FG Attempted Rapist

According to the NY Times/Local Blog, a man approached a 25-year-old woman early on January 23rd at St. Felix Street and Hanson Place. When he attempted to remove her clothing she screamed, alerting neighbors, and scaring the suspect away.

The attacker is a white man, 30-35 years old, and between 5'11" and 6', with medium build and light hair.

Anyone with information should contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline online or at 800-577-TIPS.

ATTENTION: Hurricane Earl

Hurricane Earl, which carries steady winds of 135mph and quickly jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane, is set to touch ground in the NYC area on Friday. You have been warned. Although the New York Times blog Cityroom states that the storm won't get "any closer to New York City than 200 miles east-southeast of Far Rockaway". So that's good. Still, they note some DOB tips for staying safe.

You can track the progress of the hurricane here: http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2010/earl.html

Moving Pictures: Greed Is Good

From Monday, June 28th to Wednesday, June 30th,
and from Wednesday, July 14th to Friday, July 16th,
and from Monday, July 19th to Friday July 23rd, 2010,
the “Cooking Channel” is scheduled to film interior scenes at Flushing Avenue between Spencer Street and Walworth Street.


APPROXIMATE TIME: 7am-9pm

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And speaking of nom noms, the NYT-Local reports that "Pierre Thiam, owner of the Brooklyn restaurants Yolele and Le Grand Dakar, competed against Bobby Flay in Battle: Papaya on Iron Chef America, which aired Sunday." Bobby Flay is basically the most handsome and awesome chef ever, and he should receive a Golden Globe or something for his work on Throwdown. Congrats, Pierre.