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'Homeless' man evicted from heat-equipped spot inside the Manhattan Bridge by NYPD
upi ^ | April 17, 2014 | Evan Bleier

Posted on 04/18/2014 6:12:32 AM PDT by JoeProBono

NEW YORK, A homeless man in New York City was evicted from a spot he had made for himself inside the Manhattan Bridge by NYPD cops on Thursday.

When he was given the boot, “Joe” was forced to leave behind Chinese cookies, a gas heater, hot sauce and beer.

The raid on Joe’s lair was conducted when a city worker used bolt cutters to remove a red bicycle lock from the wooden shelter while 12 officers looked on.

When cops yelled “Police department, Police department,” they got no response, so Emergency Service Unit officers began using a saw on the structure.

That’s when Joe, who was dressed in white pajamas, emerged.

“He’s fine. He’s fine. He didn’t answer. No one got hurt, thank God,” a senior officer told the New York Post.

Joe was taken to Bellevue for a check-up.

“That’s amazing! I didn’t think he was in there. When I saw his legs pop out, I was like, ‘Oh [expletive]!’” said another officer.


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1 posted on 04/18/2014 6:12:32 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Kind of an urban survivor man?

I think some homeless people just prefer eeking out a life the primitive way.

(Obviously that’s not at all the story for everybody.)


2 posted on 04/18/2014 8:05:04 AM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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3 posted on 04/18/2014 8:42:06 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

When I saw his legs pop out, I was like................

What’s with so many people nowadays talking like teenage girls? I was like, she was like, he’s all, OMG,

Language has definitely changed for the worse, in my opinion.


4 posted on 04/18/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (Im)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

WHATEVER


5 posted on 04/18/2014 10:52:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

That’s a cute little manpad.


6 posted on 04/18/2014 11:16:26 AM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: married21

It's the California artist's tin-can contribution to the tiny-house movement that's prompting many Americans to ask if bigger really is better when it comes to having a roof over your head.

"On the street, when it's all closed up, if you don't know about it, you think it's a garbage can," said Kloehn, 42, as he invited AFP to step inside for a house tour.

"They don't know I'm in here sleeping... Even with the barbecue going outside, chicken wings grilling, people just walk by. They don't see it as a home."


7 posted on 04/18/2014 11:37:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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