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Over in the Gothamist Forum yesterday, Larry asked what kind of water restrictions New York has on shower heads. Of course, we all remember the classic Seinfeld episode where Jerry's building puts low-flow heads into the building to the dismay of Jerry, Kramer, and Newman. After doing a little research, Gothamist found an answer for Larry.

Cecil is a 5 month-old kitten who was found in Greenpoint. Someone had bound him with a cord or wire so tight that it cut into his neck, opening wounds that became badly infected. He also has other medical issues and tomorrow goes in for a consultation with an opthalmologist to discuss repairing his eyes. His eyelids are only partially formed causing the fur to rub against his eyes.

Cecil is now at the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition in Williamsburg where he's got a mighty big hill to climb before recovery. The 5-month old cat has several problems including a heart murmur and a condition that is affecting his eyes. If you're interested in Cecil's progress, the BARC has a blog (of course) where you read about everything that he's gone through since being found in mid-April.

Any suggestions for a good place in Brooklyn (preferable) or Manhattan to watch the last match of the European soccer championships on the 4th of July?

What is the best way to get to JFK?

Showers and clouds all day long.

Today we'd like to announce the addition of Tien Mao, known for his little read book, to our growing Gothamist family. Tien, a lifelong New Yorker, will be covering the sports beat, just in time to ring in the March Madness, the new baseball season, and Gothamist's first Little League season. So, welcome Tien.

Today we are launching the beta version of The Gothamist Forum, a bulletin board for the site. If the forum catches on, it will become a permanent feature of the site- until then, you can find a link to it in the center column, right under the interview box. Register for the forum today! What should the forum be used for? Posting comments unrelated to the main posts on Gothamist or the Gothamist Interview, and posting stories or announcements or events. If you feel like being a moderator on the board, or being one of the anchor posters on the board, please email Jake and he'll get you set up right.

Gothamist has switched to a three column layout. Main content is on the left, with supporting features and content in the middle column. On the right, you can find paid-content, like the personals section, and advertising. We've thought about making this switch for a few months- ever since we introduced the advertising on the site. Nick Denton has written a lot of good stuff about the way advertising will change weblogs and small content sites. We would argue that the three column layout is inevitable for any content site with advertising- just look at the New York Times. Anyway- EverythingNY made the switch first, and Nick moved Fleshbot, Gawker, and Gizmodo this week, so we're not setting the trend on this one- just following a good idea.