- A government official defended Japan’s management of the country’s recent crises, saying that the size and scope of the disasters were more than could be planned for. [NYT]
- A 30-year-old woman died in a car crash in Brooklyn last night. Her boyfriend, who was driving the car, is being charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, DWI, reckless driving and speeding. [Gothamist]
- “Truth was, lying quietly on sand in her glass tank, Mia didn’t quite match her worldwide hype. But that didn’t keep a horde of adults and children from showing up to see her on a brilliantly sunny spring day in the Bronx.” [ABC]
- Someone in the East Village has had enough of their toilet. [EV Grieve]