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A few months ago, a more unlikely scenario could not be imagined. The Yankees are barreling into the playoffs after recovering from one of the team's worst season starts in franchise history. The Mets, on the other hand, are staggering towards the end of the season having lost five straight and 11 of their last 15 games. A seemingly insurmountable lead in their division has been whittled to second place behind the Phillies, and the Mets have let a playoffs appearance escape from their control. Last night's game was almost emblematic of the horror show that has aired early before Halloween. Superstar David Wright couldn't locate third base for a force out. Faced with loaded bases, pitcher Oliver Perez hit two batters with errant throws.

After last week's broken up work schedule, we doubt anyone wants to face five consecutive days of the grind. But maybe this photograph, taken by reader La Mariposa at yesterday's Figment Festival, will cheer you up. Just don't dwell on how you missed it.

In less than shocking news, New York City had the worst airport delays in the whole country. Not only are Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports very crowded, bad weather was also a factor making 2006 a record year for airport delays.

1. The feds won't institute guidelines for September 11-related autopsies
2. The children saved by their mom from a Brooklyn house fire are doing well; the mom, though, has undergone surgery for second and third degree burns
3. The upstate mom who went clubbing with her daughter and daughter's friend and then drove drunk, killing the friend and seriously injuring another driver, was indicted for murder
4. Mayor Bloomberg kinds hates Manhattan Beep Scott Stringer
5. $20 City Councilman Vallone is distributing this to his constituents
6. The Goya en route from Ohio to the Guggenheim was stolen outside a Howard Johnson Inn! Was the "professional art transporter" distracted by the fried clams? And the thief (or thieves) had insider knowledge!

In our never-ending quest to explore this fine metropolis that we call home we've found ourselves doing many odd things at odd hours. And yet the Times manages today to point out something we've yet to try: bat-watching in Prospect Park. And honestly, we're a little let down with ourselves for missing this one. We've definitely noticed bats fluttering around before, but for whatever reason we'd never really thought much about seeking them out.

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Gothamist-sponsored New York City Photobloggers 6 event last night at the Apple Store! We had an overflow crowd come and listen to some of the best photobloggers in the city-- six great presentations on technical issues (camera choice, image processing, site-building) and subjects (street-photography, portraits, abstracts, architecture...) We also gave away a tons of prints, and a copy of Aperture, the new process-app from Apple (congrats, Red!) Afterwards, we all hit a packed Merc Bar for some free beer-- yum! If you missed it, come to the next one in May, or check out all that's going on in our photoblogger community at the NYCPB site.