Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a ceiling collapse at Franklin Ave. and Union St. in Brooklyn, a pedestrian was fatally struck on Queens Blvd. in Woodhaven, Queens, and an unusual rescue on the south bound tower of the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens. An undercover cop forgot to turn off the wire he was wearing while discussing 11 bags of cocaine he seized in a Brooklyn bust that were never turned in. He was......

Earlier this week, Governor Spitzer said that a quick review of the state's bridges showed that all are basically safe, including ones with similar designs to Minneapolis' I-35. However, some bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, rated low on a 7 point scale (7 being the safest) for safety. Still, Spitzer touted the fact that this year's budget added another $900 million to the $18.8 billion infrastructure plan. But now that the NTSB are investigating......

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried......

Here's some feel-good news, courtesy of the MTA. It's a set of peregrine falcon chicks at the Throgs Neck Bridge! A wildlife expert from the DEP, Chris Nadareski, examined and tagged the chicks, all of which are female. And while the baby falcons are super cute, they are getting ready to grow up: The Throgs Neck chicks have been growing steadily, and eat about four or five times a day. Their diet consists of......

A two-year-old toddler was struck and killed by his mother's Jeep Thursday afternoon. The freak accident occurred outside their home in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, when Bricy Mercedes was getting son Christopher out of his carseat . From the Post:Holding him in her arms, she opened the front door and reached across the passenger seat to grab a bag - but the bag knocked the gearshift into neutral, a source said. The......

A totally wild carjacking unfolded yesterday across two boroughs. A man stole an orange Range Rover SUV at a Queens car wash, and then tried to run over a cop who stopped him at the Whitestone Bridge in the Bronx. The SUV's owner David Irish had called the police when his car was stolen from the car wash, so authorities were on the look out. Around 12:15pm, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police Office Chidir......

We were biking up by Morningside Heights yesterday-- the view over East Harlem to the river is beautiful. Check out the full panoramic view here. If you look closely, you can see all the way to the Throgs Neck Bridge.......

You've got to keep your on those wicked scamps over at Property Shark! When their not adding insane data layers to their property map, they are cooking up crazy demographic overlays. For instance, we just noticed that one of their overlays is "Single Men in NYC." The hot areas for high guy percentages: Chinatown, the West Side, Red Hook, and Gowanus, Throgs Neck, and North Shore of Staten Island. Who knew?!......

- The Egon Schiele show at the Neue seems to be the art show to beat this weekend. The Times gave it a mixed review (too broad, not enough sex), but it still sounds pretty dope. On view till February 20. - Is it as sad as we think it is that every time we hear about another person who has ">fallen down an elevator shaft to their death, all we think about is L.A.......

- The little girl who was found walking the streets of Queens has been identified, but the problem now is that her mother is very much missing and now assumed dead. Her live-in boyfriend was charged with her murder today. - Extra large trucks are no longer allowed on the Throgs Neck Bridge during the daytime because the bridge, which opened in 1961, is showing a proliferation of cracks far earlier than expected. -......

For about a day, Gothamist was worried that the Port Authority was seriously thinking renaming properties like the George Washington Bridge or John F. Kennedy Airport if sponsors would fork over enough money, but it turns out it was over eager speculation. The Port Authority is looking at possible shortfalls in the next few years and would consider renaming the Port Authority bus terminal; Gothamist liked Port Authority Commissioner Bruce A. Blakeman's quote: "We would......