A four-alarm fire that destroyed at least 12 businesses in the Bronx has also caused some transit issues. Smoke at the Pelham Parkway 2 station is causing the 2 to bypass all stations between Wakefield-241st and East 180th, bypassing Gun Hill Road, Burke Avenue, Allerton Avenue, Pelham Parkway and Bronx Park East. The MTA says there are shuttle buses between stations and also suggests riders take other buses for the B, D, 4 and 6......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a large tree down at Hope and Havermeyer Sts. in Brooklyn, a plane fire at Laguardia Airport in Queens, and a disorderly passenger on a plane at JFK Airport in Queens. Regular L Train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan is suspended on the weekends for the rest of the month. Shuttle buses are the next hip thing. The Feast of Giglio is an amazing sight, with a five ton,......

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal......

Uh-oh, it's the "money for daughter's funeral scam":About a year ago, I was on the 4/5/6 train when two people got on. They were looking for money. It was a man and his wife. Their story was that their daughter had died in a fire and they were looking for donations so they could pay for her funeral. The guy stated that it would cost them $325. I remember thinking that, if his story was......

EVENT: Tonight at the Apple Store, the NYC photobloggers get together again. Come check out: Scott Heiferman, Kara Canal, Rebecca Smeyne, Will Sherman, Kamau Mucoki, Boogie and Martin Fuchs. There's an afterparty (TBA) so be sure too look nice, with all those cameras out and all. Friday // 6:30pm // SoHo Apple Store [103 Prince Street @ Greene] // Free SIDEWALK SALE: Have a bookshelf to stock? Head over to the Strand Bookstore. They're having......

Sarah Freis sent in these signs she spotted on the L Train this morning. Has anyone seen any others?......

- The MTA is turning the L-train into the city's only computer operated line. Before you say "Bad Idea Jeans," there will be an operator who can override the system in case of an emergency. The new control system will allow subways to run closer together, which means passengers will be spread out over more trains - versus waiting ten minutes and then everyone squeezing onto the train together. The almost $300 million project goes......

It's safe to say that high on the list of any New Yorker's worst nightmares is being pushed in front of a subway. Yesterday, a man was shoved in front of an oncoming train at the Union Square L train stop at 7:45AM. According to Newsday, the victim, 28, was only suffered "bumps and bruises" and his attacker fled the scene: Police said the victim had argued with another man, believed to be in his......