Science says that kids need recess (nevermind that Science also says winos won't get sunburned—Science works in mysterious ways) to work out the wiggles* and show kids that they can indeed interact with their friends away from a computer screen. Parents of students at PS 58 want to ensure that their children get recess, even when it's snowy, and they want to close Carroll Street between Court and Smith Streets in Carroll Gardens on days when the playground is too ice-covered to be used. But a few civic leaders are opposed to the pint-sized block party, claiming that the street is too busy to be closed. Clearly, they have never played games of manhunt that spanned multiple recesses. more ›

Police are reviewing surveillance video of the man who opened fire at a Long Island pharmacy, killing four people, yesterday after 10 a.m. The victims were the 45-year-old pharmacist at Haven Drugs, two customers, ages 33 and 71, and a 17-year-old pharmacy worker who was supposed to graduate from high school this week. Suffolk County Police Det. Lt. Gerard Pelkofsky said, "It appears at this time that there was one person involved, but that's also under investigation." more ›

The NYPD conducted a citywide manhunt yesterday after a grand larceny suspect escaped custody and walked out of the First Precinct stationhouse in Tribeca in broad daylight, passing by approximately 100 cops gathering for the funeral of Philip Chlanda, who committed suicide earlier this week. Fred Lando, 44, was being questioned in connection to an unspecified theft, the Post reports, and somehow managed to break into a ceiling crawl space in an interrogation room without being seen. more ›

Earlier this morning, WPIX reports that "an armed black man and woman wearing long robes and black hoodies shot at officers for as of yet unknown reasons at 24 Reed Street in Jersey City." Four officers were wounded—"One of the officers was shot in the leg during the crossfire and another was injured due to shrapnel from a shattered window entering his body"—and authorities conducted a manhunt, with K-9 units and snipers. WPIX adds, "Unconfirmed reports state at around 6:45am the two suspects were 'neutralized,' which may mean they are in custody or dead. They were cornered in a building on the corner of Reed Street and Bergen Avenue, which was first searched and evacuated." Update: Five cops are now reported injured while the two suspects are dead. more ›