By Carol Tannenhauser
Major General Franz Sigel hasn’t seen this much action since he joined the Union army during the Civil War.
The Rag has no idea what happened here at the top of the staircase where West 106th Street meets Riverside Drive. Stacey Halper sent the above photo, confirming the location. David Adelman took the photo below at 6:10 a.m., so we know whatever happened did so before then. All the SUV’s windows are smashed, and it seems to have taken out a handrail. Was it rolled there? We called the police several times, but they have no information (though we can see that they were there.)
Anybody out there know anything? We’ll update if and when we do.
Update, August 19, 6:15 a.m.: The vehicle is a rental, a 2002 black Jeep Cherokee, “possibly out of Massachusetts,” an NYPD spokesman told WSR on Saturday morning. It was found “unattended with damage” after a 911 call was received shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, August 18. “There were no vics or anything else reported,” the officer said. “The Parks department was called and the vehicle was towed.”
When asked about the cars’ smashed windows, the officer noted that it had “struck a railing and the stanchions supporting it. There’s plausibility and possibility,” he said. “What I know at this point is they don’t know. There will be further investigation.”
Check out the new photo below. We’ll update when more is known.
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Shortcut to NJ?
What happened? Easy. Drivers are OUT OF CONTROL and there is no enforcement.
Actually, that is 100 precent wrong. The 24 precinct has been doing a major crackdown on electric bikes/scoters as well as cars. Record numbers of summons have been given out.
I would suggest you and all attend the next monthly meeting with the precinct command Its open to public with info and Q & A. Its 7pm at the Bloomingdale Library at 151 West 100th street. It will be Wednesday Sept 20th
the conversation just always branches out into e scooters. wow . how do you go from this photo to scooters and bikes ? it seems like readers of the west side rag really have something against scooters that no matter what happens they relay the conversation back to e scooters and bikes.
Stand on 96th and broadeay whenever the sun is up for 10 minutes. At least 10 blown lights i guarantee it.
I’m thinking of setting up a webcam.
Someone tried to make a left turn where there’s no road. Probably driving under the influence, they abandoned the car. Or maybe it was stolen.
Practicing alternate routes for congestion pricing.
Thanks–that comment made my day!!
🤣🤣🤣
Ha! Please update or write another post when you find out, I’m nosey and I’d like to know. Stolen car joy ride seems likely to me.
It was a rental, so not stolen. Has to be DUI. No one can drive that badly! 😂
Didn’t agree with the outcome the Civil War?
Followed GPS instructionns to get to Riverside Drive
Good parking spot until Monday.
They could not find parking because of bike lanes and food shanties
Same driver as ten years ago, still trying to get to New Jersey? https://www.westsiderag.com/2013/05/01/gps-brain-fail-driver-car-ends-up-stuck-on-riverside-park-stairs
Someone stole a car, got away, not arrested.
Just a practice run before driving down the Spanish Steps in Rome.
Not the first time and won’t be the last time
Just following the GPS.
The investigation should be undertaken one step at a time.
Hahaha! Good one!
Small point, but that Jeep isn’t a 2002 model. Maybe this was a typo but it more likely is a 2022 or 2023.
The police said 2002, but you could be right.
If I’d smashed up my car in such a silly way, I’d probably walk away like Kramer walking away from the out-of-control rickshaw in that episode of Seinfeld.
If this was a rental car, the police should already have the info as to which rental company owns the car and who were the actual drivers.
We’ve all heard stories about people driving over the cliff into the ocean because the GPS told them to do that, Maybe this is a similar case?
Great expression on the policeman’s face in the next to last photo!
A Massachusetts driver?
Whatever the cause, I hope their insurance is made to pay for the damage! That handrail will doubtless go unrepaired otherwise. Or maybe anyway,