• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: there was a falling bricks collapse at East 128th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, a stabbing on East 180th St. in the Bronx, and a homicide on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
• An interview with the creators of a multimedia presentation that represents a post-Atlantic Yards development Brooklyn.
• Visit upper Manhattan's Ft. Tryon Park tomorrow to go old school at the 2007 Medieval Festival around The Cloisters. Jesters, jousters, jugglers and others will be performing for all ages.
• Streetsblog notes that the Yankee Stadium scoreboard is encouraging mass transit as games sell out and Bronx parking is totally disrupted by the new stadium's construction.
• Visitors to Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn saw a rare sight yesterday: a wayward dolphin surfacing in the harbor. The sleek mammal hung out for a few hours before swimming safely back out to sea.
• Suffolk County police are reporting that they found an NYPD officer dead in her home with a gunshot wound to her chest. Her fiancé called in the incident.
• Passengers flying out of JFK may experience a decrease in delays with the FAA's plan to offer fewer flights out of the airport and charge people more money for them.
• Parents are upset that no one noticed that a Chinatown brothel near Pace HS was trying to engage their kids' healthy interest in sexual development with hookers.

Moon over Orchard, by Goggla. more ›

The holiday season is upon us, and with shorter work hours and more days off, it often seems like the perfect time to hit up those museums you never have a chance to. Beware the holiday hours, however. Below is a little cheat sheet of what to expect at the (major) museums over the next month. more ›

Where is the best place for an unforgettable smooch in the city? The Daily News put together a list (Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, the Rock Center Skating Rink, The Cloisters, Battery Park Promenade) but we think its a bit Manhattan-centric. What about the Coney Island Boardwalk? The Staten Island ferry? The Brooklyn Heights Promenade? The Botanical Gardens? Not to mention the great Manhattan spots they still managed to miss (top o' a skyscraper anyone?). Those are a few that immediately popped into our head, but what about you? Any suggestions for a romantic and memorable kiss? more ›