By David Stone
How did this happen? How did they get here with that?
Blackwell Park Survey Is Both Stupid and Insensitive
On a weekday, mid-month, you don’t expect to see many people moving furniture, at least not without professional help.
But there they were.
A woman with a stroller paid little attention as if this kind of thing happens all the time.
It doesn’t.
Bad Moving Day Conclusion…
Finally a plan in place, each mover seized an unwieldy end of the displaced mattress.
The mattress, bigger than either person, still wore its sheet.
As traffic piled up around them, the pair managed to lift the mattress and carry to rejoin the box spring and tilted frame.
We’ve all had days like this, and we will have more. If we’re lucky, we’ll and never do it again.
Probably best if we leave the road to bicycles, cars and trucks.
The Steam Tunnel Repair That Disappeared
Capital projects change. Costs rise, engineering evolves, funding moves and questions of ownership can complicate even urgent work. But the Roosevelt Island Steam Tunnel was not a speculative improvement that simply slipped down a priority list. RIOC’s own records describe an infrastructure problem known for decades.
