Early Addition

St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, photo by Joe Schumacher

From the Gothamist newsmap: a Person Under Train at Queens Blvd & 67 Ave in Queens; a Perp Search at 90 Scholes St in Brooklyn; and an All Hands Fire at 181 East 78 St in Manhattan.
Taxi share stands are still kinda a bust. Maybe New Yorkers just never learned to share?
Sad: Sparklehorse singer songwriter Mark Linkous committed suicide this weekend by shooting himself in the heart.
Is this the first time an SNL host has shaved mid-episode? Watch Zach Galifianakis trim his beard in this mesmerizing clip. (Also note that Vampire Weekend guy flashing his Phish shirt during the closing!)
Is the Beatrice Inn space returning to its roots as a restaurant?
A possum was spotted on a stoop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

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By Jen Carlson in Miscellaneous on March 8, 2010 10:19 AM

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chuzzlewit

RIP mark. a sweet and gifted guy who knew both how to spell and pronounce 'possum.

DarkGemini

That's an Opossum, not a possum.

I only know this because I have one in my backyard, too, and in discussion with my co-workers about it, I was corrected myself.