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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A car into house at Brinkerhoff Av & Farmers Blvd in Queens, a robbery in transit at 52st & Roosevelt Ave in Queens and a large brush fire in Staten Island.
- When an apartment listing says it needs "TLC," be warned—and have a stiff drink on hand.
- Rep. Caroline McCarthy reportedly "got thousands of dollars in campaign checks from a lobbyist and his son who've since been charged with funneling illegal cash to politicians."
- A Gawker tipster says Friday Night Lights star and Derek Jeter's gal pal Minka Kelly freaked out on a flight from JFK to LAX.
- More "Mecca Deal"ings: Relatives of 45-47 Park Place's former owner also invested with buyer Sharif El-Gamal.
- Take that, Wyclef! Sean Penn denies he was snorting coke in Haiti.
- Suffolk County is way late to the "Empire State of the Mind" parody game.
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