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  1. Today's Action: A Double Downer details »
    gothamist.com Posted 2 hours ago by Peter Trinkle

    Washington 1 Mets 0: Where was Jose Reyes going? Down 1-0 in the 8th, Reyes led off the inning with a single. The Mets played for the tie by sacrificing him over to...

  2. More Free Food -- Now From Kosher Village Falafel details »
    gothamist.com Posted 4 hours ago by Laren Spirer

    Today was all about the free iced coffee (and free chicken sandwiches, apparently). Tomorrow, it's free falafel. The East Village eatery formerly known as Chickpea...

  3. Extra, Extra details »
    gothamist.com Posted 6 hours ago by Dave Hogarty

    meeting, by ibradleywilson at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: person struck by a train at Woodside Ave. and 61st St. in Queens, a double shooting on Saratoga Ave....

  4. WNBC is 4 Sue Simmons details »
    gothamist.com Posted 6 hours ago by Jen Chung

    Newsday's Verne Gay reports WNBC 4 "released another statement" today that apologizes for Sue Simmons' unexpected f-bomb during a Monday night promo. Gay believes the...

  5. California Recognizes Gay Marriage details »
    gothamist.com Posted 7 hours ago by Jen Chung

    Photograph by joeholmes on Flickr The California Supreme Court struck down the gay marriage ban and legalized gay marriage. The decision will go into effect in 30...

  6. Telectroscope Brings London & Brooklyn Eye to Eye details »
    gothamist.com Posted 7 hours ago by John Del Signore

    The most intriguing part of the Brooklyn Bridge 125th birthday party announced last week is the mysterious Telectroscope, located at Brooklyn’s Fulton Ferry Landing...

  7. Video of the Day: NYU Graduate Tackled at Yankee Stadium details »
    gothamist.com Posted 8 hours ago by Jen Chung

    Here's what new NYU graduate William Lopez's run onto Yankee Stadium looked like. The crowd does seem to be cheering very heartily. [Thanks, Gerritsen Beach!] Remember...

  8. BED Rooftop Reawakens Under New Name details »
    gothamist.com Posted 8 hours ago by Jen Carlson

    Just in time for Sex and the City's big screen release: BED is back. The club was one of the many featured in the HBO series, and is housed, of course, in the Meatpacking...

  9. Upper East Side Moments details »
    gothamist.com Posted 8 hours ago by Jen Chung

    What could make these people stop and take photos at First Avenue and 88th Street today? Why a raccoon stuck in a tree! We imagine the critter survived his arboreal...

  10. Hudson Yards, Rail Yards of Dreams details »
    gothamist.com Posted 9 hours ago by Jen Chung

    Since the MTA is working on finder another developer to transform its 26 acres of Midtown Manhattan rail yards after its talks with Tishman Speyer collapse, it's only...

  11. Empire State Building Split for Subway Series details »
    gothamist.com Posted 9 hours ago by Jen Carlson

    The Empire State Building will continue its tradition of equally supporting the Mets and Yankees (and whole-heartedly supporting Big City Rivalry) as the two teams enter...

  12. Brazilian Business Paper's Nuanced Grasp of Economics Highlighted in Ad Campaign details »
    gothamist.com Posted 10 hours ago by John Del Signore

    The image below isn’t a rejected Rage Against the Machine album cover, but rather an ad campaign for a leading Brazilian business newspaper, Gazeta Mercantil. Designed...

  13. Name That Space in Williamsburg details »
    gothamist.com Posted 10 hours ago by Jen Carlson

    Matt Roff & Co. decided not to name their new venue Natural Selection after all...so as Galapagos moves to DUMBO, the space is going to need a moniker that'll stick. And...

  14. IRA Mis-Direct Deposits Stimulus Checks details »
    gothamist.com Posted 11 hours ago by Jen Chung

    While many people are wondering when they are getting their stimulus check, some are finding out they have accidentally receive other people's checks! Newsday reports...

  15. Park Slope Parking Reprieve Starts Next Week details »
    gothamist.com Posted 11 hours ago by John Del Signore

    Starting Monday, alternate-side-of-the-street parking will be suspended on residential streets in Park Slope until further notice. The parking reprieve is being granted...

  16. Pencil This In details »
    gothamist.com Posted 11 hours ago by Jen Carlson

    EVENT: The Kitchen has curated a 3-day music and film tribute to the late Arthur Russell (he was the Music Director there in 1974) -- it's called Let's Go Swimming, and...

  17. Bridge & Tunnel "Kristen": Spitzer Hooker Returns to NY details »
    gothamist.com Posted 12 hours ago by Jen Chung

    The siren song of the Big Apple lured Ashley Alexandra Dupre back! The 23-year-old known better as "Kristen," former Governor Spitzer's high class prostitute, was...

  18. Groping Drunkards Force Change in Radegast Uniforms details »
    gothamist.com Posted 12 hours ago by John Del Signore

    Since opening last November, the 2,000 square foot Radegast Hall in Williamsburg has been packed with patrons enjoying the massive mugs of beer, the hearty food, and the...

  19. Early Addition details »
    gothamist.com Posted 12 hours ago by Jen Chung

    Photograph of Avenue A by x-eyedblone on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap: A home invasion robbery on Ocean Ave in Brooklyn, a fire on Irving Place in Manhattan, and...

  20. Marc Jacobs Store Manager/Model Caught Stealin' details »
    gothamist.com Posted 12 hours ago by Jen Carlson

    Marc Jacobs, who is no angel himself, had a questionable employee managing one of his three stores in the Village. The NY Post reports that 24-year-old Kyle Avila stole...