Get your morning scoop on a midtown McDonald's new identification policy, a Housing Works benefit, a noisy nabe, Eric Blinderman and the return of the Montauk Monster in today's local blog round-up.
- The McDonald's near Madison Square Garden is cracking down on counterfeiters, store managers say, by enacting a "Bills larger than $20 require photo I.D." policy. McAnonymous burger lovers might be in an uproar, but McDonald's says most people hand over their identification "without complaint." [Consumerist]
- Icelandic beauty, Björk, teamed up with the Dirty Projectors this past Friday night for a one-of-a-kind show at the Housing Works Bookstore. The musicians performed six songs written by by Dave Longstreth to 300 or so lucky fans, the likes of which included Haley Joel Osment, MIA, David Byrne and members of Vampire Weekend. [Gothamist, w/ photos]
- Residents of the Washington Heights and Inwood communities are getting reeeeeal tired of the noise at night, which ranges from speeding cars and booming music to "a general carnival atmosphere" since the weather got nicer. [Inwoodite]
- Eric Blinderman, the co-owner of Mas (farmhouse) in the West Village, might be running for Manhattan D.A. He's been making the necessary phone calls to "gauge interest," but won't be commenting publicly on the matter for another three or four days. [PolitickerNY via Eater]
- Is this melted-looking Hippo dog the return of the Montauk Monster? Whether it is or not, here's your first sign that summer's right around the corner! [Animal]
- Check out these on-the-scene photos sent out by Twitterers on the scene of yesterday's shuttle launch, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Wired]
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