April 2, 2007
Extra, Extra
- Today on Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery at East 238th & Katonah Ave. in the Bronx, a triple stabbing on 34th Ave. in Queens, and a Fire Dept.-involved multi-vehicle accident at Utica & St. John's in Brooklyn.
- Officer Jarred Barretti talked a man perched on a midtown Manhattan ledge out of jumping. They had a sort of rapport as Barretti had arrested the same man in Queens three months earlier.
- Mayor Bloomberg doesn't know if metal bats are more or less dangerous than wooden bats, but he's going to veto the City Council's ban on them. The City Council appears to have more than enough votes to override the Mayor's veto.
- Matthew Titone, the newly elected and first openly gay Assemblyman from Staten Island, has a construction worker boyfriend who's still in the closet as far as his hardhat co-workers know.
- No need to wait for "Legally Blonde" to open on Broadway, its giftshop is open and selling LB yoga pants.
- Why does Dan Doctoroff hate the children? Plans being discussed for 35-story tower to replace a playground.
- NY vs. NY in '08? Rudy and Hillary outperforming respective rivals in early polls of "Super Duper Tuesday" states.
- Bello the Ringling Bros. clown got his bike back from good samaritan Ricky Robinson, who found it on the street.
- A paraplegic man charged with assault who broke his hip when guards let his wheelchair tip over during transport is suing the city. Also, a paraplegic man was charged with assault in 2004.
- They Might Be Giant's performing two nights at Joe's Pub in May during "secret warm-up tour" for their new album.
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