I was walking down Park Place between Underhill and Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights just now and saw a crowd of people around a car. I of course rubber necked it on my way by and saw a brand new Infiniti SUV up on milkcrates; all four wheels were missing. When I asked the cop what happened he told me someone had stolen the wheels.
Man, I have't seen a car on crates (or bricks) since the 80s! Retro Ghetto!
Unfreaking believable.
So I went out there to take some pictures, hoping it was still there. It was. As was the guy and...
Found this sign wilting in the sun on Shore Parkway east between Rockaway Parkway and Pennsylvania Ave. I guess abandoned cars use to be an issue out in these parts...
Are there still lots of abandoned cars rotting in the city?
Whaddya...