Of course, it’s totally illegal for even children to play in this fountain. Actually, I’ve only rarely seen anyone in it at all. Such a busy traffic area it’s not really conducive to fun.
from the article:
“Kramer then sought out the mayor to demand answers.
Kramer: .....“I have in my hand a picture of a man who takes a daily bath, with soap I might add, in the fountains at Columbus Circle. I wonder what you can do about this?”
De Blasio: .....“We are going to enforce quality-of-life offenses. The fact is (NYPD) Commissioner (Bill) Bratton is dedicating a lot of resources right now to hot spots where we believe we’re having serious quality-of-life issues and you’re going to see the effect of that very quickly.”
Kramer: .....“But when you see somebody taking a bath in…”
OMG! There’s a guy taking a bath every day... with soap! Time to crack down on the soap pushers. They’re ruining our city! Got to nip this in the bud. Before you know it, our kids will be buying imported goat milk soap in back alleys. It’s the French Connection all over again!
Send the bast..d to the group W bench, maybe shoot him
Can’t decide if this is a Seinfeld episode or one of the lost verses to “Alice’s Restsurant”.
I have happy memories from many decades ago, of playing in a splash fountain in Central Park. My grandmother lived on E 69th, so I am guessing the play area was located on the east side of the park — but I was very young and this was a long time ago, so I’m not sure.