh, no pecans in it)."
• Eater sent an operative to Minetta Tavern for the commencement of brunch service: "everything seems a few dollars too expensive, even when compared to his other restaurants."
• Good news for New York's poorest renters: a judge threw out a $45 increase for 300,000 apartments priced at under $1000/month.