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A DIRTY TRICK!
Cops take credit after Flatlands hoarder removes campers parked on street
BY COLIN MIXSON
He’s cleaning up his act!
A self-proclaimed hoarder took
it upon himself to call a tow truck
to haul away his two, garbage-fi lled
recreational vehicles that for years
hogged street parking near his Flatlands
home — despite offi cers with
the local police precinct taking credit
for removing the campers.
On March 14, the 63rd Precinct
shared photos on Twitter and Facebook
showing notorious junk collector
John DePietro’s vehicles being
towed from E. 54th Street as local beat
cops Resner Cadet and James Saintil
looked on.
“Neighborhood Coordination Offi -
cers Cadet and Saintil are hitting the
streets towing illegally parked vehicles,”
read the post on the precinct’s
Twitter account.
But in truth, DePietro himself arranged
to remove the campers that
for years annoyed neighbors living
near his Avenue L home, according to
a Police Department spokeswoman,
who explained the local offi cers were
merely on hand to control the crowd
of residents that gathered to say good
riddance to the garbage dumps on
wheels.
“The NCOs were present, but the
City shores up
Bergen Beach
Four-year, $52-million
project underway to
repair nabe’s roads
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Bergen Beach drivers should brace
themselves for years of traffic delays
in the neighborhood, after the
city kicked off a multi-million-dollar
project to shore up local roads that
will take no less than four years to
complete, according to a civic guru.
“Residents should expect to be
burdened by the construction,” said
Salvatore Calise, president of the
Bergen Beach Civic Association. “It
will affect traffic flow and will be a
visible presence around the area.”
The $52-million scheme that
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GONE: This newspaper previously spotted one of the recently removed recreational vehicles
parked on E. 55th street, near the self-described hoarder’s house.
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Mill–Marine Courier Editor in Chief Anthony Rotunno, back center, reporter Kevin Duggan, back center right, and Digital Editor
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