Hacksaw-wielding NYC man chops down city trees to improve his million-dollar view — and others are j

[rangerrebew]

Hacksaw-wielding NYC man chops down city trees to improve his million-dollar view — and others are joining
Story by Katherine Donlevy • 14h

A hacksaw-wielding homeowner last week razed a dozen city-owned trees in Queens to improve his million-dollar view, joining other residents greedily expanding their own vistas, too, activists say.

The locals along a stunning stretch of 130th Street in College Point have become notorious for disrupting the waterfront area around Powell’s Cove Park, destroying public greenery under the guise of weeding out invasive plants and improving the parkland, according to preservationists.
 
“It’s become a bit of a Wild West back there,” said Kat Cervino, president of the Coastal Preservation Network, who witnessed the latest alleged environmental assault firsthand last week.

Cervino said she was preparing for a volunteer beach clean-up in the area when she spotted the accused elderly scofflaw.

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[rangerrebew]

Mamdani will probably approve of people cutting the trees down since it will make it look more like a Middle East desert and home.

[The_Reader_David]

Is it the vandal himself or the headline writer who is ignorant of tools?  A hacksaw is hardly the appropriate tool for cutting down trees.

[Hoodat]

There is unrest in the forest.  There is trouble with the trees.
For the maples want more sunlight, but the oaks ignore their pleas.

[mountaineer]

Is it the vandal himself or the headline writer who is ignorant of tools?  A hacksaw is hardly the appropriate tool for cutting down trees.

It would be a bit of a chore, definitely.

[Kamaji]

Is it the vandal himself or the headline writer who is ignorant of tools?  A hacksaw is hardly the appropriate tool for cutting down trees.

Probably the author.  Most NY city denizens couldn’t tell the difference between a wood saw and a nail file.