Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a staircase collapse on Pennsylvania Ave. in Brooklyn, an unusual escort on Van Wyck and Atlantic Aves. in Queens, and a person fatally struck by a train at 170th St. and Jerome Ave. in the Bronx. 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of the Commodore 64 PC. The computer, which attached the primary system with the monitor and the keyboard, had a whopping 64K of memory. 17 million were sold.......

If you were wondering what that posse of Santas wandering around NYC was yesterday, that was SantaCon 2007, when red-suited and bearded men and women roam the streets and crowd the bars of our fine city. If one isn't satisfied by the pictures below, more can be found on flickr here. SantaCon 2004 SantaCon 2005 SantaCon 2006......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an armed robbery on Washington Ave. in the Bronx, a bank robbery on 18th Ave. in Brooklyn, and a pedestrian struck on 69th St. and Queens Blvd. in Queens. Amidst "barbs and accusations," talks between studios and the writers guild appear to have broken down. Repeats will continue, as will Seth Meyers' long circular picketing sojourn. Animals at the Queens City Zoo will be receiving special holiday culinary treats......

EVENT: Into anime? It's your lucky weekend, the New York Anime Festival is in town! There will be previews, screenings and panels galore. Check out their website for more details. All Weekend // Jacob Javits Convention Center [655 W 34th St] // $30 day pass, $55 weekend pass SHOP: FIT and the Design Mavens come together for a 3 day shopstravaganza. Tons of designers we're not cool enough to have ever heard of will be......

Today on Gothamist Newsmap: A ceiling collapse at Bowling Green/Battery Park on the subway's 4 line this morning, a bank robbery at 206th St. and Bainbridge Ave. in the Bronx, and a report of a missing child at Franklin Ave. in Brooklyn. Imminent end of an era as the actual physical floor of the NYSE gets quieter daily. Original "Buffy" Kristy Swanson to appear on L&O as Anna Nic a drug-addled blonde bombshell with......

THEATER: Obie Award winner Adam Rapp has just unwrapped (sorry) his new play Essential Self-Defense at Playwrights Horizons. Set in a mean Midwestern town called Bloggs, the play has, fittingly, been generating big blog buzz. The “grim fairy tale” revolves around a disgruntled misfit “who takes a job as an attack dummy in a women’s self-defense class and finds himself mysteriously drawn to the repressed bookworm who’s beating on him. But all’s not well in......

Surprisingly, TWU Local 100 president Roger Toussaint gets to keep his job. Speaking of getting lucky, remember when Natasha Lyonne got arrested for threatening to sexually abuse a neighbor's dog? She finally showed up for sentencing, and because she had already completed a rehab program and paid a $2000 fine, the judge dismissed the charges. Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a jumper down in Brooklyn, a " Male Down Elevator Shaft" on 77th Street,......

We were going through all the Santacon pictures on Flickr, looking for slutty Santas, when we found the sign shown above. In part, it reads: "every time Santa has a drink, evil elves kill a kitten." Genius! Did you go to Santacon? Do you have any slutty Santa upskirt photos? Share them in the comments. [Related: can someone please make an online MTA sign generator so everyone can make their own amusing signs? We......

- You didn't believe us about Santacon 2005 but as you can see from the above cut up panorama of Santa's marching in Midtown it's oh so real. Still don't believe us? You can catch them RIGHT NOW at Metro 53 on 53rd and 2nd Avenue... - Google Maps and Bars. Had to happen. - A young russian woman studying at Baruch was found ">stabbed to death in her elevator last night. - There......

Bad Santas everywhere, rejoice, for Santacon 2005 has arrived. Santas are meeting up at 10am at the Supreme Court Building in Brooklyn, at the foot of Montague Street. From there, it'll be many hours of mayhem, as the Santas rampage across the city. We'll try to post location as they come in, and we'll be watching the Santacon tag on Flickr for mobile pictures. If you're planning on joining the fun, let us know......

Happy December! It wouldn't be the holidays if there weren't a troupe of drunk Santa's tripping down the sidewalks and groping innocent bystanders. We're not talking about the streetcorner Santa's, we're talking about SantaCon! We wanted to give you plenty of time to put together your Santa costume for this years event. If you can't find a legit costume, just put on some red comfy pants and a beard. The point of Santacon is to......

ART: Tonight, one of those "only in New York" events takes place. The Pony Project is inspired by every girls favorite toy, My Little Pony. Oversized versions of the toy will be transformed by a unique group of women. Among them are illustrators, graffiti artists, fashion designers, photographers and more. Friday // 7-10pm // Milk Gallery [450 W 15th St] CON: From the creators of Santacon, comes Zombiecon! Dress up as the undead, walk stiffly,......

- First date advice and what happens when non-Jews use JDate - Who ever thought the Jets would be the hot football team here? - Cheesy movie quotes that seem to come only from the 80s and 90s - The Spirit of Santacon - Pizza wars: Grimaldi's vs. Una Pizza Napoletana - Designing the Coney Island Parachute Jump Pavilion - When your lost cat is adopted by someone else - Checking out the hot New......

Don't be alarmed if this Saturday you get trampled by a herd of Jolly 'ol St. Nicks. The 7th annual Santa convention, Santacon, will be starting at 10am right here on our very own Island of Misfit Toys. Santa's are encouraged to be surly, yell, sing naughty carols and experiment with interpretive dance in front of traffic...all whilst drinking in bars and out of flasks. We can only imagine the scarring this will cause any......