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Let’s Name a Park to Commemorate the Urban Legend that Alligators Live in the NYC Sewer System

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Robert D Kalm
4 years ago

“Alligators in the sewers.” - Gertie in E.T. the Extraterrestrial

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Renee Miscione
4 years ago

What better way to commemorate this renowned urban legend than to name this park in its honor, a worthy tongue-in-cheek bit of NYC humor!

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Fred Hadley
4 years ago

This is not a crock

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Anonymous
4 years ago

Great idea. Gator park.

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Matt Reiley
4 years ago Featured

As a reptile lover, artist and conservator of monuments, I support urban myth making.. I even have an adult alligator skull made of cast iron I'll donate to the cause celebre! Sincerely, McR

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Michael Pezley
4 years ago

A lasting legend needs a lasting memorial park!

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John Casson
4 years ago

I would like to become a validator Of naming a park after an alligator.

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Mitchell J Paluszek
4 years ago

Good going, Michael!

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Anonymous
4 years ago

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Jim Picinich
4 years ago

They are better navigating our sewers than being made into shoes!

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Brian G Andersson
4 years ago

great work, Mike!

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Barbara Katz Rothman PhD Professor CUNY
4 years ago

This is a bit of NYC history that deserves our recognition and appreciation!

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Ruth Hallett
4 years ago Featured

I like the simpler name, "Alligator Park." I'm an immigrant who has lived most of my life in NYC and I love this Urban Legend. Let's make it official!

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Raquel Solomon
4 years ago

see ya later alligator!

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Jason Jiang
4 years ago

Stuy CS unite!

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Barbara Winn
4 years ago

Always glad to support something humorous to lighten our politically dark times.

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Anonymous
4 years ago

Gator Park, not in subtropical FL but NYC! We deserve this colorful & quirky homage to a great urban legend.

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John Tauranac
4 years ago Featured

I write on New York City's social- and architectural history, I have taught the subject for over 35 years at NYU's School of Professional Studies, I was named a Centennial Historian of the City of New York in 1999, in addition to which I design maps, and I think that Mike Miscione's suggestion is wonderful.

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JACK EICHENBAUM
4 years ago

see ya later

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Shrujal Parikh
4 years ago

Let’s do this!