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• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Rockaway Ave. in Brooklyn, a pedestrian fatally struck on Cypress and Flushing Aves. in Brooklyn, and another pedestrian fatally struck on Fish Ave. and Boston Rd. in the Bronx.
• A former judge and WWII veteran who lost his mind, his legal autonomy, and then his fortune. The sad conclusion of his troubles are that two historic theaters have been closed.
• Police Commissioner Ray Kelly does some politicking in advance of running for Mayor.
• A man sleeping under a truck was killed in Brooklyn yesterday when the vehicle pulled from the curb and ran over him.
• The ice beneath beleaguered Knicks coach and GM Isiah Thomas's feet gets increasingly thin.
• Two women were arrested in the anti-gay beating of a "Top Chef" contestant. Long Island cops made the arrest days after a lawyer for the victim accused cops of not pursuing the case energetically enough.
• After years of decline, muggings are occurring more frequently in New York City.
• A survey indicates that rent for retailers on 5th Ave. in Manhattan are the most expensive in the world.

Apparently the Knicks have decided to embarrass themselves off the court for a change. GM Isiah Thomas has been accused of sexually harassing a female marketing executive who is no longer with the team. Anuche Browne Sanders claims that Thomas referred to her in a derogatory manner and made unwanted sexual advances on her. When she sought help from MSG President, Steve Mills, she was warned that Isiah would spread rumors about her.

With pre-season basketball upon us, we decided to look at a few moves by the Knicks this past off-season.

Forget for a second that Isiah just added another $20 million in salaries after this year with the addition of Taylor and Rose. By trading away his only true center, and helping the Spurs beef up their frontline, the Knicks roster now consists of one point guard (two if you count Jamal Crawford), three shooting guards, two small forwards, five power forwards and Bruno Sundov. In fact, the little used Sundov is the only player on the roster taller than Tim Thomas. As Peter Vescey rightfully opined today, remember when Isiah said that getting Mohammed was they key to the three way trade that sent Keith Van Horn out and also brought in Tim Thomas. And how does this affect the playing time of Mike Sweetney?

The Knicks may be closer to adding some of the key free agents that they have pursuing all summer. According to various press reports, the Knicks and Bulls have agreed in principle to a deal that would send a newly resigned Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams to the Big Apple for Dikembe Mutombo, Othella Harrington, Cezary Trybanski and Frank Williams. All four of the Knicks in the deal have contracts that expire at the end of the season. Knicks GM Isiah Thomas had wanted to include Shandon Anderson in the deal, but not even Bulls GM John Paxson is crazy enough to take on the rest of his contract.

Unlike the Nets, this figures to be a relatively slow offseason for the Knicks. New GM Isiah Thomas already spent much of the season turning over the roster and trading away anyone associated with deposed GM Scott Layden. Only Allan Houston, Shandon Anderson, Frank Williams, Kurt Thomas, Mike Sweetney and Othella Harrington remain from opening day.

Current Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant whipped the voracious New York media into a frenzy earlier in the week when he stated that he would make a recruiting visit to New York if the Knicks extend an invitation when the free-agency courting period begins in three weeks. All it would take is a call from GM Isiah Thomas. "I'm going to listen to all options. If he invites me, I'll be there," said Bryant.

The Knicks, fighting for a playoff spot and playing at home, could barely muster a win against the Wizards, a team that will watch the the post-season on their TV sets. Gothamist hopes the Knicks make the playoffs, but if they keep playing like this, they either wont make it or they'll get bounced out in the first round.