"spot on" by ShhPeKo on flickr Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a baby in cardiac arrest on West 96th St. in Manhattan, a shooting on Church and Flatbush Aves. in Brooklyn, and a found grenade on East 196th St. and Bainbridge Ave. in the Bronx. More hand-sifted material has been transported to Fresh Kills, Staten Island. The material does not contain any human remains and is not located on a site that contains landfill.......

Long Island City may be losing MetLife, but now it seems like media conglomerate Viacom is considering a move to LIC. The Sun has a very interesting article about how the a move east would help reduce Viacom's cost (and improve its bottomline) if its various occupancy costs went down:The company currently leases 1.4 million square feet (or 78%) of the space in the building run by S.L. Green (which, incidentally, is also bullish on......

New York Magazine decides to look at the city in the year 2016 in terms of architecture and real estate development - and how that'll impact New Yorkers. It's a great look at how drastically the city could change in ten years, which is all overwhelming, exciting, and kind of scary, because for every rendering of glassy buildings, what does that mean for the neighborhoods? Are they plans for more affordable housing to meet......

- Accidental anthrax exposure in Brooklyn! But it came from an animal (where anthrax can apparently naturally occur), so no Hazmat teams - yet. - City Council Speaker Quinn now tries to reassure workers about her new regime - With the new Silvercup West plans, what will happen to the Terra-Cotta building? - Not a good thing for them but a good thing for us: The Donald vs. The Martha feud - The Village......

Forget for glitzy Brooklyn development for the moment: Silvercup Studios, home of the Sopranos (and former home of Sex and the City), has announced a $1 billion plan to expand the Long Island City waterfront. Quick, buy now! AM New York on the project:The three-building project, to be called Silvercup West, will include eight soundstages, along with 1,000 apartments, a catering hall, museum, and office and retail space. The plans also call for redevelopment of......