"As females walk by these bastards jump out and scare 'em," Costanza said. "It's quite a sight."
The Daily Newser counted at least 10 rats swarming in close proximity, including one "cat-sized" rodent.
There is no crime happening in the park that cannot be handled by foot police or officers in patrol cars. The precinct is just around the corner, patrol cars find their way into the park on a moment's notice.
Take down the tower. We don't want it. It makes us feel violated, insulted and angry that you chose this path under the guise of protecting us.
Take down the tower. We don't need it. It is overkill and just a display of muscle that infringes on our enjoyment of the park.
Take down the tower, Mr. Mayor. Take it down. Today.
"It's stupid, it's a waste of money," Annick de Lorme told us as she walked her dog past the tower last night. "It doesn't make sense to have two police officers sit around."
De Lorme said that she has lived next to the park on East 7th Street for 13 years, and felt that Tompkins is "one hundred percent" safer than it was when she first moved to the neighborhood.
Mayor de Blasio's press secretary, Karen Hinton, told us that the Tompkins Skywatch "is a temporary 'high visibility' police command post to address safety issues on a temporary basis," and that "how long it stays is up to the Boro Commander."
Hinton said that the "NYPD tried to park the Skywatch in the street area, away from the park, but that was problematic. The park was the next best solution."
BE SURE TO WRITE THE @NYPOST AND LET THEM KNOW #TOMPKINSSQUAREPARK IS VAGRANT FREE SO WE CAN GO HOME. BORED UP HERE. #EASTVILLAGE
— NYPD TWEET TOWER (@NYPDTWEETTOWER) July 22, 2015
