Out and About (April 2010)

[firedude 985]

Just thought I would share with you some of my pictures I have taken over the past couple weeks.

Vincent Towing:

HELP Trucks:

PCRRBEMS:

FDNY EMS:

NYPD:

Harrison FD:

Harrison EMS:

WCDPS (At Playland):

Rye Police:

[SageVigiles 1,194]

Great shots!

[Mark Z 18]

Any idea what that thing is?

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Any idea what that thing is?

NYPD "Sky Watch". Portable watch tower's/elevated observation posts.

http://northattan.org/2009/12/18/tower-gives-nypd-eyes-on-the-street/

[JBE 328]

Nice work, looks like you've been busy.

[ny10570 745]

Any idea what that thing is?

Its a monument to waste and bureaucratic inefficiency. They were bought for special events with large crowds. Order was expanded and the added duty of neighborhood watch was added. It makes the citizens feel good but its useless for actual crime prevention. It just gives the crooks 4 blocks they know they can't be on. More than a few cops have had to be "rescued" from stuck towers and it removes one unit from patrol as for every cop in a tower you need a cop nearby to keep him safe. Then again this is all contingent on a cop actually being up there. They parked on at Southern Blvd and Aldus for a few months. More often than not it was up there empty.