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No Manhole* Left Behind: Reader Contribution du Jour
Filed under: 11222, Criminal Activity, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
A chap we’ll call “A” writes of this specimen:
Noble btwn Franklin and West, not sure if you got this one already. another one down the block filled with water but my photo didn’t come out!
I will certainly follow-up on this tip, A. Thanks!
*It has been brought to my attention by a member of our own Community Board (who I will kindly refrain from naming— but will note that he has begun to notice a fair amount of such “activity” in his neighborhood) that these are “access covers”, not manhole covers” and calling them “manholes” is sexist unless I made a certain clarification/annotation. I assured him that while I suspected these items had a different moniker, I rather enjoyed calling them manholes. And this is because I am sexist. He found this confession quite amusing. Nonetheless, I rectified this situation today— and yours truly experienced a fit artistic inspiration as a result!
366 Jackson Street
What is missing from this picture?
ASIDE: After annotating the above “hole” a man nearby asked what I was doing. I told him I was documenting lost access covers, as I have noticed quite a few have gone MIA in north Brooklyn lately. Believe it or not, he thought this was a good idea. Go figure.
148 Jackson Street
287 Graham Avenue
I has been my observation that, upon being divested of their covers, these spaces tend to be pressed into service as trash receptacles. Why not put a happy spin on this phenomenon, I say!
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One Comment on No Manhole* Left Behind: Reader Contribution du Jour
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Andy S. on
Fri, 11th Nov 2011 8:05 am
They’re disappearing from the Graham Ave area between Metropolitan and the BQE too. I suspect the thief is doing good (enough) business with a scrap-metal dealer.
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