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Bronx Zoo ‘Pattycake’ dies at 40 Pattycake, the first born in , died at 40 years old at the on Sunday, the 1 Wildlife Conservation Society announced. She was suffering from chronic cardiac problems, according NEWS to the announcement. Pattycake was born on Sept. 3, 1972, at the Zoo, according to The As- sociated Press. She lived there with her parents Kongo and Lulu before moving to the Bronx Zoo in 1983. LAURA SHIN Jay Shells hangs one of his “Rap Quotes” signs. / ANIMALNEWYORK.COM

House fi re Quoted Eleven injured We can’t do much to change what NYC’s rap legacy, in Queens fi re happened. I wish Eleven people were injured, four of them we could. But critically, when a we’re trying to fire tore through a take the tragedies two-family house in Queens early Monday away from their block by block morning. mind for a little Those who were bit.” Culture. Jay Shells is plotting the exact lo- critically hurt include cations mentioned in Hip-hop fan a 3-year-old, a 14-year- is setting out to those songs in his latest old and two parents, YANKEE PITCHER MARIANO denote landmark project, entitled “Rap “I’ve been listening to this music my whole ABC News reports. RIVERA ABOUT THE NEWTOWN Quotes.” life. I’m a visual artist, not a musician, so this They were trapped in references in classic Shells came up with their bedrooms and TRAGEDY ON OPENING DAY OF is my contribution.” Jay Shells NYC rap songs. a list of hip-hop song lyr- were rescued by fire- BASEBALL SEASON ics that mention specific fighters through win- places in New York City. much,” he said. plans to place the signs dows. Most injuries New York City is the cen- He created signs with the Many signs, including in harder-to-reach spots are smoke-related. ter of the rap universe. lyrics and placed them in quotes from the likes of in hopes they won’t be LAURA SHIN Jay-Z, Nas, Run DMC, No- the exact locations men- Mos Def, GZA and Kanye stolen again. April Fools’ torious BIG, the Beastie tioned. West, have disappeared. You can reach out Boys and many more all A graphic designer by “I knew people were to him with your sug- Investigation Nabbing hail from the Big Apple, profession, Shells cre- going to steal them,” gestions on Twitter at so it’s not surprising that ated 30 signs on his own Shells said. “Hopefully @TheRapQuotes. may have the streets of the city dime. this is just a blueprint Driver shot in come alive in their mu- “Doing this was my for something more per- MARY ANN face, dies after been sic. way of contributing to manent.” GEORGANTOPOULOS prank Street artist Jay Shells the culture that I love so The next time, Shells [email protected] car crash Police are investi- A law enforcement gating after a man source confi rmed driving a minivan was the NYPD suspects a Outer Space. Space shot in the face in reported abduction in Queens early Monday Washington Heights on station astronaut morning. Friday was a “prank.” Cops responded to Police received a call a 911 call of a vehicle from a man claiming to captures NYC at night crash at approximate- be one of the indi- ly 12:47 a.m. They dis- viduals involved in the NASA released an amaz- 23. The space station covered Carlos Nunez, kidnapping. Cops say he ing image of New York orbits the Earth, and the 37, driving near told them there was no City that its astronauts crew member was able Irving Avenue after he kidnapping; they were playing a practical joke captured from outer to capture the 400-milli- struck five cars. for a friend’s birthday. space. meter image at night. It was determined The woman in the According to the The photo from the that he had a gunshot video was the friend’s space agency, a mem- space station shows wound to his face, girlfriend, cops said. ber of Expedition 35 glowing cops said. He was No charges have been aboard the International nearly completely amber, pronounced dead on pressed. Space Station took this ringed by New Jersey, arrival. photograph of the city’s Brooklyn and Queens. DANIELLE TCHOLAKIAN A view of New York City from outer space. / NASA metropolitan area March ALISON BOWEN