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add to facebook- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a train derailment at 86th St. and 20th Ave. in Brooklyn, an overturned crane at 100th St. and Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Queens, and an amputation on Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island.
- A guy who jumps off buildings for fun says that security guards caused him "severe emotional distress" when they prevented him from leaping off the Empire State Building, so he's suing the ESB's owners for $30 million.
- When an unknown food critic stupidly leaves notes at a restaurant, a gossip column is sure to notice it, except for the fact that the notes might be from the food critic of the same newspaper.
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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a possible abduction at the Mobil gas station off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, a suspicious death on Cornelia St. in Queens, and a pedestrian struck at Buffalo St. and Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island.
- The Dept. of Buildings declined to revoke permits for Donald Trump's planned 46-story Trump SoHo "hotel" on Spring St. near the Holland Tunnel.
- A State Bridge Task Force completed its inspection of New York's 49 steel deck-truss bridges and found them all to be structurally sound. Still, a bill before the Senate to boost federal spending on bridge maintenance would direct 10% of a $1 billion increase, or $100 million, to New York State.
- A Coast Guard vessel conducting a routine homeland security patrol came upon a 27-year-old man treading water without a life jacket about 400 yards southeast of Staten Island's South Beach.
- Gridskipper has a guide to establishments that brew, distill, and ferment all kinds of potent potables right here in NYC.
- The Gowanus Lounge reports that an F train express line could arrive as early as next year. Or maybe around 2012 or early 2013.
- The New York Times describes the run of the vintage six-car 'A' train yesterday on the line's 75th anniversary.
- IvyGate reports that bars surrounding Columbia University will all be getting ID scanners to keep out underage patrons, and Columbia itself will be picking up the tab for the devices.
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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck at Arden Ave. and Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island, a fall victim down an elevator shaft on West 38th St. in Manhattan, and injured officers at 124th St. and Linden Blvd. in Queens.
- The city's Office of Emergency Management will be shutting down streets around Penn Station tonight between midnight and 4am in order to run drills testing New York's preparedness for a terrorist attack.
- City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has entered the talks over whether developer Joseph Sitt will be able to go forward with his $1.5 billion plan to remake Coney Island.
- A 7-year-old girl was injured when grazed by a bullet shot through a wall by a 17-year-old male in her apartment.
- A 17-year-old New Jersey "whiz kid" became the first person to unlock Apple's iPhone and allow it to use a carrier other than the previously mandatory AT&T Wireless.
- Police are searching for a man they believe responsible for slashing three different Asian women over the past six weeks.
- A Tree Grows in Red Hook. A short documentary film about the Red Hook ballfield food vendors, via YouTube.
- NYC cooling centers. If you have an at-risk neighbor who is vulnerable to the heat and not Internet-savvy, let them know the location of the nearest cooling center.
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- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a person under a train at West 31st St. and 7th Ave. in Manhattan (the 1 line), a triple shooting on Elder Ave. in the Bronx, and an unconscious baby on Hylan Blvd. on Staten Island.
- The used anti-tank weapon that a NJ woman found on her front lawn was traced to a Marine, who had thrown the missile tube in the trash.
- A white-painted "ghost bike" memorial for a cyclist killed in NYC traffic was removed from its Brooklyn position, possibly by the city, raising fears that the unofficial tributes to dead riders could be endangered.
- In a bid to cut down on time spent waiting in lines, a new ferry service operator to the Statue of Liberty will allow advanced ticketing with scheduled departure times and offer downloadable podcasts with historical information.
- WNBC's Roseanne Colletti goes looking for the best coffee in NYC, with assistance from Zagat's.
- New York magazine's guide to rooftop bars around New York City.
- Curbed notes how 91st St. residents in Manhattan are trying to palm off a proposed bike path onto 89th St. instead.
- Kevin Walsh of ForgottenNY examines the different looks of the southern portion of Brooklyn's Bedford Ave.
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