Maya's brother Bert made it into the local news Friday when, near the end of a kayaking trip in the East River, his kayak capsized near one of Olafur Eliasson's waterfalls and he and another man had to be rescued by the police. Here's the Daily News' take.

Meanwhile, the New York Times appears to have written their piece based entirely on the account of the leader of the trip, who claims that the accident was due to "horsing around" and trying to take pictures of the waterfalls. Bert says they were not taking pictures and that he didn't even have a camera. My parents, who are experienced kayakers, say they never should have taken beginners out on the East River. According to the News "The 4-knot current prevented the [police] boat from getting close to Spector." That sounds like pretty serious conditions.

By the way, the guide who gave his story to the Times is a "freelance writer [who] occasionally contributes articles to The New York Times." Way to get all sides of the story, Anahad O'Connor. Maybe you should get some lessons in journalism from the Daily News.

Update: I sent an email to O'Connor, the author of the story. I may have to wait a while for a response given the Times's bizarro-world reader email policy: "Please note that messages are delivered once per day, at 8 a.m. (EST)."