Never a Dull Moment in NEW YORK

Untitled photo of crosswalk, by ShhPeKo at flickr

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an officer struck on 60th St. and Lexington Ave. in Manhattan, an abduction at Ritter Pl. and Prospect Ave. in the Bronx, and a person on the tracks at Van Wyck and Jamaica Ave. in Queens.
• A sidewalk shed caught falling pieces of building facade in Brooklyn.
• A Long Island dentist was arrested by Suffolk County police after a patient found Dr. Norman Rubin in "apparent distress." The dentist had been enjoying his practice's supply of nitrous oxide.
• Toast to your own fabulous wealth with the world's most expensive 12-bottle case of Champagne.
• The city's budget cuts mean the NYPD needs to slash 1,000 positions, which Commissioner Kelly says is do-able but "ludicrous."
• Only three more days until KEXP starts broadcasting in NYC with WNYE. Follow the countdown here.
• Plans to landmark the Kosciuszko Bridge, which spans Newtown Creek and links Brooklyn to Queens, have failed, clearing the way for it to be replaced with two parallel bridges.
• A man was arrested for a doorman building scam: Posing as the manager, he'd call and claim to need cash for an emergency - with the cash being picked up by a friend. It's totally out of Nine Queens.
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