Sunday, September 17, 2017

New York Minute 62 - Tip Line

During my morning commute last week, I came to a section of a busy avenue that had been closed to traffic. One block was even closed to pedestrians.

Television news crews and at least a dozen police vehicles lined the streets at this spot. I remembered that it was Wednesday, the day after the primary election for city government positions. I thought that perhaps the mayor or some city official was planning to hold a press conference here, perhaps announcing some new project or initiative.

Yesterday, as I walked through the block where all of the police activity had been, I noticed a portable yellow traffic sign flashing a chilling message.

"Fatal hit and run 9/13/17"

The sign also displayed the number for the NYPD's anonymous tip line. Someone was killed early that morning, and no one knows who did it.


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