[Black Agnes]

This happens with alarming regularity in some of the older sections of Manhattan where building codes are sometimes...lax. I just hope there aren't any protestors laying their stupid little bodies in the way of any ambulances that are necessary.

[CFC__VRWC]

Are those old-style brownstones common in this area? I know firefighters absolutely detest these kind of buildings - they say deathtraps don't come any worse than these.

[cake_crumb]

"I just hope there aren't any protestors laying their stupid little bodies in the way of any ambulances that are necessary."

If Bloomie had any cajones, there's an easy way to fix the problem: NYC can hire Houston ambulance drivers, who get paid by the patient. The protestors will either get out of the way or wind up as a patient in the ambulance after being run over.