Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'stuck'
July 11, 2008
Yesterday a 22-year-old mail clerk at the law firm Chadbourne & Parke, located in the G.E. building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, got his head stuck in the mailroom conveyor belt. Ouch! here's no word yet on just how the unidentified man's head got caught in the machinery, but the Sun reports he’s now in critical condition at Bellevue. OSHA was called in to look at the belt, which was "shut down as a precaution."......
Continue Reading "Occupational Hazards "July 9, 2008
The cable car system at the Bronx Zoo, better known as the Skyfari, gave passengers an unexpected adventure earlier this evening. Just before closing time, around 5:30 p.m., the system broke down leaving zoo patrons hanging above the wildlife below, but at least the bird's-eye-view was nice as they waited for firefighters to rescue them. ...
Continue Reading "Bronx Zoo Skyfari Cable Cars Get Stuck"May 30, 2008
We knew it would one day come to this, it’s fallen upon us at last, there is no escape. Reviews for Sex and the City have been generally derisive, ranging from Rolling Stone: “Some dudes say they'd rather light their dicks on fire than endure this movie version of the ultimate in TV chickcoms. Snap out of it, guys, you just might learn something.” To the Daily Mail: “In years to come, I suspect......
Continue Reading "Weekend Movie Forecast: Sex, Savagery, Steroids"February 28, 2008
It's another story of emotional duress from a resident of the super expensive Plaza Hotel residences! This time, it's not about being lonely, it's about a resident being stuck in the trash room for seven hours. "Top real estate broker" Joanna Cutler went to throw out her trash on February 20. Thinking she would be gone for a minute and leaving her apartment door open, she went to the garbage room, only for the door......
Continue Reading "Trapped in Plaza Trash Room for Hours"
