Heads up, Upper West Siders: we recently received a tip that a mischievous egg-thrower has been targeting Verdi Square for the last few weeks.
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We spoke with a Friends of Verdi Square gardener who asked to remain anonymous on the matter. They told us the egg-launching has been frequently occurring between 10 and 11 a.m, and they expressed suspicion — based on how hard the eggs were being fired into the park — that the suspect might be using some kind of slingshot.
Our source believes the eggs are coming from the seventh or eighth floor of the building which houses Le Jolie Nail Studio, located at 275 Amsterdam Ave. on the corner of West 73rd Street. (The residential address is 170 West 73rd Street). This belief is shared by at least one local who commented on a Nextdoor thread about the ongoing strikes from above.
Another NextDoor user wrote on June 8, “It just happened to me 3 minutes ago as I was walking to subway. Egg was thrown in front of elderly man playing saxophone. I have egg residue on my shoes but I have to get my girls from school so I cannot stay to inquire from where this was coming from. So dangerous too. Had I caught it in my eye…”
Our source also tells us a musician who performs on the north side of the park had to put up two umbrellas to shield himself from being pelted, though we’re not sure if that’s the same person the Nextdoor user describes in the paragraph above.
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If you’re wondering why you may not have seen any egg remnants while passing through Verdi Square recently, one commenter pointed out that “There is a lovely person out by 5:00 am cleaning up the park and surrounding areas. I am grateful for her and sorry to hear someone is making her job more difficult.”
The gardener we spoke to said you can see old egg residue from black “splotch” or “splatter” stains left behind.
We also found some eggshells during a walk around the inner section of the park on Sunday.
Police have shown up a couple of times in attempt to locate the pelter. We’ll update this post if they find their suspect!
A crime of operatic proportions.
Yes, I know the eggs could put out an eye, or possibly throw someone off balance so he/she falls.
Some one provide an “Ottelo” joke here.
Shakespearean – Sounds like Pacino. So it must be Egging in Needle Park…
This is eggzackly the type of thing that beat residents into a scramble.
The musician with the umbrellas is not the same person as the saxophone player.
Eggs-cuse me, if you don’t like the sax, or the noise and joy of NYC, move to a quiet place like on top of a mountain!
I’m going to hope they’re just honing their aim so they can pelt the dirtbikes
At least it’s only eggs and not bullets. Give it time, though. Needle Park will be back to its glory days soon enough the way the City’s headed.
hope not.
whereas Sherman Square (the other end from Verdi Square) of the ‘bowtie’ intersection of Broadway and Amsterdam is the actual ‘Needle Park’ it would behoove those who claim otherwise to watch the film whose plot can be read here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Panic_in_Needle_Park ).
I commend the egg thrower: there are 2 many ‘musically-dependent persons’, aka musicians, cluttering the soundscape of NYC. Quiet is one of the greatest luxuries in life; we should not encourage the musically-inclined to annoy everyone with their self indulgences.