The fight over the right for school children to bear cell phones in schools moved to the Appellate Court, where lawyers for NYC and public school students' parents appeared before a five-judge panel. This comes after the City Council passed a bill allowing cell phones in schools, which the Mayor vetoed. Many parents believe cell phones are critical for keeping in touch with their children, in case of an emergency or just to check in......

On the Gothamist Newsmap, there are a few incidents that are not mapped but simply listed as "Unusual Rescue," with the time and place, and occasionally we learn what was so unusual about them. For instance, yesterday at 5:06PM, the unusual rescue at Avenue W and East 27th Street in Sheepshead Bay turned out to be a teenager stuck in a mailbox. Really. The Daily News reports that the kid's friends dared him to go......

Yesterday afternoon, a single engine plane crashed into a residential building at 524 East 72nd Street. Debris from the plane and building fell as floors of the building caught fire; firefighters responded to what became a four-alarm fire and streets closed for emergency response. Although there were initial fears that it might be terorrism related, it turned out to be a tragic accident - and the plane's passengers were Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle and......

Out in Arizona, the Mets lost an ugly game to the Diamondbacks, 12-8 (box score), where they gave up two leads and five home runs, including three to Luis Gonzalez. The "Amazins'" newly called up pitcher James Baldwin gave up 6 runs by the 3rd inning and reliever Dan Wheeler gave up 6 more runs in 1 1/3 innings of work. The Mets had their chances, actually providing two leads to Baldwin and tallying 17......