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In 2006, over 10,000 pedestrians were hit by cars and trucks in New York City. One hundred sixty-six were killed. The City's pedestrian safety efforts are inadequate. Where is Mayor Bloomberg? He has spoken out about transfats, gun violence and smoking. If killing a pedestrian with a car was considered assault it would be the second leading type of homicide behind only gun violence. Where is his leadership on this issue?

The intersection of Third Avenue and Baltic Street, where 4 year old James Jacaricce was hit and killed by a Hummer SUV Tuesday afternoon, had actually been recommended for safety measures four years ago. During Tuesday's incident, both the SUV and the child, who was walking with his aunt, had the light; the SUV was making a right turn from Third to Baltic.

A 4 year old boy walking home from day care with his aunt was hit by a Hummer yesterday afternoon at Third Avenue and Baltic Street in Brooklyn. James Jacaricce died at Methodist Hospital; his aunt Ta-Nayin St. John had a shoulder injury. The incident was not a hit-and-run - the driver stayed, gave a Breathalyzer, and was found sober.

While billboards generally attract complaints from area residents just don't want billboards period, many advertisers and building owners just ignore them, interested in getting their message out and keeping the coin respectively. But, sometimes the advertiser is willing to fold and take their signs down, even without intervention from the Department of Buildings: The strip club Flashdancers has a big sign up across from a public school in Brooklyn. The NY Times is particularly funny when describing it:

A new billboard went up on Monday across Baltic Street from Public School 133 on the western fringe of Park Slope, Brooklyn. The sign is aimed at the drivers going by on busy Fourth Avenue, but the students at the school, who range from kindergarten to fifth grade, can also learn a lot from it.

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We had heard some rumors that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah had gotten their name from a graffiti piece off 4th Avenue, but we were surprised by the size of this roller when we finally stumbled on to it on Baltic Street. Does anyone know the story behind it? What inspired it?