****mel gibson will not be invited to any new york city bar mitzvahs in the near future.

****no rush of israelis living in new york city to go back to israel to fight in the war. and, there is no rush of muslims to go back and fight in any war.

****the rookie cops unleashed more than two dozen rounds at a pit bull that attacked them as they chased a suspect into a bronx apartment. someone needs shooting lessons.

****ground zero workers were sent into 'the largest acute environmental disaster that ever has befallen new york city' without proper respiratory protection - and thousands are paying the price.

****you might want to take the bus. a survey of 49 american metropolitan areas found that monthly parking rates in midtown manhattan were the country's most expensive, averaging $574.

****the nypd is grooming a new class of recruits in its war on terror - a brigade of specially trained, explosive-sniffing dogs to patrol the subway. who picks up after these dogs?

****eight people were arrested on charges that they bought hundreds of thousands of gallons of regular gasoline from fuel terminals in new jersey and passed it off to new york filling stations as high-octane premium. This is a very common occurrence because there are so few gas stations in manhattan.

****CELEBRITY SIGHTING….mary tyler moore who looks like she has been preserved.

****JOKE DU JOUR….”because his parachute didn't open".