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July 11, 2012

Improvisation with wiring at Atlantic Yards

Raulism via YouTube

Remember a week ago when manholes near the Barclays Center keep spouting flames, homes and businesses suffered days without power, and Con Ed said it had nothing to do with arena construction?

Yeah, right.

These wires on Dean Street, just west of Vanderbilt Avenue, show a level of improvisation reminiscent of contemporary art installation. One suspects, however, that there might be a functional purpose behind apparent homàge á John Cage.

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NoLandGrab: “'We already have engineered for that, separately from the surrounding community,' said Chris Olert, [Con Ed's] assistant director of media relations. Engineered?

Posted by eric at July 11, 2012 1:21 PM