Officers Clement and Huang Pay Us A Visit…

Big shoutout to the 6th precinct today as New York’s finest paid us a lovely visit to take down one of our artist’s projects. Below, crime fighters Huang and Clement hard at work cutting down the swing installed just

outside the Center for Architecture. Don’t blame them though - they were cordial and respectful of the festival and have been awesome to the artists in the neighborhood this week. We love the NYPD. The reason they were reduced to cutting string with scissors? Leave it to senility to get the best of an old woman in the neighborhood. After promptly yelling at us (”It’s not safe!”) and then proceeding to play security guard around the swing (”don’t swing…it’s not safe!”), granny decided to phone the police (the nerve!). In the interim, an epic battle between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, friends of Conflux, artists, homeless men and the woman ensued. She defended the swing like a knight in a medieval castle and eventually, granny got her way.

Highlight of the Battle: Granny’s initial quote. “This is the worst thing I have ever seen in this city!!!” Murders, rape, robberies and puking NYU kids got nothing on us. (Check her out below in the blue dress - and yes she was with another granny right behind her)

Signing off as the worst thing in NYC. Officially.

-Conflux 2008