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As promised, last night's AFEX brought the funk to the weekly Thursday night throwdown. Although there were no MC Hammer-inspired genie pants or visible flattop 'dos you can still marvel at on "Fresh Prince" reruns, the night was all about 80s to mid-90s hip hop. More»

The Dark Knight: A buzzkill? [TONY]
Frank Bruni asks his iPhone where to eat [NYT]
Bloggers speak out on Legal Threat & Intimidation [Gowanus Lounge]
There are still freaks on Coney Island [NYM]
Corruption and incompetence haunt crane work [NYT]

[Photo via Gothamist]

Around 8:30 this morning, the AP began reporting about ANOTHER crane collapse on the East Side, at 91st and 1st Avenue. This follows the crane collapse that killed seven people two months ago on 52nd and 2nd Avenue, which now leaves less confidence than ever with New York's adherence to construction codes, particularly on the East Side. (And the collapses seem to be creeping closer and closer to my apartment, which also does not inspire confidence with all the luxury condo buildings going up in the area, which was bad enough in guaranteeing the near-constant skull-numbing noise of jackhammering.)