Gothamist: Early Addition

Spiritof76

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:33:01 -0500

What, the GOP ignoring the rights and requests of others? Who woulda thunk it?

glob

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:08 -0500

Inreased police - 9/11 is coming.

TheKlaus

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:45:43 -0500

ack, that story about the 3 year old sleeping on his dead father crushed my soul.

Politburo

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:30:31 -0500

That is far from the first time that the GOP has used a song without permission.

Kojak

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:22:41 -0500

I love that Wall of Shame. Now I can stalk the cute ones on facebook.

jibbly

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:13:38 -0500

Ah, NFL thing makes sense. BTW they didn't just block off the exit/entrances, they put up giant green fences along the perimeter of the path so you couldn't see what was going on.

Outter Burrougher

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:32:49 -0500

jibbly, yesterday was the NFL kickoff party thing at Columbus Circle; I'd imagine the cops were directing traffic because of re-routing; depending on which side of the park you were in, that probably explains the closing in the park.

goyogago

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:29:08 -0500

jibbly: tons and tons of stormtroopers out today. I'm assuming it has to do with the 9/11 anniversary coming up.

dr zippy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:28:48 -0500

I love the Wilson sisters!

goyogago

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:21:58 -0500

ugh. feel safer yet?

jibbly

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:20:08 -0500

They totally blocked off the southern section of Central Park yesterday. Highly annoying trying to get out of the park if you were on a bike. They also had a ton of officers overseeing traffic along the avenues just below the parks too. Anyone know why?

dbc

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:15:43 -0500

The crane thing is "Sky Watch," a “mobile platform for surveillance, assessment, and response”. More info is at http://www.icxnewheights.com/products/skywatch/

goyogago

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:10:55 -0500

seriously, what are those crane/camera things? there's one in times square too. plus tons of NYPD w/machine guns out today.