var shape = {"title":"Midtown","description":"NYC Neighborhood","tags":"","points":[[40.743811000000001, -73.979444999999998], [40.751483, -73.997769000000005], [40.769264, -73.984679999999997], [40.761561, -73.966483999999994]],"author":"AhmedF"};
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40.756537, -73.982127),5);
map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
var latlngs = [];
for (var i=0; i<shape.points.length; i++)
{
    latlngs[i] = new GLatLng(shape.points[i][0], shape.points[i][1]);
}
var poly = new GPolygon(latlngs, '#ff0000', 3, .8, '#ff0000', .4);
map.addOverlay(poly);
var bounds = poly.getBounds();
map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
map.panTo(bounds.getCenter());