After the prison-yard murder of Larry Davis in upstate New York, most City papers noted his infamy and folk- or anti-hero status, but for the most part were content to portray him as a vicious thug, murderer, and all-around lowlife. Davis was shanked multiple times by another inmate at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster county New York. Davis was serving a 25 years-to-life sentence there for murder, even after he was acquitted of the......

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Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, a high-angle rescue on West 18th St., in Manhattan, and a multi-vehicle accident on Farmers Blvd. and the South Conduit in Queens. Hoboken mayor David Roberts was apparently prescient to ask how many stops his SWAT team made on the trip back north--fearing more embarrassing photos of his police force as they returned from relief efforts after hurricane Katrina. Additional pictures of......

There have been a few ads in the NY Times weddings section that spoof the real wedding announcements. For instance, we believe we recall a few for divorce services, but less ironically, there have been ads for marriage-related movies, like The Starter Wife. And this week, there's an ad for an upcoming wedding on the ABC comedy Ugly Betty. Of course, the ad is a lot wordier than the usual NY Times wedding announcement,......

A couple of weeks ago Supreme began a massive Mike Tyson postering blitz downtown. Looks like the campaign hasn't exactly been well received by the locals-- you can find plenty more crossed-out Tysons at Flickr. Photos by Jake and Adam Lawrence.......

Is Dov Charney more than the perverted genius behind American Apparel? Imnotsayin came close to catching the Splasher in action in Williamsburg, when he found what seemed like a freshly pasted Splasher manifesto with paint splashed on it. When he closely inspected the pasted signs, Imnotsayin found that the paint was actually pre-printed on the manifesto and there's an American Apparel ad with a half-naked guy and a paint splash printed onto the poster as......

-- If you like bagels and butt-holes, then this story is for you. Everyone else: look away! -- Curbed visits the disturbingly asymmetric New Museum development on Bowery-- when will buildings look normal again? -- Hilarious: One of Blogger's default templates makes the window at Saks 5th Avenue. -- Does "depraved indifference" homicide warrant 25 years to life? In this case, being totally drunk, driving your car on the wrong side of a highway......

From the way back machine, NJ.com's Always Amazin' (by way of Deadspin) points us to this classic image from 1986. Classic on so many levels. It's never really been the same for any of the people pictured. The caption of the image from the Daily News: "New York Mets' Dwight Gooden laughs off a right from heavyweight Mike Tyson as referee Darryl Strawberry supervises the event at Shea Stadium." Sadly, it's been downhill for Dwight......

Phillyist notes a fistfight between local pols that leaves one man down for the count. Jehovah's Witnesses get a Philly contributor out of bed, things get a little geeky with a film festival and geeky gets taken to a whole new galaxy when they talk with the Dragon Queen of the Dark Kingdom. Shanghaist gets all excited this week over a new nightclub in the city unfortunately named "Snatch" and Mike Tyson is scheduled to......

- The Rangers have a "successful" draft with a lockout looming. - Sebastian Telfair is ripped by a rival's dad; is he Mr. Hype? - Willis Reed goes to the Hornets. - Mike Tyson is ready to fight at the end of July. - The Mets seem like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde - Jason Kidd has surgery on his bad knee. - A new stadium! No, not those stadiums - a soccer stadium.......

More than a year since his last fight in February, 2003, Iron Mike Tyson is ready to return to the ring. Last week, Tyson was given a license to fight in New Jersey, yesterday he said he will fight on July 30, and today he turns 38. It's been a busy couple of weeks for Tyson and it's a wonder where he gets time to train for the fight against Danny Williams. Some reports......

- Retief Goosen holds off Phil Mickelson to win the US Open despite the impossible greens. - The Nets wheel and deal in preparation for the NBA Draft. - The Bronx Bombers drop two in LA, but stay in first. - Play at Wimbeldon begins and the Brooklyn Cyclones play at home. - Iron Mike Tyson gets his license to fight in the Garden State. - The Bobcats go digging in the expansion draft......

Boxer Mike Tyson was granted a license to fight in New Jersey yesterday, some six years after the state's Athletic Control Board rejected his last application. However, Gov. James E. McGreevey limited the locations where Tyson could have a match by barring him from fighting at any facility owned or operated by the state. McGreevey also said he would ask the board to review the decision. "The governor doesn't think Mr. Tyson has the......

Does someone have a photo of this: Mike Tyson was spotting riding a Segway Human Transporter in Miami Beach by an NBC producer, as reported by Lloyd Grove. A small crowd surrounded the bipolar boxer and when someone asked if he was Mike Tyson, he replied in his famously high voice, "Nah - people say I look like him, but I'm not." A Segway spokeswoman tells Grove, "Some people have questioned the safety of our......

Gruner + Jahr, in its breach-of-contract trial against Rosie O'Donnell over their successful-then-sour magazine collaboration, blame Boy George for making Rosie gay up her look and magazine. - "These are people that we were worried about and didn't want. From the very beginning, the magazine was supposed to appeal to young women and young mothers. I thought Rosie had some very dangerous ideas ... " - Susan Ungaro, who helped launch Rosie magazine and is......

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Okay, so Mike Tyson won't give an autograph when you see him at the Brooklyn Marriott. Do you really think the best to do is to follow him, say you have a gun, and attack with him a stanchion? Some drunk knuckleheads tried to start a scuffle with the odd boxer Saturday morning in Brooklyn, and of course Tyson fought back. The idiots, two men and a woman, and Tyson were arrest, and Tyson was......

AdAge AdWeek looks at the ten very bad advertising campaigns. Entries include the Fox Sports "Mike Tyson as baby-sitter" spot and Sony Pictures David Manning debacle. But coming in at number one was the "kiddie porn" Calvin Klein campaign. If advertising upsets you, check out Unbrand America.......