We found an article in the New York Daily News that explains what happened to the tree in front of Sylvia's restaurant at Lenox and 126th Street, but the newspaper site had a photo up of a house hit by a tornado in Ohio. The headline reads: Harlem restaurant worker rescues woman as wild windstorm sweeps through New York City. Apparently the shifty weather we have been receiving these past few days are due to the high winds blowing through the region and those said gusts knocked over a tree branch this past Sunday. Luckily, a good samaritan busboy at Sylvia's was on the scene when the branch fell on to a woman just leaving church. The 20 year old worker lifted the branch off and called 911 and the woman was safely received at Harlem Hospital. Read more of the details on the Daily News site: LINK. Photo by Ulysses
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
☞ READ: Sylvia's Worker Saves the Day
We found an article in the New York Daily News that explains what happened to the tree in front of Sylvia's restaurant at Lenox and 126th Street, but the newspaper site had a photo up of a house hit by a tornado in Ohio. The headline reads: Harlem restaurant worker rescues woman as wild windstorm sweeps through New York City. Apparently the shifty weather we have been receiving these past few days are due to the high winds blowing through the region and those said gusts knocked over a tree branch this past Sunday. Luckily, a good samaritan busboy at Sylvia's was on the scene when the branch fell on to a woman just leaving church. The 20 year old worker lifted the branch off and called 911 and the woman was safely received at Harlem Hospital. Read more of the details on the Daily News site: LINK. Photo by Ulysses
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I find that in many many parts of Harlem the trees need trimming badly. In some parts the branches literally brush your head/body as you walk by...this has always seemed dangerous to me.
ReplyDeleteIs there a govt. agency that helps with the cost of trimming trees?
Ulysses: on a separate note, might there be interest in a piece regarding quality of life issues in Harlem (ie. public urination, consuming alcoholic beverages in public, BBQ on city streets, loitering, etc.)?
The city will be happy to prune trees in the interest of maintaining healthy trees, call 311.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with barbecuing on the street? That's tradition!
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be a pretty sight if a child were to run and fall onto a hot grill and burn him/herself....it just doesn't seem to make sense. Doesn't it seem dangerous? There's got to be some sort of law against it that just isn't enforced.
ReplyDeleteOh please. People have been barbecuing on the street and drinking beer on the stoop since the beginning of time. That IS quality of life.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be Summer without it.
Sanou's Mum,
ReplyDeleteIndividuals BBQ on city streets should definitely be issued violations. It is illegal plain and simple to BBQ on city streets. There have been numerous traditions throughout American history that have been outlawed.
New York's streets are probably some of the most polluted and trash filled in the industrialized world. Most European cities and some Asian city streets are kept nicely. I wish this was the case in NYC.
I've actually never seen anyone BBQ on city streets outside of Harlem....I've never seen it in any of the outer boroughs.
ReplyDeleteI like our tradition of block parties that always have a smoky street BBQ. In the summer months, on almost any weekend you can find a block party in Harlem and I’m looking forward to our block party this year.
ReplyDeleteWestsider,
ReplyDeleteIMHO, there's a distinction between a "block party" and an ordinary BBQ on a city street. The former is a community event (and a traditon, I might add) which is held across America's streets. Your ordinary street BBQ is usually organized by a small number of individuals without any regard for the general public or the residents on that particular block.
If I'm wrong, I stand corrected.
I see a very blurry line between block party and street BBQ. Maybe in size but entire buildings have BBQs, extended families have BBQs, people tired of being cooped up in the hot apartment have BBQs. People play music, have a few beers. As long as it's not the early morning hours or becomes a drunken brawl what the hell? It's Summer! Lighten up!
ReplyDeletePass me a beer and an ear of corn.
It's actually not "blurry" because when I think of a block party I think of an event organized by a block association or leader, approved by the local municipality, and granted permission to block off the street.
ReplyDeleteOur block party is well organized and the cars are not allowed for the day so there is plenty of room to move. However, if a BBQ restricts the sidewalk, that is another matter, and maybe that is not good. Personally, I like to see neighbors getting together over a BBQ as it makes the community and the inconvenience is a small price to pay, only hope new neighbors are welcomed otherwise it is definitely not good.
ReplyDeleteI love BBQs and I would like to see some more designated BBQ areas in parks, plazas, sidewalk areas with extra space/nooks. Areas that have save trash containers for charcoal, a save place for the BBQ, the BBQers and passerby. Wouldn't that be nice for all.
ReplyDeleteAll for BBQs, but why is it some people seem to think the city is their personal servant to clean up their own mess? A couple of weeks ago, the morning after a baking Sunday, I walked up 114th b/w ACP & FDB and it was, to put it mildly, disgusting. Trash cans with the bottoms burned out, I am guessing b/c people put dumped hot coals in there along with the other garbage without giving a s**t. This resulted in litter all over the sidewalk, along with various other random bits of garbage. It was a real mess.
ReplyDeleteI don't so much mind the BBQ's but agree with the mess; the trash cans are overflowing and what doesn't make it into the can is on the street/sidewalk/parked car. By the next morning the rats, squirrels and pigeons have had their take and I'm dodging the remains and broken beer bottles with my dog. There should be some way to make things easier for everyone. The public urination problem is a whole different issue! Passed a guy in the middle of the day yesterday right up on the bumper of a parked car.
ReplyDelete"It wouldn't be a pretty sight if a child were to run and fall onto a hot grill and burn him/herself"
ReplyDeleteAnd the risk of a child getting hurt increases if the grill is on a city street as opposed to a back yard or rooftop? - Anon 1:12
There are two clashing cultures here. The culture in which everyone sues one another and everything under the sun becomes a dangerous liability and then there's everyone else who takes a less anxious approach to old time summer traditions. I think this statement was a bit of a stretch. If you look at street BBQ functions from a socio-economic standpoint, it is easy to forget that many people might not have the backyard or the means to travel to summer homes that they do not have.
They're less likely to take vacation getaways or attend many of the social functions that require $$$. For many, that's a luxury. So you make do with what you have and then social functions boil down to good friends & family, good food and a cookout near the front stoop.
This seems odd to many New Yorkers who aren't long-time or lifelong New Yorkers. They in turn view these traditions as something that needs to just go away because it makes them feel uncomfortable.
The notion that you would need to acquire a permit for a block party to have a simple BBQ going, well, it's like saying you have to invite the entire block to your backyard or your private rooftop BBQ, whether you want them there or not.
Now, with all that stuff I just said, Harlem does seem immune from some of the laws that are enforced vigorously in other NYC neighborhoods. Littering and traffic violations are those that are a standout for me. When the BBQ become a s*** mess afterward where nobody cleans up after themselves, THAT's what needs to be policed. The same goes for BBQ's held in the park. Morningside Park comes to mind specifically after holiday weekends. For the most part I believe people try to do the right thing and dispose of their trash properly but far too often were it not for the incredible Park Staff cleaning up after slobs, the place would be an absolute wreck.
zlister,
ReplyDeleteI've been living in south Bklyn for over 25 years. I have yet to see anyone BBQ on a public street. Can you elaborate on the type of tradition it is to BBQ on city streets and consume alcoholic beverages in the process?
Anon 6.46
ReplyDeleteFor a start try little money and no backyard + bodegas on every corner that sell charcoal and beer. Add a hot day, a boom box and you have par-tee.
And we clean up after ourselves on my block.
Well, I can see both sides here. As Sanous's Mum said, clean up after yourself and I don't have a problem. I would be more disappointed if I didn't get an invite. I think there are certain old school traditions in Harlem that would be a shame to lose and this is probably one of them. We don't really want it to be like the upper east side do we?! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove this tradition ... I think people generally clean up after themselves. I think this makes Harlem what it is ...
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what there is to like about it...
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why people can't go to the local parks. St Nicholas has places for grilling and open bathrooms for BBQ. Why people feel the need to block up a whole sidewalk, children playing running up and down instead of taking children to the park where they can play safely. When I BBQ I take my child to the park with the grill, chairs etc. and have a great time. There are trash bins to clean up and the parks department cleans up your area before you even set up. Love the St. Nicholas Parks Department Crew. They are the best. I am a local.
ReplyDeleteOn Night out the street is blocked off no cars, everyone comes out with their grills, tables, bikes, skooters etc. and we all have a good time, the jazz mobile is out and the precinct sets up a grill for the neighborhood kids, that is a community block party and it is very safe.
Anonymous @ 11:14, it's great that you take your family to the park to BBQ; other families have other traditions. You might be less stressed if you tried to accept/understand the ways of the neighborhood you live in. Harlem is just as likely to change you as you are to change Harlem. Question for anyone: does Harlem have the same B.I.D. (business improvement districts) as the rest of the city? In my former neighborhood, Greenwich Village, the BID (which cost residents a few dollars per year) provided extra street cleaning because the Village streets on Saturday and Sunday mornings are as big a mess as I've ever seen in Harlem.
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