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• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: electric shock on Van Brunt St. in Brooklyn, a bank robbery on Francis Lewis Blvd. in Queens, and a shooting at 185th St. and Tiebout in the Bronx.
• Anyone can sound more credible with a fake NYC address.
• Mayor Bloomberg reportedly met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
• A British court ordered that one rich brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, hand over ownership of the New York Palace Hotel to his older rich brother, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
• Gov. Spitzer's immigrant license plan may prove moot, as illegal aliens are leaving town due to the faltering local economy.
• A subway motorman was injured at Grand Central Terminal when shoved from behind onto the tracks at 42nd St.
• Bernard Kerik said that his current legal troubles regarding accepting illegal bribes from a mobbed-up company are the most difficult time for him since the events of the 9/11 attacks. And we're sure all the family members of those who lost loved ones on that day are overflowing with sympathy for him.
• A medical examiner determined that Carol Anne Gotbaum died accidentally while under a potent mix of alcohol and antidepressants.

COMEDY: This weekend marks the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon. Del Close, if you don't know by now, "was the driving force behind improvisational comedy in Chicago for over 30 years influencing Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Mike Myers, John Belushi, Chris Farley and the Upright Citizens Brigade to name a few." The annual weekend began after Del's passing in 1999.

The good folks at The Spotted Pig are ringing in the Year of the Pig with, you guessed it, a pig roast. 314 W. 11th Street at Greenwich. Call 212-620-0393 for details.

September 12: Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour

With winter's approach - and the onslaught of holiday catalogs and storefront windows greeting us at every turn - only warm thoughts of sugarplums and holiday bonuses are keeping us from dreading the nightmare to come: the office Christmas party.

And since we're on the subject of Red Hook, today's New York Daily News profiles the Red Hook Farm, a 2.5 acre farm providing fresh organic produce to the neighborhood along with gardening, cooking, marketing, and teamwork skills to local teens.