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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A pedestrian struck at Lewes Blvd & Sunrise in Queens, a stabbing at Barclay & Broadway in Manhattan and a shots fired on Hegeman in Brooklyn.
The police are looking for this man who appeared at a bank with flowers and told the teller to hand over 100- and 50-dollar bills and "don't be a hero."
There was a 30 second power outage at Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ; no one was stuck on a ride, but the theme park had to do a round of tests.
An 18-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to charges related to her March 8 Syosset car crash, which severed her 3-year-old's spine (the child is on life support). Police say the woman was drunk.
4chan has declared war on Gawker.
When will this come to NYC? An ice cream truck for dogs.
A Peruvian man was detained at the Mexico City airport when 18 baby monkeys were found on him.
Did 18-year-old pop star Charice get Botox to look young during a guest stint on Glee—or is it for an injury?
Ir-refudiate-able! Someone is already Tweeting from Shakespalin.

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By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on July 19, 2010 6:28 PM

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Kevin Walsh

>>>A pedestrian struck at Lewes Blvd & Sunrise in Queens

That's Francis Lewis Boulevard and Sunrise Highway

Spudster

Ugh. It's the child-in-peril news that keeps me from reading Gothamist more often.

jaycjay

"The baby's spine was severed in the crash and has been on life support since the wreck, officials say."

Yikes! Apparently they're keeping the severed spine alive in some kind of vat!