British Runaway's NYC Adventure

The British teen whose parents were frantically looking for him after he ran away from his London home on Monday was found at JFK yesterday. Seventeen- year-old George Lenon had an argument with his parents and managed to get himself on a plane to New York. Lenon had been seen at JFK's immigration area, but never showed up at an Upper West Side hotel where he claimed he was staying.

The Post reveals that Lenon stayed at the Jazz on the Park Hostel at West 106th Street for one night and stayed at a movie theater another night. His mother said, "He was depressed at home, and he though New York was an exciting adventure." An exciting and affordable adventure, as advertised by NYC in Britain? (The Daily News said Lenon's favorite activities, per his website, are "clubbing" and "pubbing.")

Apparently Mayor Bloomberg intervened after hearing about Lenon from a friend. He said, "I called [Police Commissioner Raymond] Kelly and said, 'I don't know who you call, but, you know, this family's reaching out. ... Have somebody call 'em.' And that's the last I heard."

Jet Blue gets a bit of nice publicity, as one of its employees was the one who found him. Oh, and the argument that set off Lenon's Transatlantic jaunt? Schoolwork-related.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 6, 2007 8:51 AM

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motherfuckeringgay

The thing about this guy who happens to be sitting next to me now, unfortunately has a massive drug problem. He is hoping to go to uni however his poor grades after he keeps missing school due to trying to find drugs means that he won't!!!! it's a sad case for george, p.s. he looks like lord vorldermort and in the top photo he is high on coke as i bet u can imagine!!!!

F

Holden Caulfield? Is it really a coincidence that this guy is named Len(n)on?

CONSPIRACY!!!!

ANC

you dont even know him or whats been going on his life. fuck off.

Still Not Amused

Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!

Jesse Jackson

The constant Al Sharpton commenting has grown tedious, almost as annoying as complaining about Gothamist's grammar.

AL Sharpton.

I'm sure Bloomberg was piqued when he found out it was a young white male that was in dire need. If he was a black boy he'd be thrown under the gutter

informer

schoolwork-related? as ricky tomlinson would say, "my arse". Fake id scandal more like, wanted by the triads

whocaresabouthenglish

and when he fails out of a non deserved education, he'll live of the dole like all the other lazy brits his age...whats the story,morning bore me?

krumpy

Big deal. I ran away to Seattle when I was a teen. Where was my writeup. Oh, I didn't get one because I didn't have a glamourous time. I hung out with druggies who wouldn't get into a red velvet rope club in NY.