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Talk of demoting Ike Davis is 'intensifying,' but not imminent - MetsBlog

The NYPD has seemingly made good on their promise to cut back on meaningless low-level marijuana possession—arrests for weed possession are on track to fall by 20% in 2013, and police say that overall enforcement of marijuana laws are taking a back seat to drugs that can actually kill you. Nevertheless, medical marijuana reform and other such measures keep hitting potholes in Albany. State Senator Liz Krueger is pushing ahead for something even bigger: “It is my intention as a New York State senator to soon introduce a law that would actually decriminalize, regulate and tax marijuana in New York,” she told a crowd this week on the Upper East Side. [ more › ]

Officials have identified the Hofstra University student killed in yesterday's early morning home invasion as Andrea Rebello, 21, a junior from Tarrytown, NY. Rebello's identical twin sister, Jessica, is also a student at Hofstra, and was with Rebello when an armed intruder allegedly broke into their off-campus sorority house, holding the sisters, one other unidentified woman and an unidentified male hostage until the police arrived and a shootout ensued. [ more › ]

Woody sticks with small-ball starting five: Mike Woodson will go with a small-ball starting lineup in Game 6 — the same lineup that he has played for most of the season. Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni will start in the backcourt alongside Iman Shumpert,Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler.

In case you haven't made your way to Prospect Park today to take part in the NY Times' least favorite food and music festival, things have been pretty low-key at GoogaMooga. Reporter John Del Signore says that it's been drizzling a bit, which may be driving some people away, and photographer Scott Lynch added there were no lines to be seen. "Seriously: vendors engaging in patter to try and get passersby to buy," he told us. "Beer and wine, same thing. Even Umami Burger was pretty much walk-right-up and order." Thankfully, we came upon one of the mythical cyborgunicorns in the wilds of the Lexus-sponsored woods. [ more › ]

A 16-year-old girl was killed yesterday when she was struck by a car while crossing the street in in the Bronx, and two other pedestrians are listed in stable condition at nearby hospitals. [ more › ]

Eater scanned through all 1326 NYC restaurants on OpenTable with reservations for two still available for tonight. It's a lovely evening to dine out at some of the city's best, including Kin Shop, L'Apicio, and Brushstroke. Here's the best of the bunch. Get 'em while they're hot: · Grape & Vine (7:15, 8:15) · Kin Shop (8:45) · Bill's Food and Drink (7:00, 7:45) · db Bistro moderne (8:15) · il Ristorante Rosi (9:00, 9:45) · L'Apicio (7:30) · Mas (la grillade) (7:00, 9:30) · Hecho en Dumbo Chef's Table (7:00, 9:30) · Betony (9:00, 9:15) · North End Grill (9:00, 9:30) · Feast (8:15, 8:30) · Perry St (8:30, 9:00) · Jo's (7:00, 7:30, 9:00) · Cherrywood Kitchen (7:15, 7:30) · Brushstroke (7:30) · Aldea (9:00) · Lincoln Ristorante (8:30, 8:45) · Willow Road (7:15, 7:45, 9:15) · Empellon Cocina (6:45, 9:30) · Cole's Greenwich Village (7:15) · Print Restaurant (7:15, 7:45) · Grand Central Oyster Bar (7:15, 8:30) · Quality Meats (7:00, 8:00) · Zoe (7:15, 7:30) · Commerce (7:00, 9:00) · OpenTable [Official Site]

Yeah, your trad demon-eating snake tattoo is really edgy and all, but if you're looking to take your body art to the next level, why not ditch the black ink and use hypertrophic scar tissue instead? Apparently, slicing your skin into bloody tattoos is totally a thing, and you can go get your very own "I Love Mom" heart made out of your own mutilated skin in (where else?) Williamsburg. [ more › ]

The NY Post prides itself on its sex-obsessed cat lady columnists, its round-the-clock Alec Baldwin-baiting coverage, and most of all, its lurid, attention-grabbing, and sometimes often libelous headlines and front pages. The NY Post style has become so popular, they've even launched a tour bus based around it. But today, they may have broken their own formula with their longest, clunkiest headline ever: "Gospel singer suing McDonald's after she allegedly bit into piece of glass while eating chicken sandwich, which she claims ruined her voice." [ more › ]

Cone visiting doc during Doc’s 1996 no-hitter - Phil Mushnick, NY Post: Neat stuff Tuesday during YES’ Mariners-Yankees. A graphic asked the name of the M’s losing pitcher on this date, in 1996, when Dwight Gooden pitched his no-hitter. David Cone jumped: “I was lying in a hospital bad. That’s why Doc was starting. That was my spot in the rotation when I was diagnosed with an aneurysm. “I actually listened to that game on the radio because we couldn’t get it on TV up at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. That was my start — and Dwight Gooden pitched a no-hitter!” Al Leiter, also in the booth, was flabbergasted to hear that. Who knew? Who remembered that part of it? “And three days before that,” Cone said, “Al Leiter [with the Marlins] had a no-hitter.” Oh, the answer: Twice-Yankee Sterling Hitchcock.