Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a scaffolding collapse on Vernon Blvd. and 51st Ave. in Queens, an unstable building on East 102nd St. in Manhattan, and a homicide on Tompkins Ave. in Brooklyn. Probably one of the worst group of employees one should try to steal IDs from for bogus credit cards is cops. A civilian employee of the NYPD was arrested for doing just that at her second job as a clerk at......

TJ Miller is not only one of the strongest new talents in comedy today, he's also a terrific actor. And why not, he studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford England. Plus, he can stilt walk. And he makes porn! Very bad porn. In fact, there's not even any nudity or sex on Verybadporn.com, but there's plenty of hilarity! How did Very Bad Porn come to be? I was working my law......

A survey from the Red Cross and NYU's Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response says that New Yorkers are not all that prepared for disasters. New Yorkers have thought about disasters, but haven't gone all the way:- Half of New Yorkers polled have emergency supply kits, but many of these kits are incomplete; - 63% of New Yorkers polled have an emergency plan, but rarely have they put their plan to a test run or......

- The NY Times reports the problems with the MTA's wish for cell phone service carriers bid on wiring stations - MeFi wonders what is a New York hello - Queerty has a interview with Alonso Duralde of The Advocate - Whole Foods keeps creeping into NYC - Radio Shack on East 14th Street was robbed - And Mayor Bloomberg spent $85 million to earn another term in City Hall......

If you are forgetful, constantly curious, or gifted with a craptastic sense of direction, you should definitely check out Google SMS. The service is simple-- send an SMS from your phone to 46645 (that's GOOGL on the keypad.) For instance: 1. Yellow pages: "Radio Shack 10007", "Gray's Papaya 10013" 2. White pages: "Michael Bloomberg, New York, NY" 3. Directions: "JFK to 345 Chambers Street, NY NY" 4. Movies: "Rent 10013", "movie: theaters 10065" 5.......