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Photograph by ~Raymond on Flickr

Yesterday, two pedestrian fatalities were noted on the Newsmap - one in Brooklyn and one in midtown Manhattan. The Brooklyn incident involved an elderly woman trying to cross 65th Street near 23rd Avenue at 11AM when she was hit by a van. Then around noon, Pedro Rodriguez, was crushed by a box truck's rear wheels on 44th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Rodriguez, who worked as a housekeeper at the Algonquin Hotel down the street, seemed to stumble toward the truck. Police deemed both incidents accidents and no summons were issued.

How many people have emailed Matilda, the Algonquin Hotel cat? After yesterday's NY Times City section story about the midtown hotel's furry mascot, which included her email address (matildaalgonquincat (at)algonquinhotel(dot)com), Gothamist wondered what if Matilda - and the woman who answers her emails (keyboards aren't very paw friendly), Alice de Almeida - will be seeing some more odd email. Here's some of what she gets now:

Every two weeks, one woman mails a package to Matilda containing cryptic collages; recent ones have featured images of a rabbit on a moped and of the Geico gecko...

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Jonny Diamond, The L Magazine