Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery at 59-23 Main St. in Queens, a partial collapse of a house being renovated in Wingate, Brooklyn, and a pedestrian was struck at Clove Rd. and Victory Blvd. on Staten Island. The idiot fan arrested at a Mets game the other week plead guilty to attempting to blind Braves players with a high-powered flashlight. His sentence: 15 days in jail and a three two-year ban from......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: aircraft emergency at JFK, manhole fires in Brooklyn, and a pedestrian struck at 40th and 7th. Squatting in Bushwick ain't all it's cracked up to be: "for a bathroom, Dan and Nate have two buckets, emptied daily — one in the common area and a somewhat more offensive one on the roof, forcing them to make haste with their business on increasingly cold winter days. The “pee bucket” froze......

- Yankees 8, Twins 1: Doing well against a potential first round opponent is never a bad thing. Unfortunately for the Yankees, they weren't facing one of the Twins' aces yesterday. Fortunately, it looks like Alex Rodriguez might be coming out of his slump. A-Rod got the Yankees off to a good start with a solo home run in the 2nd inning and later added another solo shot in the 7th. There was even......

-Mets 6, Marlins 5: A night after blowing a save and giving up a walk-off homer, Billy Wagner worked out of a jam to seal the Mets' win over the Marlins. Good thing, too, because the Mets would not have enjoyed blowing a six-run lead. Wagner hasn't been lucky this year, but he hasn't helped himself by allowing five homers and 18 walks in 49 1/3 innings. His strikeouts will only help him if he......

As far as painful losses go, the Mets' 5-4 loss to the Phillies Tuesday ranks near the top of the list. To lose when Aaron Heilman threw away a swinging bunt with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth would be bad enough. Add in that the rally started with two out and no one on. Then remember Carlos Delgado's home run that had just brought the Mets even in......

Every time the Mets get to one game over .500, the Mets fail to get to two games above .500. Last night was no different. The Mets are 0-5 this season when they have a chance to go 2 games above .500. Last night's chance was blown in the 12th inning when Sean Casey hit a two-run home run off of John Franco that resulted in a 6-4 loss (box score). As Casey came......