NYC Police Barrier + Fence = Bench
As the originating blog says, "There is genius and then there is GENIUS." I couldn't agree more.
On an afternoon's stroll through Spanish Harlem, the folks behind the New York Shitty blog came across two guys making good use of a spare police barrier. The genius truly comes through from the side angle:
As the blog reports:
The elegance of this arrangement is truly stunning: cantilevered seating courtesy of NYPD barricades. Initially these chaps couldn’t understand why I, some dotty 30-something Greenpointer, was so fascinated by their creation. Once I explained respectfully (and made it clear they would not be in the New York Daily News) they had plenty to say.
The gent on the right claimed credit for this creation— and stated that the NYPD gives him plenty of guff about it. He told yours truly they come by regularly and roust him from his “bench”. Because it is their property. He then pointed to a NYPD squad car across the street and exclaimed: There they are. Can’t you see them hating me?!?
If the Urban Guide for Alternate Use ran a top ten list, you're looking at one of the top three entries right here.
Images and text courtesy of the excellent NYC blog, New York Shitty.
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:19PM
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