Posted Extra, Extra to Gothamist
Photograph by ipodipoor on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap: A fire on St. Marks Place, a barricaded perp on 130th Ave in Queens, and a CO incident on Hill Ave in the Bronx. The House of...
Posted Adding In "Discouraged Workers," Jobless Rate Is 17.5% to Gothamist
From the White House After the U.S. Department of Labor announced that October's unemployment rate was 10.2%, one thing that was left unsaid was the number of people who have been unemployed so long they've given...
Posted Praise For Brave Cop Who Stopped Fort Hood Shooter to Gothamist
A doctor says that after surgery, the first words of the civilian police officer whose quick actions stopped the gunman at Fort Hood were, "Did anybody die?" And a medic said that Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who...
Posted "Pinstripe Fever" Excuse For Yankees Fans To Enjoy Parade to Gothamist
The prospect of seeing the World Series Champion Yankees float by during yesterday's ticker tape parade. But how did millions of people manage to take off from work or school? White lies, of course! Some of the...
Posted New Producer: Spider-Man Musical Will Open In 2010 to Gothamist
After speculation the expensive Julie Taymor-directed Spider-Man musical might be on the ropes, it turns out there's a new lead producer. The NY Times reports that Michael Cohl, a rock promoter, "was taking command of the...