|  |  |  | | | | | Gothamist | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Responding to an emergency call for "better ingredients, better pizza," an elite NYPD dinner unit swarmed a Papa John's location on Second Avenue and 25th Street yesterday. Arriving just in time to prevent a tragic loss of calories, the officers secured the perimeter and quickly cordoned off a section of the restaurant, where they neutralized the suspect, who was found hiding in a small greasy cardboard box. While containing the crisis, which unfolded during the evening rush hour, two squad cars were left parked in a bike lane. Obviously, no one can quibble about that—officers are sometimes forced to violate minor traffic laws in the course of official police appetite business. [ more › ]
   
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  The Great White Way is a little dimmer today as it mourns Arthur Laurents, the 93-year-old Brooklyn-born playwright and director who helped bring the world such classics as West Side Story, Gypsy, Rope, The Turning Point and The Way We Were. He died of complications of pneumonia in his Manhattan home. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Mayor Bloomberg, who has promised that his $65.6 billion budget, which includes thousands of layoffs, will hurt, has eased up a little bit on one thing: The amount he's reducing funding for child care services for low-income children. Still, the NY Times reports that Bloomberg is looking for an additional $400 million from other city agencies to fill the deficit. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  This morning, there have been a couple crashes with multiples injuries. One was on the Cross Bronx Expressway, between a tractor-trailer, a van and other cars, with at least seven injured. The other was on the Manhattan Bridge, involving a motorcycle and two cars. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  The cops grabbed and held a "pushy" bicyclist with their guns drawn during an incident that occurred during President Obama's visit at Ground Zero. Matthew Duhaime had apparently been yelling in the crowd, "Secret Service, coming through!" while carrying a messenger bag and pushing a bike. The Daily News reports, "Cops jumped over barricades near a post office and rushed toward [him]," while yelling, "It's him! It's the guy with the Cubs hat!" [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Mets 5 San Francisco 2: Mike Pelfrey was good over 7-2/3 innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out 5 to earn his second win of the season. Carlos Beltran hit his 5th homer of the year while Jose Reyes had a 2-run triple. K-Rod came on in the 8th and saved the game, despite loading the bases with one-out in the 9th. The Mets will now face the only team in worse financial straits than they are, the LA Dodgers. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Today's end-of-day links include Kate Middleton and her siblings' various photographs (tame and naughty), Ted Williams back in rehab, a group of bad tow truck driver, and more. Follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  With gas prices on the rise, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance hasn't been quiet about wanting to discuss a fare hike with the TLC. And now they've announced exactly what they are hoping for. In addition to the already discussed $.10 rate increase for stuck traffic (from $.40 to $.50 per minute) and a per-mile increase from $2 to $2.40, they are also asking for a $1 morning rush hour commute surcharge and an increase in the flat rate for trips between Manhattan and JFK from $45 to $55. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  How did the fist-pumping Jersey Shore cast celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden? We're guessing this song was involved. 50 Cent protege Hot Rod slapped this tune together for release just 24 hours after the news came out. This Is 50 Cent says, "G-Note Records artist Hot Rod wasted no time in getting out a new song celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden. Over a thumping club track, Rod implores everyone to get on the dance floor and party." That's just what this historic moment was missing: a thumping club track. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Back in March restaurateur Chris Cannon closed his duo of Italian restaurants Alto and Convivio. Besides being sad to see two beloved restaurants go, a number of oenophiles we know were bummed to see the restaurants impressive wine lists slip away as well. So, if you were anything like our friends, you'll be happy to know that the duo's wine cellars are being auctioned off tomorrow morning. [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [Update Below] Yesterday we demanded to see photos of the war dog that helped kill Osama bin Laden and though it doesn't look like the Department of Defense is going to be releasing the pup's name or picture (let alone its breed) that just means we'll have to make due with the tons of photos and information about war dogs (or Military Working Dogs) that hit the internet in the past twenty-four hours. For instance did you know that "The U.S. military often replaces a working dog's teeth with titanium fangs capable of ripping through enemy protective armor?" [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  The Social Security Administration released its annual tally of the most popular baby names and Isabella and Jacobs are tops yet again. The hottest boys' names are Grayson, Kellan, Mason, Easton, and Bentley and the hottest girls' names are Giuliana, Kinley, Khloe, Quinn and Maci—these hot names are fueled by pop culture figures, from Teen Moms to actors, from E! news hosts to E! reality show stars. (Explanation: "Incredibly, this name has made the hottest-rising list three years running on the reality-tv coattails of Khloe Kardashian. Four years ago Khloe was just a fringe "kreative" spelling of the hit traditional name Chloe. Now it's a top-50 hit.") [ more › ]
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Oh, those crazy doctors, always carrying methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus-infested accessories! A small but vocal group of lawmakers are proposing a bill that would bar doctors and other hospital staffers from wearing neckties in clinical settings, with the hope of reducing germ transmission from the paisley-patterned cloth. But is this really necessary? [ more › ]
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