- If you don't want to piss off Benjamin Franklin, you'll follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here
- A Queens resident thought he was hearing firecrackers, but it was actually a shooting down the street. A pair of shootings in Flushings have left one dead and three injured.
- Hostage negotiator says that drunk hostage takers sometimes make things easier.
- Mom & Pop outfit The Vatican made a profit of $14.3 million in 2010, but donations were down 22% due to the economy.
- Will Kanye West film his next video in Montauk? Hype Williams is thinking it over, but maybe they won't unless you start beefing up your donations to The Vatican.
- Some people think it's a good idea to insult America on her birthday, like the actor from All My Children whose 9/11 charity "misplaced" $100K, or the Manhattan Insurance executive who created a phony scholarship fund in the name of a 9/11 victim. To cleanse your palate: patriotic cats.
- Ashley Dupre, aka Client No. 9’s hooker, gives advice to a woman who missed her period.
- No matter how much they crave a Whopper, never, ever give black bears burger king.
Published Jul 3, 2011
Modified Jul 3, 2011
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