You Get What You Pay For

I’m not sure whether Wi-Fi would have helped or just exacerbated the situation:

A Brooklyn man was busted on a Philly-Chinatown bus yesterday for pleasuring himself in front of disgusted fellow riders, police said.

. . .

“He’s a jerk-off,” [a disgusted fellow rider] said. “He deserves that name.”

What Was Wrong With “Liberty Plaza”?

The problem with renaming places for people who are still alive is that anything off-message that happens there could mean one’s “legacy is forever intertwined, if not over-shadowed” by said events:

John Zuccotti, 74, is co-chair of global real estate giant Brookfield Properties, the owner of the half-acre slice of pink granite and honey locust trees the Occupy Wall Street movement took over.

And even though the NYPD removed the tent city that crammed the park, friends say Zuccotti worries his legacy is forever intertwined, if not over-shadowed by the showdown.

“He was very worried about it,[“] former Mayor Ed Koch told the Daily News after speaking with Zuccotti recently. “He said, ‘Everybody knows my name, Zuccotti, not because of what I’ve done as an individual, but because of the park.'”

“It’s been a difficult time for him,[“] Koch said.

Still, in the eyes of the populist OWS protest, he’s now considered part of the problem — a member of the countrys wealthiest 1%.

Better to stick to old tried-and-true names — George Washington, for example.

Monday, Monday: There Are No Amazing Stories Anymore

A perfectly logical explanation ruins everything; damn you, “tipster”:

Willow, the Colorado kitty who wound up in New York and became a sensation, was found wandering on a Boulder street five years ago by a Brooklyn skier who “fell in love with her,” a tipster told the Gothamist web site.

“She was vetted prior to flying, and none of her history came up,” said the tipster, who claims to have been her catsitter for three months. “While in Brooklyn she was loved and very spoiled.”

“There’s no great mystery behind her travels.”

September Promotions For Teams That Are Twenty-Three-And-A-Half Games Out Of First Include . . .

Star Wars Night:

Next Tuesday will be Star Wars Night at Citi Field. Fans will each receive a Met T-shirt featuring Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

Location Scout: Citi Field.

Speaking Of Wandering Into Frozen Zones . . .

Mayor’s just-have-a-beer-together advice largely ignored:

At a Council meeting, Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito called the mayor’s remarks “insulting” and “dismissive” and said that they ignored the “cold, hard fact” of racial bias.

. . .

On Monday, Councilman Williams and Mr. Foy were arrested after they walked into a “frozen zone” near the route of the West Indian Day Parade. Mr. Williams and Mr. Foy have said that they had been given permission to walk in the area. An amateur video shows Mr. Foy being thrown to the ground, while he appears to be retreating.