A Crisis Averted
Apparently workers tried to erect a scaffolding on Pale Male's building (927 Fifth Ave.) and were in the process of throwing their ropes down over Pale Male's nest when their antics were discovered by Frederic Lilien, intrepid videographer and producer/director of the Pale Male series of videos. Frederic immediately notified Lincoln Karim and, from what I gather from Lincoln's Web site, the issue was quickly resolved.
Here is a timeline of what transpired. I got this from Lincoln's Web site palemale.com:
Just received a call from Frederic who is watching the nest site from Fifth Ave: The building has workmen on the roof that just threw ropes over the roof right in front of Pale Male's nest! They are attempting to put scaffolding up again...
I'm calling Fish & Wildlife: (202) 208-3809
NYC DEP - (212) 637-3000
NYC DEP law enforcement - (718) 482-4922
DEC Police - Officer Wilson (718) 482-4885
Please help me call some of these numbers until they send law enforcement to the nest site
Information I received so far:
8:45AM: report that workmen cast ropes over the roof directly in front of the nest. Lola began crying out.
8:47AM - Pale is attempting to land on the nest and is very upset.
9:00AM - Frederic convinces the workmen to withdraw the ropes and they are waiting on the roof.
10:44AM Contacted DEP police who called the building. The building claimed that they were doing routine window washing. They claimed that they do this several times during the year. They promised the DEP that they would postpone the work until August.
10:56 DEP Law Enforcement is at 927 Fifth Ave.
10:44AM Contacted DEP police who called the building. The building claimed that they were doing routine window washing. They claimed that they do this several times during the year. They promised the DEP that they would postpone the work until August.
10:56 DEP Law Enforcement is at 927 Fifth Ave.
11:04 Lester Mance, of Brown Harris Stevens
(212) 508-7407 also (914) 443-1153
the manager for 927 Fifth Avenue. I left four messages with his secretary for him to call me to explain what happened today. Please call him and demand an explanation for what happened today.
11:10AM - Lester Mance called me back finally very upset and told me he got spoke to The Mayor's office, Audubon Office and they are all happy and if I continue to call him "I'll have you arrested again!" he threatened.
11:34AM - On my way to the nestsite. 927 Fifth cannot get away with this. A slap on the wrist is not good enough. If a nest like this can still suffer from carelessness and disrespect what do you think is happening to other less famous nests? Please let everyone above know how serious we are about respecting this nest.
I promise that all my actions will be perfectly legal.
(thank God another crisis has been adverted)
Here is a timeline of what transpired. I got this from Lincoln's Web site palemale.com:
Just received a call from Frederic who is watching the nest site from Fifth Ave: The building has workmen on the roof that just threw ropes over the roof right in front of Pale Male's nest! They are attempting to put scaffolding up again...
I'm calling Fish & Wildlife: (202) 208-3809
NYC DEP - (212) 637-3000
NYC DEP law enforcement - (718) 482-4922
DEC Police - Officer Wilson (718) 482-4885
Please help me call some of these numbers until they send law enforcement to the nest site
Information I received so far:
8:45AM: report that workmen cast ropes over the roof directly in front of the nest. Lola began crying out.
8:47AM - Pale is attempting to land on the nest and is very upset.
9:00AM - Frederic convinces the workmen to withdraw the ropes and they are waiting on the roof.
10:44AM Contacted DEP police who called the building. The building claimed that they were doing routine window washing. They claimed that they do this several times during the year. They promised the DEP that they would postpone the work until August.
10:56 DEP Law Enforcement is at 927 Fifth Ave.
10:44AM Contacted DEP police who called the building. The building claimed that they were doing routine window washing. They claimed that they do this several times during the year. They promised the DEP that they would postpone the work until August.
10:56 DEP Law Enforcement is at 927 Fifth Ave.
11:04 Lester Mance, of Brown Harris Stevens
(212) 508-7407 also (914) 443-1153
the manager for 927 Fifth Avenue. I left four messages with his secretary for him to call me to explain what happened today. Please call him and demand an explanation for what happened today.
11:10AM - Lester Mance called me back finally very upset and told me he got spoke to The Mayor's office, Audubon Office and they are all happy and if I continue to call him "I'll have you arrested again!" he threatened.
11:34AM - On my way to the nestsite. 927 Fifth cannot get away with this. A slap on the wrist is not good enough. If a nest like this can still suffer from carelessness and disrespect what do you think is happening to other less famous nests? Please let everyone above know how serious we are about respecting this nest.
I promise that all my actions will be perfectly legal.
(thank God another crisis has been adverted)
