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var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40.783969, -73.954468),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());