Tearin' It Up

I was walking down upper Avenue A recently, when I saw this assemblage of signs and barricades directing people around the sidewalk repairs taking place there:

Signs and barricades.

Look at that teeny-tiny lamppost in there — that's so considerate!

Considerate.

You know what's weird? Why would they leave the tree guard in place?

Tree guard in place.

Not just once, but twice:

Twice.

Once again, this is the perfect time to replace these trees with artificial ones.

Write your representatives and tell them: No more live trees!

#eastvillage #avenuea #trees #treeguards #sidewalkrepairs #barricades #signs

Dangerous Ramp

You are no doubt aware of the sidewalk repairs taking place throughout the East Village. One such repair was taking place outside the newly-beloved Starbucks, on Avenue A:

One such repair.

You might think the ramp is dangerous because it isn't fixed to the ground, or because it's splintering, and could give someone a splinter, but no — it's because there are nails sticking out of it!

Behold:

Nails sticking out of it.

At very least, they could make you trip!

#eastvillage #avenuea #nails #orangebarrels #ramps #sidewalkrepairs