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« on: November 10, 2025, 07:28:03 am »

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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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2025, 07:29:42 am »
Mamdani will probably approve of people cutting the trees down since it will make it look more like a Middle East desert and home.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2025, 09:03:56 am »
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.
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2025, 09:20:33 am »
There is unrest in the forest.  There is trouble with the trees.
For the maples want more sunlight, but the oaks ignore their pleas.
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2025, 11:23:12 am »
Quote from: The_Reader_David on November 10, 2025, 09:03:56 am
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.
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2025, 06:55:25 pm »
Quote from: The_Reader_David on November 10, 2025, 09:03:56 am
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.
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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2025, 09:01:04 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 10, 2025, 11:23:12 am
It would be a bit of a chore, definitely.

I get winded trying to hacksaw a small bolt off.  No way I'd tackle a small tree. 

But like stated above, the reporter wouldn't know a hoe from a spade.
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2025, 11:16:53 am »
Hacksaw, chain saw, butter knife, whatever it takes.
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2025, 11:15:06 am »
Quote from: The_Reader_David on November 10, 2025, 09:03:56 am
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.
Glad I am not the only one that noticed that. Though as a High School Shop Teacher I have seen students use tools for things they were never intended for.
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« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2025, 11:16:29 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 11, 2025, 11:16:53 am
Hacksaw, chain saw, whatever it takes.
220, 221 what ever it takes.
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« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2025, 11:28:37 am »
Some guy did this on Nantucket.

Millionaires are running rampant chopping down neighbors' trees to improve their views and property values.
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