Trash Can Hole Of Doom Update

Every major East Village story deserves a name — I designate this: The Trash Can Hole Of Doom!

I passed by the trash can hole of doom in Tompkins Square Park Sunday afternoon, and saw that repairs have begun.

Behold:

Repairs have begun.

As you can see, the trash can was removed from the hole, and a particle board was laid down beside it. Also, some broken ceramics were placed along the fence.

Here is a bird's-eye view of the trash can hole of doom:

Bird's-eye view.

For being in the East Village, it is remarkably free of litter!

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Trash Can From The Sky

East Villagers were surprised to wake up one morning last week to discover that a trash can fell out of the sky and landed in Tompkins Square Park!

It was soon cordoned off by… someone. Parks Department people probably:

Cordoned off.

The sign says the entrance is closed "due to repair", but in all honesty, I'd say the entrance is closed due to a massive hole in the sidewalk!

Entrance closed.

Here is what most people see, from behind the barricade:

From behind the barricade.

Here is what East Village Today sees, from past the barricade:

From past the barricade.

I measured the diameter — 50 inches — which would make the circumference approximately 157 inches, give or take a few inches for irregularities in the shape.

It's hard to know how the trash can got so high up in the air that it could make such a big hole when it hit. They usually stay close to the ground, like this one:

Close to the ground.

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