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A fact of life in Gotham is that things change and we move on. We're just not a big memorial kind of city - quick, where was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? - generally speaking we're too busy moving forward to look back (with some exceptions). This habit of ours goes from major events that happened a century ago to that deli on the corner that closed last month. But moving on doesn't mean we necessarily forget stuff. We just stumble upon (or put) their mementos online.

May 24: Two attacks, exact locations unclearFor the crimes where the location was clear, those are generally popular areas, especially if you're outside the park or on the path. We're curious what time these crimes took place (afternoon? evening?), but we're sure the police are eager to stop this. If not the police, then we'd guess a consortium of real estate agencies will start to do a neighborhood patrol.

After various reports of people's bikes being hauled off by the police in Brooklyn, the NY Times gets more answers with its press creds than the actual bikers. It seems that the police at the 94th Precinct started to forcibly remove locked-up bikes because people had complained the bikes were obstructing sidewalks and endangering pedestrians. And while the Department of Transportation installed more 53 bike racks, the new racks are less convenient, then, say, using the railing around subway entrances. The DoT says they will install another 40 racks by the end of the year, while the NYPD says the bikes are tagged for owners to retrieve them. But the NYPD's actions seem to fly in the face of what they are supposed to do: According to Transportation Alternatives, the police are supposed to give bike owners notice first before removing the bikes. Contact Transportation Alternatives if you bike has been taken.