April 21, 2007
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water main break on Rosedale Ave. in the Bronx, a shooting on 80th St. and 41st Ave. in Queens, and shots fired on Coney Island Ave. in Brooklyn.
- Several firefighters jumped into the Hudson yesterday afternoon to rescue a husband who was trying to save his wife, who had somehow fallen into the river.
- A man and a woman embarked from Hoboken this afternoon on the 70-foot boat "The Schooner Anne". They intend to sail continuously for 1,000 days without resupplying or visiting any harbor. Good luck!
- Julia Campbell, the Brooklyn native and former journalist who joined the Peace Corps and travelled to the Phillipines to teach English, was found buried in a shallow grave Wednesday. An autopsy revealed that she died from multiple blunt traumas to the head.
- A 29-year-old man driving drunk last night crashed into the back of a tractor trailer on the Cross-Bronx Expressway. He ran home, leaving his injured female friend in the car. She died and he is under arrest.
- Somebody must have made the members of Community Board 2 an offer they couldn't refuse, because it reversed its earlier decision and unanimously recommended application approval for the San Gennaro festival.
- A 40-year-old Mets fan sitting behind home plate and near the Mets dugout at last night's game was arrested after he used a high-powered flashlight to temporarily blind or distract the Braves' pitcher and shortstop during the 8th inning. (registration required to view story)
- The Empire Roller Skating Rink in Crown Heights, Brooklyn will close tomorrow after more than 60 years in business. It is considered the birthplace of roller disco.
- Happy 5th birthday to Carl and Clarence Aguirre, the formerly conjoined twins who were successfully separated at Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx in 2004.
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It's hard to tell for sure from their blog, but it looks as if the couple on the 1,000-day boat trip have a strictly business-like, platonic relationship.
Wonder how long that will last?