Anchors Away in Park Slope

The Times got to the bottom of the President Street anchor mystery this weekend. Turns out the anchor was found three miles off Cape May, New Jersey in 1968 and a guy named Charles Burkett who lived at 874 President Street paid to have it moved to his front yard. The anchors construction pre-dates modern welding techniques, which explains its 2,150-pound weight which in turns may explain part of the reason why it’s never been moved. That and the fact that everyone in the neighborhood seems to have formed a sentimental attachment to the relic.
Anchor Moored in Legend [NY Times] GMAP