NY nursery asked to use part of parking lot for officer funeral – says ‘absolutely not’ then blocks it with trucks

Law Enforcement Today ^ | 05/03/2021 | K. Winters

[Wuli]

The owner would likely agree with you now, and might have done so if his “knee hadn’t jerked”. LOL

[Wuli]

What is funny is the officials that made all the arbitrary decisions about who was and was not “essential”, which never seemed to be logical.

[Osage Orange]

I’ve called me a few times...but no one ever picks up.

[Osage Orange]

Transforming?

They been transformed

[Leaning Right]

I guess for me the question is WHEN did owner contact the fire department. If he did it before the public outcry, then no problem. Everyone makes mistakes. I would continue to patronize his business.

But if he contacted the fire department only after the public outcry, then I think his heart is in a different place.

[PIF]

Translation: watch me as I curt my own throat ... again.

[bgill]

Nope. Too little, too late. Don’t expect a quick response next time they get robbed.

[sauropod]

Ok. I’ll buy the apology.

Still wouldn’t buy anything from them, but I think the owner knows he messed up.

[Wuli]

“Still wouldn’t buy anything from them, but I think the owner knows he messed up.”

Ditto that

[edwinland]

https://bronx.news12.com/greenlawn-nursery-owner-it-was-a-mistake-to-initially-not-allow-firetrucks-on-property-for-fallen-officers-wake

[deport]

“In response to the media attention over the last 24hrs, the Greenlawn Fire Department has been contacted by Decker’s Nursery, and they have now approved the usage of their property for a flag arch per the original request.”

[Hot Tabasco]

Decker’s Nurser finally succumbed to public pressure but it should never have come down to that..............What a shame

[kiryandil]

See post #21

It IS kind of the middle of the very short busy season in nurseries...

[kiryandil]

See post #21

[libertylover]

Out of business within a year.

[Hot Tabasco]

The apology certainly works for me..........

I now regret sending the scathing email to their nursery without knowing the entire story........

Funny how that works isn't it?

[FreeReign]

Late last week we were informed by the local fire department that they would be shutting down Pulaski Road for upwards of two days and that we would be forced to close our business during that time Doesn't pass the smell test.

I think you may be right. Pulaski is a pretty main east-west road thru that area. There's no way they would shut it down for "up to two days".

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Funeral services for Tsakos are slated for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, at 1 Shrine Place, Greenlawn. Pulaski Road between Broadway and Stony Hollow Road in Greenlawn will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday for a funeral service and procession from the road closure area to Tsakos's burial site, according to the Town of Huntington.

Link

[Pining_4_TX]

Hmm, not sure I buy this. During the procession, he wouldn’t have any business anyway, because the street will be blocked. They wanted to use part of his lot, not all of it. Seems it would have been good PR to be seen as helping out the police and fire departments. I think he is trying to salvage what he can of his reputation.

[Pining_4_TX]

I agree. The world has gone crazy.

[Pining_4_TX]

Ha, ha, yes indeed.