End of the World...well, End of My Block –that is!
by theKONGBLOG™
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| InterContinetal Hotel in Times Square |
Once upon a time... ...it was my birthday weekend and I kinda sorta "BLACKED-OUT" — I do remember leaving my Friday night party @ COPA w/ two girls from California and back to their place — at the InterContinental Hotel in Times Square. I've seen some fancy hotels before in my lifetime but this one was really nice...very artsy, contemporary & cozy.
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| InterContinental Hotel Lobby |
Upon entering their room, I see unlimited supplies of unopened beauty products scattered all over the place — but what really caught my attention was the bottles of Moët Rosé on top of their counter...I think I struck gold!It was a wild night.
After watching a wild movie — Killing Them Softly (2012), after doing some wild partying — COPACABANA and after a wild time w/ those Cali girls — InterContinental Hotel, I get dropped-off in a yellow cab later that morning –near the corner of my building, and this is what I saw:
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| Head-on collision |
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| Crossing-light pole has been removed and has yet to be replaced by the city |
While scanning the area, I didn't see a driver, passengers or any victims and so, there was no need for me to find the nearest telephone booth.
More than an hour had passed until I heard sirens — by that time, I had already made it upstairs — safe and sound...unfortunately, the same can't be said for the street-light pole.
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Fast forward a week later... ...it was Friday, December 21st, 2012 a.k.a. End of the World according to the Mayan Calendar. While laying in bed, all I keep hearing is cars beeping and street commotion — a typical morning in Brooklyn and thought nothing of it.
Upon arriving to work, I receive a e-mail/text from my roommate telling me that the scaffolding near our building had collapse onto his truck. I quickly went online to see numerous news coverage:
NEW YORK — A five-story scaffold has collapsed in Brooklyn during high winds that are buffeting the New York City area.
WABC-TV reports the scaffold fell Friday at about 1:30 a.m. in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood. No injuries were reported.
The structure broke away from a four-story building in that is under construction and fell onto electrical wires. It also damaged an SUV that was parked across the street.
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| My roommate's SUV was one of two cars falling victim to the falling scaffold [Located on right-hand side] |
Total carnage from 40-45 mph winds
4-Story Scaffolding Collapses on Bay Parkway — News 12 Brooklyn  |
| Molly Rokasy News 12 Brooklyn |
Please note, I was "tickled pink" when I discovered that my favorite news anchor –Molly Rokasy (the woman of my dreams) reported the incident on 12 News Brooklyn.
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| Multi-story scaffolding crashed onto the side-walks & streets of Bay Parkway |
My roommate reported this accident to his car insurance company and the initial step would be an attempt to repair the damages or worst case, report the truck at a loss...
...to be continued.
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