FIVE THINGS: Burundi or Changes in NYC

1. The AP reported that 36 men in the tiny African nation of Burundi were shot in a massacre perpetrated by men in military fatigues from the Congo.

2. The New York Times reports that one of the last of the city's parking meters will be removed today to make room for muni meters and bike racks.

3. Check out the Rising Stars Forty Under Forty list of politicos, policy makers and other New York luminaries profiles compiled by City Hall News.

4. The MTA is putting in a touchpad information device for directions and information on delays ina station in Lower Manhattan, reports NYDN. I'd put in a Purell dispenser near that thing, since thousands of people will probably touch it evey day.

5. Time to think about bulbing for your .