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Tomorrow, a new state task force will convene to talk about the threat of mold to the health of New Yorkers and what can be done about it. The New York State Toxic Mold Task Force was formed at the urging of health experts, who are concerned that there isn't enough being done to combat an organism that wrecks properties and endangers the lives of tenants and homeowners. According to state senator Liz Kreuger representing...

Earlier this month ASCAP was making headlines with their lawsuit against some of New York's (and the nation's) venues. To clear things up on how the company works, and why they do what they do, we asked the senior vice president of licensing and the director of general licensing some questions.

Children living in many city buildings, hankering for a midday snack and sticking their little fingers in between loose floor boards may find a tasty treat: lead paint chips! The Daily News reports today that about 900 of the buildings used to house homeless people, through Bloomberg's Housing Stability Plus program, have been found to violate lead paint regulations. About 700 buildings tested positive for lead paint while another 200 or so were highly suspected of housing the poison. The Department of Housing Services has specifically identified the violating buildings but does not go so far as to point out which particular apartments in those buildings are afflicted.

Did you realize that yesterday's methampetamine lab busts in the city and Suffolk County happened on National Meth Awareness Day? The things you learn!

So this photo came onto Contribute and it reminds us of something we've been wondering. Other than Gob, and the owner of this bugger apparently, does anybody actually, regularly, use a Segway? In New York City? Because for the life of use we don't understand why.

In New York City, the only taste of March Madness we had was the Big East Tournament, which St. John's didn't even participate in due to self-imposed penalties (not related to curfew-breaking strip club visits). "Big time" college ball will return to New York later this month in the form of the NIT.

And the photo is from This Old Toy, which looked at Fisher Price's Little People. Man, Gothamist barely recognizes the Little People today - their faces are so much more articulated!

Learn more about the Segway. Also learn about arguing your desk appearance ticket (aka DAT) from the People's Law Collective and a law firm. Gothamist on riding a segway in the city. And Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore has a picture with Segway inventor Dean Kamen; Congress was looking into using Segways for police beats and postal delivery.

Carol Mayse, Senior Housing Court Clerk

Scott Lapatine, Stereogum.com

"But at La Guardia High School, the city's top performing arts school, just across the street, students and teachers were all in costume. There was a parade and a contest for best costumes with various categories of awards. Some costumes were conceptual, like the teacher who came as 'self-absorbed,' her body covered in sponges."