CurbedWire: Tower of Fun Does the LES, Free iPods at Mansfield, Fart Cloud Building Update

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This "Tower of Fun" is quite an improvement for this neighborhood, which is quite a slum, maybe even an asian ghetto. It is a shame that it is not a permanent addition to the streetscape. We must appreciate every minute that it blesses us by its presence.

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Back when the Tower of Fun lived up across from 111CPN for a long time last year, I walked by daily on my way home from work. One night, when the tower was low, I could see through its tinted window. Inside: a cop eating a salad!

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to #1: you're just apparently jealous that you don't live in this interesting neighborhood!

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Great. Now if we could just get them to shoot the drunken motherfuckers that fill the streets all night howling and puking, it'll be worth the eyesore. I'm actually not joking by the way.

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hey #1, Don't come down here to mug us ! I am gonna #$#%^ you up.

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2004 IM'd. They want their free ipod promotion back.

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The Tower of Fun was still there this morning. Just like yesterday morning there was a cop standing next to it arguing with a citizen about something. Different citizen this time, though.

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How do I get a free ipod?

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#1 Obviously doesn't live in this neighborhood. Anyway, if there has been a recent spike in muggings, it's comforting to know that the police are preemptive about crime. I think they chose a great spot for the "tower of fun", since the location they chose--Strauss square--is the convergence of East Broadway, Canal, Esset and Rutgers street. Modern day equivalent of cops walking the beat.

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I took some pictures with my camera/phone on my way home the other night and was greeted by several cops. The asked for ID and had confab with the chief who then questioned what I was doing.

I have been treated better in Tiananmen Square. If you don't think your civil liberties are being trampled on, think again.

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Tower of fun is gone. Order has been restored. A friend of mine was invited into the tower of fun and said it looked like cash cab.