I was wrong. • Jessica Alfieri

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I was wrong.

Terex Stinger is changing my plans. No, it’s not really them (probably) but they’re moving my street light (for what seems like a silly plan) so now they’re bearing the brunt of my criticism.

(Moving my street light is way more upsetting than moving my cheese.)

The pedestrian space remains slim, but they’ve replaced some of the initial street space.

You can’t really tell from the photo, but the traffic barricades have been pushed back, allowing for slightly more road room.

The extra walking space was almost like a park of its own last night. And then this morning, more traffic barricades arrived, and they moved the existing ones in, hampering pedestrian traffic again, and opening an additional half-lane for the cars.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF A HALF-LANE? There are no half-cars. (Okay, there are. But not enough for this to make sense.)

And construction guys, nobody wants in to your stupid club, anyway. So quit it with the CAUTION tape.

Also, what are you doing down there with the crotch, buddy? (I like how the other guy seems concerned, too, like totally ready to mobilize and help his friend adjust the junk.)

Important lessons: This is how you make a street light work.

This is how you stand around while someone makes a street light work.

And I still really want to know what’s up with the dirt and debris watering, done by, of all things, that tiny yellow sprinkler in center frame. Anybody?

Aug 8, 2008 construction New York Union Square Park