Put That In Your Pitchfork!

Martin Bisi, the guy who caught the cop sleeping, a story that resonated for people who get concerned about cops falling asleep with loaded handguns in plain view, is the same guy who recorded so many indie acts over the years, including Sonic Youth and the Swans, not to mention Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit.”

Because They Can Do That, Right?

I’ll tell you what though, the only thing cooler would have been if he fixed the ticket instead:

A city detective stepped up to pay the parking ticket received by a man making a holiday donation to a family in need on Staten Island.

The cop, who asked not to be named, said he wanted to help out after reading in the Daily News that [a good Samaritan] was slapped with a $60 ticket while dropping off a truckload of baby supplies for [an unemployed man] — even though both men insist the traffic agent told them it was OK to stop and unload.

Besides offering to pay the ticket, he got two cases of diapers donated by his local Toys R Us and also bought a gift certificate for [the man] and his four-month-old son.

“I was like, ‘oh man, unbelievable,'” the detective said. “I thought it was horrible.

“I don’t want to beat up on the traffic agent, the traffic agent’s got a job to do; but we get a bad rap as it is. Maybe the traffic agent had a directive to give out summonses in that particular area,” he said.

“I’d like to make it kind of right…There’s a lot of good cops out there. I want people to realize that.”

Earlier: The Mad Rush To Fulfill End-Of-Year “Productivity Goals”.

All Your JellyNYC Are Belong To Us

Astoria Park to become the next McCarren Park:

While Astoria Pool may be the busiest in the city, drawing more than 150,000 visitors last year, the diving pool nearby has not been used in some 30 years.

Now parks officials are set to turn the former diving pool it into an outdoor performance space, making the park more accessible to residents.

Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. grew up around the corner from the pool and set aside about $1 million for the project.

“This is really going to add something. We’ve got so many artists in Astoria, and this is going to give them a place to perform right here at home,” said Vallone.

“We’re taking this diving pool that’s been vacant for decades and creating a performance space. So what you’ll see is the diving pool filled in, capped over and a nice spot where you can do performances for the public,” said Queens Borough Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski.

Location Scout: Astoria Park.

Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!

Oh well, what do you do:

This was also around the time a cute blonde girl climbed halfway up the traffic pole and lifted up her shirt.

Most Awesome Cop Ever

It’s sort of like what might happen if Marge Gunderson lived in Bed-Stuy instead of Fargo:

One bullet whizzed past Officer Jones’s head. She fired back, emptying her five-shot revolver. One shot knocked the gun from the man’s two-handed grip, piercing his right middle finger and grazing his left hand, according to the police. Another shot hit the lock on the front door, jamming it.

One shot knocks the gun out of the suspect’s hand, and the other one locks the door . . . that’s like something you see in a movie. Wow . . . and this was the first time she had to use her gun. She was promoted to detective today.

(Ray Kelly owes her more than that for the bad PR day they had.)