This is what AirBnB allows "regular New Yorkers" to do!

Dear Crappy,

Every so often I peruse the Airbnb listings hereabouts (Greenpoint) so as to get an idea of how much property (and money) is at stake. Among the usual stuff/suspects I found a real stand-out. This:


As you can imagine I found this quite interesting. I clicked--- and this is what I found:



Hence why I am emailing you. It would appear this "tenement on wheels" (sort of like this and this) gets around. I am guessing this is why this "vacation rental" purports to be less than 10 minutes from 50 major attractions. You can drive your "hotel room" right up to them.




Any/all takers should advised that one of the amenities offered is brand new carpet! READ: a $19.99 rug from IKEA. So keep your filthy-ass shoes outside, okay?

Please take the time to peruse the reviews. They're not simply illuminating; they're quite entertaining! Here are two of my personal favorites!



Inasmuch as I can guess the latter satisfied customers--- provided they were in Greenpoint--- had to be near either the American Playground or Barge Park (AKA "Greenpoint") Playground. These are the only parks hereabouts which sport bathrooms. What a wonderful use of our precious little public space! I hope against hope that William and his girlfriend did not flush those baby wipes down the toilet. But let's face facts. They probably did.

Of course there are also waterfront parks with East River views in Queens which sport bathrooms. You would know these better than I. In any case, I wanted to bring this "tip" to your attention. It would appear "Jonathan" has other listings. I'll leave those for you to parse and/or enjoy!

Sincerely,

New York Shitty

Link to listing: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6492663?s=h4yk

Murder in Ozone Park

From Eyewitness News:

Police say a man found dead in the middle of a road in Ozone Park early this morning may have been robbed.

The body of a man found on Arion Road has been identified as 58-year-old Ramnarin Matadin.

Police say the victim suffered blunt trauma to the back of the head. Relatives say Matadin's wallet and jewelry were missing.

Investigators found the man around 1:30 a.m. after being notified by a 911 caller.

Surveillance cameras on a neighbor's home may have picked up something, and that's what area residents hope. They say they avoid the road in question, with its shadowy dead end and bad history.

From CBS 2:

The victim’s son-in-law said the man had been drinking at a bar in Ozone Park and believes he had been robbed since the victim’s wallet and jewelry were missing.

The man was last seen in a dollar van that the bartender had called. The bartender and driver of the van are being questioned by police.

UPDATE: Suspects are in custody.

Illegal van takes tourists for a hell ride

From the NY Post:

Five French tourists were taken on a hair-raising, seven-mile "ride from hell" yesterday when an illegal van picked up the unsuspecting passengers at JFK Airport and raced through two boroughs to try to shake cops, authorities said.

The nightmare began about 11 a.m. when Esther and her mother, Claudie, 60, also a Parisian, and Gwen and her parents, Michele, 60 and Jean-Jacques, 62, who live near Bordeaux, got off an Air France flight.

A Port Authority source said Ian McFarland, 57 -- who was at JFK steering tourists to illegal vans -- sent the two families to a vehicle driven by Khaalis Preacher, 27, at the Air France terminal.

PA cops recognized McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

The driver floored it, knocking Bestany to the ground.

With cops right behind, the driver roared west along the Belt Parkway and onto Linden Boulevard, forcing other cars to get out of the way.

It then snaked through residential streets, went in circles and crashed through the mechanical gate arm of a US Postal Service facility on Forbell Street in East New York.

Preacher and McFarland jumped out with the van still moving. It slammed into a postal truck.

Cops with guns drawn quickly arrested the two men.