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August 7, 2009

What's That on the Newswalk Building?

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A reader sent in this image of what seems like several cables connected to the Newswalk building in Prospect Heights. The reader, of course, had the same question as we do: what the?? Is this the handiwork of guerrilla tight-rope artists? Daytime ninjas? Confused window washers? Feel free to cash in, readers. GMAP




Posted by jscheff at 10:15 AM | Comments (13)
Categories: Prospect Heights

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They are going to pull the building over onto Ratner's property so he can get rid of the damn thing, like he wanted to in the first place, before he made that deal with Boymelgreen. Blank parking lot, errr, blank development site, rather.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 7, 2009 10:28 AM

a. building reinforcement.
b. early xmas lighting.
c. vintage electric / cable hook-ups for a luxury Boymelcrap project.

Posted by: antidope at August 7, 2009 10:33 AM

Those are the proverbial "strings attached."

Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 7, 2009 10:33 AM

They raised the mizzen mast and about to set sail!

They will turn down 4th avenue and loot and pillage the new condo buildings!

Posted by: northsloperenter at August 7, 2009 10:34 AM

They're just running extension cords to AY so they can start work, otherwise no power

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 7, 2009 10:45 AM

It's setup for the next Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie, "Atlantic Yards Enforcer Ninja"

Posted by: WonTon at August 7, 2009 10:50 AM

The building is actually filled with hot air and the tie lines are to prevent it from lifting off before they fly off to Kansas

Posted by: bxgrl at August 7, 2009 10:57 AM

tin can and string "telephone" lines?

Posted by: BrooklynGreene at August 7, 2009 11:03 AM

All very entertaining scenarios. The reality is much more mundane. They are doing some local law 11 repair work to the brick facade and also doing some repair work to the rooftop surfaces. If you look at the Dean Street entrance you'll notice that they recently extended the sidewalk bridge to go all the way up to through the courtyard to the front gate. They also temporarily closed the rooftop playground because of the work.

Posted by: bkre at August 7, 2009 11:04 AM

I would agree with bkre:

"LL 11/98 IRA-based Inspections
The combined approach of versatile IRA-trained inspectors equipped with state-of-the-art digital cameras and mobile computers for recording field observations means more surface area can be inspected in less time. Engineers can focus their attention on assessing problem areas uncovered by the field observations. Work scopes for necessary repair work can be more accurately defined by reviewing work needed by area, adding to overall efficiency. Proprietary software allows a "paperless" report to combine pictures of any defects with the inspector’s observation comments. Once logged, a legal, tamperproof, formatted document is generated. This report can be printed, e-mailed or exported as an Excel document, perfect for searching or integrating with many other maintenance and report programs."

And these may be the Bklyn based folks doing it:

http://www.eastriverrigging.com/
Crazy riggers!

Posted by: Action Jackson at August 7, 2009 11:42 AM

def a string and can system...they're all the rage in Brooklyn right now...except you can't text on them yet....maybe in another year or so...I'm holding out for the next generation "touch" can, personally
String me later everybody, kay?

Posted by: loftninja at August 7, 2009 12:36 PM

Gondola service.
Summer only.

Posted by: Ben Gazi at August 7, 2009 1:13 PM

Your freindly neighborhood Spiderman got a lil too tipsy at the brownstoner gathering?

Posted by: jack slade at August 7, 2009 3:32 PM

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