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• Today on the Gothamis Newsmap: a bank robbery on 40th St. and 7th Ave. in Manhattan, a stabbing on Morris Ave. and East 190th St. in the Bronx, and a sinkhole on 68th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan.
• The original and exisiting Coney Island boardwalk originated from wood chopped down from the Amazon rainforest. The new and improved CI boardwalk will be made of plastic, made from oil. Onwards and upwards!
• Queens Crap reports the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit "sent police to St. Saviour's today to make sure the developers' efforts to demolish the church were not impeded."
• That duct tape-homicide at the Best Western motel? The ME ruled it a suicide.
• The Park Slope Armory's $16 million renovation was revealed; the YMCA will operate the stunning facility.
• Bernard Kerik was back in court. Prosecutors are arguing his lawyer has to recuse himself because he's a likely witness.
• Parker Posey sells her East Village digs, joining the establishment at 30 Fifth Avenue.
• A Connecticut battalion chief firefighter was shot during a bank robbery. Cops shot another person by accident as the actual robber made his getaway.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: missing juveniles on Shore Front Parkway in Queens, a taxi cab vs. store front in the area of 63rd St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a suspicious death on Ralph Ave. and Prospect Pl. in Brooklyn.
• Investigators believe that the five-year-old boy who died in a home fire after being left alone by his older brother may have inadvertently started the fire himself. Jason Guallpa died from smoke inhalation.
• It only took a few days for one of Banksy's latest New York pieces to be negated by the removal of its context.
• A desegregation order enacted in 1974 for a Brooklyn school was ordered lifted by a federal judge after it was determined to be harming minority candidates.
• Nathan's Famous hot dogs will soon be available via public vending machines.
• Police arrested 24-year-old Eric Lee of Yonkers for the shooting death of Brione Schneider outside of Stereo that led to the Chelsea nightclub's eventual closing.
• Unaware that the tank of acetylene gas (used in welding) in his trunk was leaking into the interior of his car, a Port Chester, NY native lit a cigarette while in the front seat. The resulting explosion blew off the rear end of his car and shattered the windows of a nearby apartment building. The smoker survived with a leg injury.
• Paul Ford's fishing trip/bachelor party. No one-sentence summary could possibly suffice.

Olana: The internets are doomed to failure unless someone invents a way to click on a photo at the end of a wet, snowy day and be immediately teleported to the desired location – like those plush chairs clustered around the bar, where one of Olana’s specialty cocktails would be presented at once.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a construction accident on East 33rd St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, a pedestrian struck on 50th Ave. and 45th St. in Queens, and a shooting on Schenectady Ave. and Lincoln Pl. in Brooklyn.
• In three separate incidents yesterday, individuals were struck by subway trains. Two men were killed and the third was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
• Insurance fraud isn't brain surgery, until it is. A Staten Island man was sentenced yesterday to taking part in a scam where he was reimbursed for his-and-hers brain surgeries for himself and his wife.
• Two Queens detectives responding to a robbery call were hit by another car that sent their vehicle careening into the dining room of a family off Marathon Parkway.
• Advertise your New York nature on your chest with a t-shirt that shows others how to correctly eat a piece of pizza.
• A Long Island man infatuated with a co-worker at Wal-Mart and who learned that she had a boyfriend, let himself in to her Mastic home early in the morning and stabbed her sleeping boyfriend to death with a large hunting knife.
• First Canal Jeans, then Starbucks...now Target: The evolution of Flatbush Junction.

MUSIC: Come enjoy the Whitney after dark tonight as the museum's live showcase series invites Dan Deacon (pictured) to the stage. If you haven't seen Deacon before, get ready for some Casio keyboard electro-rock compositions and an art dance party.

On The Square, by Ade in New York at flickr
• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: shots fired by police at Blake and Vermont in Brooklyn, an escaped prisoner at East 112th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a person under a train at Central Park West and 60th St. in Manhattan.
• Hassan Askari was invited to the State of the Union Address as the guest of Queens Congressman Rep. Joseph Crowley. Askari came to the aid of several Jewish people who were being attacked on the subway.
• A new Bronx courthouse is finally set to open, only three years behind schedule and $100 million over budget.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck on East 112th St. and 3rd Ave. in Manhattan, shots fired at 132nd St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a commercial burglary on 4th Ave. and 90th St. in Brooklyn.
• Page Six lists its top ten scoops of the year. #1 is about Rosie O'Donnell's writer being escorted from The View offices for drawing magic marker mustaches on pictures of Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and rumors that O'Donnell might quit the show.
• James Colliton, the lawyer who pleaded guilty to having sex with two underage sisters and served 18 months in jail, is suing the 188-year-old law firm Cravath, Swaine, and Moore for $1.45 million he feels the firm owes him after he was fired. Colliton's lawsuit was handwritten on notebook paper.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an abduction on 117th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, someone robbed the Commerce Bank on 5th Ave. in Brooklyn, and serious trauma at The Marina Restaurant on Jerome Ave. and Clifford Pl. in the Bronx.
• Tommy Monahan, the 9-year-old boy who died in a fire last week attempting to rescue his pets, wrote a book about his dog Sophy.
• If you're wondering where your fare hike dollars will wind up, a good portion will be in the pockets of lawyers who work at some of the most profitable and expensive legal firms in the country.

Tomorrow, more than normal, you should look both ways before you cross the street on the way to work. Why? Because NASCAR is in town celebrating the end of their season with Champions Week, which includes a "victory lap" in Manhattan. The street closing event is quickly becoming an annual tradition. So if you work on Broadway, 42nd St, 53rd St, or Madison Ave., be on the lookout. The league's top-10 drivers, decked out...

A deal with an undercover operative quickly turned deadly yesterday for a man looking to sell a hand grenade in the Bronx. Federal agents and an NYPD detective were monitoring a conversation being held in a car yesterday between the grenade seller and operative. It was not expected the seller would have the grenade on him at the time, so when he produced it, agents rushed the scene in the interest of public safety. The...

HEADS UP!: We love Daniel Kitson, it's been documented, so we wanted to give you a heads up that our favorite British comedian is coming back to the States! He has three shows in December at Union Hall (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th), and tickets are ON SALE NOW for two of those dates. It'll be the best $8+fees that you ever spent. ART: The Brothers Grimm fairytale Hansel and Gretel has taken over the...

LISTEN UP: Last month we set up shop at White Rabbit, which was transformed into Gothamist House, with WOXY for 4 days of shows. Now WOXY has put together "Best of" podcasts from each of those days, and the first one is up -- so give a listen! Gothamist House Day 1.mp3 ART: First Friday's are so over, tonight come to Williamsburg for Every 2nd Friday. Pick up a copy of "the only comprehensive guide...

This week, reports the Downtown Express, the Landmarks Preservation Commission recommended that architects incorporate elements of the Battery Maritime Building's original architecture into a proposed plan to renovate and expand the ferry terminal. The Dermot Company seeks to develop a glass boutique hotel (complete with roof lounge) and specialty foods marketplace above the Beaux Arts ferry terminal.

Two explosive devices detonated outside the Mexican Consulate at 39th St. near Madison Ave. in Manhattan early this morning, breaking several windows but not injuring anyone. The devices were believed to be replica hand grenades of the sort that are normally sold as novelties, but in this instance were packed with gunpowder. The explosions occurred around 3:30 a.m. and a resident on the block called the police reporting them. It wasn't until employees at the consulate arrived for work this morning, however, and found the windows of their building shattered that the damage was connected with the earlier report of an explosion. At that point, the bomb squad and the FBI were called in to investigate.

October 22-28: Lance Armstrong Week at Hill Country

If you've ever struggled to figure out which direction you're facing when you step out of a subway station (and there are no landmarks or sun to guide you), you won't have those problems at four subway stations in Midtown anymore. That's because the Department of Transportation and the Grand Central Partnership are placing temporary directional compass decals outside them.

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a carjacking on East 108th St. and Farragut Rd. in Brooklyn, a pedestrian struck on 87th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a carjacking/shooting at Grace Ave. and Hammersley in the Bronx. [Tough day for drivers and pedestrians] In possibly the worst idea ever a Staten Island school sub allowed her class to play a game called "Quiet," in which the first student to speak would be pelted...

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: there was a falling bricks collapse at East 128th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, a stabbing on East 180th St. in the Bronx, and a homicide on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
• An interview with the creators of a multimedia presentation that represents a post-Atlantic Yards development Brooklyn.
• Visit upper Manhattan's Ft. Tryon Park tomorrow to go old school at the 2007 Medieval Festival around The Cloisters. Jesters, jousters, jugglers and others will be performing for all ages.
• Streetsblog notes that the Yankee Stadium scoreboard is encouraging mass transit as games sell out and Bronx parking is totally disrupted by the new stadium's construction.
• Visitors to Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn saw a rare sight yesterday: a wayward dolphin surfacing in the harbor. The sleek mammal hung out for a few hours before swimming safely back out to sea.
• Suffolk County police are reporting that they found an NYPD officer dead in her home with a gunshot wound to her chest. Her fiancé called in the incident.
• Passengers flying out of JFK may experience a decrease in delays with the FAA's plan to offer fewer flights out of the airport and charge people more money for them.
• Parents are upset that no one noticed that a Chinatown brothel near Pace HS was trying to engage their kids' healthy interest in sexual development with hookers.

Mayor Bloomberg said that he has no intention of calling off tomorrow's 22nd Annual United American Muslim Day Parade, despite a barrage of calls, emails, and letters asking him to do just that. Opponents of the parade, which will run down Madison Ave. from 41st St. to 27th St., say that it is a threat to national security and an insult considering that it is only two days before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Clarkson Ave. in Brooklyn, another shooting on Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a pedestrian fatally struck on Cross Bay Blvd. in Queens.
• 1010 WINS conducted an online poll asking "If a hurricane were to hit NYC, do you think the city would be ready?" 84% of respondents answered "Oh heck no -- look what happened Wednesday."
• Chicago police arrested the four men who allegedly bound and robbed Knicks guard center Eddy Curry in suburban Illinois.
• Because city express bus drivers don't have the authority to add stops on their own and the MTA didn't instruct them to, hundreds of express buses with empty seats bypassed soggy commuters at local stops during Wednesday's storm.
• The two largest individual parking ticket scofflaws in NYC, who combined owe more than $90K, have completely reasonable explanations: it was their ex-wives who did all the illegal parking.
• After decades of being isolated as a traffic island monument, the Columbus Memorial in the middle of Columbus Circle is now experiencing the human wear and tear that the rest of the city endures. $5 million is being budgeted to repair the accumulated and recent damage the monument has suffered.
• An aircraft was reported down northwest of the city near an Orange County airport.
• An opinion piece in the New York Times notes that while recent outrages over violence against animals garnered media attention and resulted in quick arrests, the brutal deaths of illegal immigrants quickly faded into the media-woodwork.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a large fight on Fordham Rd. and Jerome Ave. in the Bronx, police activity in the employee parking lot at JFK Airport in Queens, and a pedestrian was struck on East 57th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan.
• Donald Trump owns almost 20% of Brooklyn's Starrett City that his dad bought for him when he graduated from business school. He now advises lower-income residents of the development that "This is not Communist China," in response to protests against a proposed sale and probable eviction.
• New York magazine's Daily Intelligencer points to the obvious conclusion of recent trends: two Duane Reade drug stores directly across the street from one another. What, no Chase banks nested inside?
• CSI: Egypt. The Brooklyn Museum catscanned a mummified body from Egypt and analysts determined that it died a completly normal and uneventful death.
• A former East Village drug kingpin is now busy getting West Village residents high on endorphins as a personal trainer.
• New York tap water may be proclaimed as the best by Mayor Bloomberg, but the city still pays $1 million annually for Poland Spring and other delivered water.
• The city is re-opening the bike-only lane on the north side of the Manhattan Bridge. Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn notes that it's been closed since October 2006.
• And a City Council member wants Councilman Dennis Gallagher, indicted on rape charges, to resign.

COMEDY: This weekend marks the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon. Del Close, if you don't know by now, "was the driving force behind improvisational comedy in Chicago for over 30 years influencing Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Mike Myers, John Belushi, Chris Farley and the Upright Citizens Brigade to name a few." The annual weekend began after Del's passing in 1999.

The much vaunted non-profit that seriously opposed the Atlantic Yards has a new enemy. Today the Municipal Art Society announced that, tired of decrepit and ugly news racks, it is launching a new campaign to eliminate the city of every last stinkin' one of them.

MUSIC: If you haven't checked out the Summer of Love exhibit at the Whitney, head over there after work and get a double dose of rock while you're at it. Tonight Dirty Projectors and Lucky Dragons take the stage at Whitney Live. Get there early to get in. Check out this "Take Away Show" in New York featuring the Dirty Projectors.

EVENT: If you haven't taken a trip back to the Summer of Love yet, head over to the Whitney tonight for the exhibit and enjoy their Whitney Live event. DJ Scientific and Dana Leong will be providing the tunes.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a fatal fall victim at Clove Rd. and Hillcrest Terrace on Staten Island, a severed finger on East 38th St. and Madison Ave., and an animal rescue at 173rd St. in Queens.
• Sirius satellite radio (channel 85) will feature tribute broadcasts of performances by the recently deceased Beverly Sills tonight and tomorrow evening, at 9 pm and 8 pm, respectively.
• Shooting of the film adaptation of Jerome Robbins' ballet Jazz Opus recently took place on the Highline.
• The Gowanus Lounge reports that the Dept. of Transportation has begun the installation of bike lanes and other traffic-calming measures on 9th St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
• Congress will be holding hearings to discuss the re-opening of the Statue of Liberty's crown to visitors.
• A Bronx man was arrested after a sneak preview screening of "Transformers" this weekend, in a police sting operation that caught him digitally recording the movie. He will be the first person prosecuted under new more severe anti-piracy laws and faces fines of $5,000 and up to six months in jail.
• Guss' Pickles on the Lower East Side is unhappy that Whole Foods is selling what it claims is an inferior product made by a supplier in the Bronx with the Guss' name.
• A Brooklyn grandfather who's never been accused of a crime is claiming that cops stole $600, broke religious figurines, and planted drugs in his apartment during a court-approved search, after they accused the man of selling drugs and guns.

The City Council unanimously reappointed four commissioners and appointed a new one to the Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday (via the NY Observer). Four of the five have ties to the outer boroughs.

SCIENCE: The UnCoolKids always know about all the best science events. Tonight is The Revolution in Physics at the Turn of the 20th Century, featuring “a presentation by Richard Liboff, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Central Florida, formerly Professor of applied physics, applied mathematics, and electrical engineering at Cornell University, author of the best- selling college text book, Introductory Quantum Mechanics, featured in “Spider-Man 2" movie.”

THEATER: There’s a growing cultural phenomenon in Japan called hikikomori, in which young people (as many as 1 million) withdraw into their rooms and refuse any contact with the outside world, sometimes for years. (In America, it’s called adolescence.) The Attic, by acclaimed Japanese playwright Yoji Sakate, is about “a mysterious company that sells tiny ‘attics’ over the internet to people who want to withdraw from society. One man embarks on a quest to find the source of these dwellings after his brother commits suicide in one. On the path to discovering the source are several attic dwellers including a teenage girl and a kidnapper, samurai, polar explorers, soldiers fighting a multi-national war, and many other commonplace and fantastical characters.” John Beer at The Village Voice says, “It might come in a coffin-like box, but this witty, bizarre, and intensely moving production is a rare gift.” - John Del Signore

December 7: Alex Prud’homme at O&CO.