
Did you see the gigantic flamingo floating down the East River?
Other New York Oddities After the Gigantic East River Flamingo
“Attention, would-be influencer who maybe lost track of a giant pink flamingo floaty ahead of an Instagram-oriented Memorial Day pool party: I found your inflatable, it’s been cruising up and down the East River all day, dutifully creating Content in advance of your big summer kick-off bash…”
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On naming, neglect, and the quiet work that keeps things standing
About twenty years ago, there was Harbor Police activity near the water, just south of the subway entrance. At the time, no one really thought of it as a pier, though technically there was a small boardwalk there. Of course it wasn’t a pier. A pier implies intention.



