Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: shots fired in Harlem, a suspicious package on 42nd and Madison, and a bunch of fires in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Papers gets the award for the strangest photo-montage of the week, to go with this story about wild raccoons. Kenny Kramer is having his busiest week since Seinfeld went off the air. Here's his media statement: "I know the public is smart enough to realize that Michael Richards' personal actions......

- Representative Anthony Weiner is upset that the Department of Homeland Security sent $7000for Columbus, Ohio - specifically doggie kevlar vests - Man found dead in elevator at the Marcy Houses in Brooklyn - It's not exactly the TWU, but Macy's workers have agreed to strike if management doesn't give them a food offer - A woman was killed by a bus on East 86th Street - Police captain Eric Adams, also the founder......

Rufus, an adorable (and very aardvark-like) bull terrier, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club's 130th Dog Show last night. Rufus (real name: Ch. Rocky Top's Sundance Kid) beat out an English sheepdog (so fluffy), a Scottish deerhound (honestly, a little weird looking, if graceful), a pug (the crowd gasped when he freaked out during judging), a gorgeous Rottweiler (our personal favorite), a Dalmatian (not named Spot), and a golden retriever (very pretty).......

Today is the last day of the Westminster Kennel Club's Dog Show, and tonight Best in Show will be announced! Among yesterday's Best of Breed winners was a pug named Dermot, a Rottweiler, a bull terrier and Dalmatian. Today they will be judging dogs like beagles, retrievers, and corgis! You can see the latest Best of Breed results here. And we found it funny that the Times covered the dog show in the sports section,......

The New York City Photobloggers are opening their first gallery show tonight at the Chrystie Street Gallery (167 Chrystie, between Rivington and Kenmare). Word to the wise: bring sunglasses, because there's going to be a lot of crazed photobloggers running around with giant flashes. Some of our favorite photobloggers are in the show, including Eliot Shepard, Rion Nakaya, David Gallagher, and Joe Holmes (disclosure: one of us has a couple of prints in the......

Photobloggers are Gothamist's eyes on the street- so for the next four days, we're going to feature a wrapup of all the RNC photoblog posts we can find. If you want to send us a link, leave it in the comments or email Jake. Today's amazing photography from the march: Joe Holmes, Citying, more Citying, Erin's pix at fshk, and Buzznet's NoRNC. Good shots of the dragon burning at IndyMedia. And since we didn't......