Yesterday Gawker posted a photo of what quickly became referred to as "the Montauk Monster." Lizzie Grubman jokes were made, spines shivered, conspiracy theorists pondered (the Montauk Project, anyone?), a new internet superstar was born, and most came to the conclusion that the thing that washed up near the Surfside Inn was a bloated turtle without its shell. Or a monster. Now Fox News has brought in the experts (the full clip is after the......

Photo of a Central Park raccoon from ñ's flickr Human intruders aren't the only worry amongst New Yorkers--now wildlife is encroaching upon residences throughout the city, especially in Brooklyn. Many blogs have been reporting neighborhood sightings, and now the NY Times jumps in with a look at raccoons paying visits to human neighbors. One Midwood family who found raccoons in their attic laughed it off while they called in a wildlife trapper, cut down......

Photograph by catelinp on Flick The raccoon seen in a tree at East 88th Street and 1st Avenue ultimately died after the police tried to capture it. The Post reports the cops "bungled" the raccoon rescue operation, firing tranquilizer darts "deep in its body." Animal Control said the animal was euthanized because it would have been "difficult, if not impossible, to remove them." But some residents told the Post the police were joking about......

What could make these people stop and take photos at First Avenue and 88th Street today? Why a raccoon stuck in a tree! We imagine the critter survived his arboreal adventure when he was rescued by the proper responders (but the police were called). Photographs from a set by catelinp on Flickr.......