East River Park and Irene
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
I tried calling 911 to get someone to put some caution tape around this tree, it is in imminent danger of falling, and people are clustered all around it taking photos of the other tree fallen behind it. 911 put me off to 311 and 311 is totally overwhelmed and not answering. I also told my story to a cop. Here’s hoping no one gets hurt.
The ground where this tree was rooted was totally swampy, no wonder it fell over.
The water in the East River was high enough to float all the trash usually resting on the rocks here.
At Houston Street. The FDR is flooded at Houston Street as well.
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