1. Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery in Coney Island, a Police motorcycle MVA on 54th Street and Park, and a Homicide on Nostrand in Bed-Stuy.
2. The Christmas lights have started going up in Dyker Heights-- and Janelle and Gowanus Lounge have pix. Or go in person: the best lights are on 84th Street between 12th and 11th Avenue.
3. Canadian black squirrels have begun invading Boerum Hill. Soon there won't be any jobs left for regular American squirrels!
4. Remember that crazy Dick Grasso portrait from last week? It just sold on eBay for $3050!
5. NY1 has a good spotlight piece on Caroline Woolard's "Have a Seat" project-- she's the one putting the blue seats on signposts in Williamsburg.
6. Interesting: the City Council is considering its first pedicab bill. That means all the pedicabs you've been riding around in up until now are completely unregulated!
7. The New York Film Critics Circle has picked their best movies of the year: United 93 won for Best Picture and Martin Scorsese got the nod for Best Director for The Departed.
8. Joe spotted some craaaaaazy looking tables in Hudson River Park over the weekend-- apparently part of an art project that opens today.
9. And good news for you Apple nerds: the Soho store is going to be open 24/7 starting Wednesday, through Christmas Eve.
10. Late-breaking: Brooklyn Vegan is reporting that the $155k Velvet Underground record sale fell through because of some eBay shenanigans!

NYC Sunset by Sidewalk Story.