Manhattan Monday

- Last year almost 2000 NY'ers responded to the MTA's "If you see something, say something" anti-terrorism campaign. One repeated theme was callers reporting Muslim men seen using counting devices, presumably to find the most crowded trains. Turns out the men were using prayer-counters as they mentally recited the "many names of God." The counters are sold in Islamic shops all over town.

- Mayor Bloomberg has decided to sell the list of Gothamites owing on their water bills to collection agencies. About 15% of city residents don't pay their water bills on a "regular basis." The city is owed $600M.

- In March, the Port Authority will be introducing unlimited rides passes for the PATH train. Weekly: $18. Monthly: $54.

- The deadline to register to vote in New York's Feb. 5th primary is this Friday. It's too late to switch your party affiliation, something I was considering doing just so I could vote against Huckabee.

- The window-washer who last month fell 47 stories from an Upper East Side apartment building not only lived, he's now expected to have a "substantial recovery." Falls from a 3-story height are fatal 50% of the time, so experts are speculating that the window-washing platform may have provided some sort of parachute effect. The man's brother died in the fall.

- Hundreds of protesters are expected to pack this week's public meetings about the plan to raze the amusement area of Coney Island and build a glitzy $1.5B hotel and entertainment complex.

- Felons are eligible to join the army, but not the NYPD. I'm all for rehabilitation, but I think I'm OK with this.
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