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Oops! WNBC's Mistake Causes Problems for St. Louis TV Station

The city of New York is mourning the death of Brooke Astor. The philanthropist, who died yesterday at age 105, had channeled millions from her husband's fortune into a numbers of institutions and organizations - from Carnegie Hall to small community groups across all boroughs. The NY Times obituary makes a very good point about why the $195 million she donated through the Astor Foundation was so important: "Although the foundation was not large compared with powerhouses like Ford, Rockefeller and Carnegie, its contributions often served as seed money: others followed, knowing that if Mrs. Astor had given her seal of approval to a cause, it was worthy of support."

American Experience: New York Underground (Monday, 9:00 p.m. WNET 13) Channel Thirteen re-airs this 1997 documentary about the building of the New York City Subway.

Gothamist, being a dork, is just looking for a cool laptop bag, like some of the stuff at Flight 001. Look for some of the hot bags for less on BlueFly and eBay. And what bags do you like?

Final plug: , a documentary about Tribute in Light, airs at 10PM on Channel Thirteen.