Put Your City On

Police Officer Jose R. Diaz recognized for off-duty action. (photo cred)

• The off-duty officer pictured above who apprehended the shooter who wounded three people on St. Nicholas Ave last week was honored by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly <nyc.gov>
  
• Veterans Day in the Harbor <Tugster>
  
• M96 bus riders have the slowest ride in town <Urbanite>
  
• Jamaica Bay: Scientists and officials are working to protect a tarnished ecological gem before it fades forever. <City Limits>
  
• Night shift at the tanning salon <City Room>
  
• Did you get one of the fake NYTimes handed out today declaring the war over? <Gothamist>
  
• $30M Queens-Based Gambling Ring Busted <1010 Wins>
  
• Rockefeller Center tree arrives Friday; lighting set for Dec. 3 <Newyorkology>
  
• Chinatown Group Complains About English-Only Rezoning Hearing <Runnin' Scared>
  
• Manhatta: Art of the silent city <The Bowery Boys>
  
• Three year old patrols the subway <Subway Blogger>