tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post8455660598036221985..comments2024-03-19T09:07:49.431-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: An update on sand, bread and rats in Tompkins Square ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10028451662589586602012-08-26T10:12:54.712-04:002012-08-26T10:12:54.712-04:00...speaking of accidents waiting to happen, was in......speaking of accidents waiting to happen, was in TSP the other day and saw two small children (near the Hope statue) running barefoot... am sure others reading this thread have noticed more needles left around the park and streets (kind of like the old days?) <br /><br />Would hate to hear that a child accidentally stepped on a needle... (or glass, for that matter.)LaMuzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42806319548869453172012-08-25T22:29:46.565-04:002012-08-25T22:29:46.565-04:00Is there any information on the accidents caused b...Is there any information on the accidents caused by the sharp edge exposed in the sandbox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47179570904285156872012-08-22T17:21:55.983-04:002012-08-22T17:21:55.983-04:00people throw bread on all lawns all the time. i gu...people throw bread on all lawns all the time. i guess they thing they're feeding pigeons or squirrels, but it's certainly rats. also, the people who hang out at the s.w. corner (homeless?) have no regard for the park. they leave food everywhere and throw their garbage over the fences and onto the grass around where they sit. i use the park 2x a day, everyday with my dog and that area is particularly disgusting and rat infested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15384281752014062402012-08-22T16:14:08.995-04:002012-08-22T16:14:08.995-04:00I had little baby anon playing there yesterday aro...I had little baby anon playing there yesterday around 5:30pm and there were rats by the sandbox. Parents don't tell their kids anything in that place. I spent the whole 30 minutes just taking garbage out of my kids hands, the place is like a landfillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19476684267019569522012-08-22T15:22:06.647-04:002012-08-22T15:22:06.647-04:00I play football on Sunday mornings for most of the...I play football on Sunday mornings for most of the year and go by TSP in the early morning on Sundays on a bus. On two occassions I saw restaurant workers carrying egg creates full of old bread across Avenue A and dumping the bread over the park fence. Because I was on a bus, I could not confront them. There is no question they were coming from a food service estabishment, but I cannot tell you which one(s). I am certain they are just not thinking and probably do not want to waste old bread when they can feed it to the pigeons. They need to be educated that their act of kindness towards the pigeons is harming the park and sustaining the rats. I would never make such an accusation unless I was positive about it and witnesed the acts multiple times. You all were right to question the statement. I should have provided more details. Thanks.Chad Marlownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61672651258530714352012-08-22T13:03:43.716-04:002012-08-22T13:03:43.716-04:00No matter what, they had better not put rat poison...No matter what, they had better not put rat poison down again since Red-tailed Hawks (protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act) STILL hunt and eat rats from there. I witnessed a Hawk doing so just last night and documented it on my blog.Roger_Pawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785820064904044452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50847760415572551922012-08-22T11:46:26.647-04:002012-08-22T11:46:26.647-04:00Which restaurants? Why doesn't he say? Or is h...Which restaurants? Why doesn't he say? Or is he just making shit up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49198781785585569602012-08-22T11:40:29.196-04:002012-08-22T11:40:29.196-04:00Yeah WTF is he talking about?Yeah WTF is he talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-65136421131521891432012-08-22T11:22:19.163-04:002012-08-22T11:22:19.163-04:00I would assume the restaurants across the street o...I would assume the restaurants across the street on Avenue A aren't happy about this rat issue either. It's not great for their business when people are tripping over rats to get into their restaurants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52680000499158319672012-08-22T10:55:30.855-04:002012-08-22T10:55:30.855-04:00I have multiple times just seen people feeding the...I have multiple times just seen people feeding them NOT restaurants dumping bread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35877389820086664582012-08-22T10:43:02.114-04:002012-08-22T10:43:02.114-04:00could be they're just feeding the birds and no...could be they're just feeding the birds and not thinking about rats.<br />not thinking at all.<br />whomever they are.blue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43776539170930501592012-08-22T10:25:54.908-04:002012-08-22T10:25:54.908-04:00I find it hard to believe the restaurants would tr...I find it hard to believe the restaurants would travel across the street to dump bread in the park. As Anonymous 9:59 asked, has he witnessed this?Marty Wombacherhttp://www.trippingwithmarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27255289225681438062012-08-22T09:59:38.540-04:002012-08-22T09:59:38.540-04:00Why would employees from the restaurants across Av...Why would employees from the restaurants across Avenue A walk across the street to the park and dump their leftover bread over the fence? It doesn't make any sense. Do they really want to encourage the rat population? Has this guy seen the restaurant people doing this? Who is it? Odessa and Cafe Pick Me Up are among the restaurants on that stretch of Avenue A, and I can't imagine anyone from either of those establishments doing such a thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80132660133154239152012-08-22T08:41:50.820-04:002012-08-22T08:41:50.820-04:00I was sitting in the park yesterday morning with m...I was sitting in the park yesterday morning with my fella and doggy and we were watching rats slink around. This was at 10 am. Very timely post!Victorianoreply@blogger.com