Not a troll: Hobo builds house on the
Manhattan Bridge
Posted By: Ribicon, 7/16/2022 4:31:57 PM
It's a bridge too far gone. An industrious vagrant has built a 16-square-foot wooden home on the Manhattan Bridge bike path, right under the noses of city authorities—a new low for the once-great span that’s now a magnet for trash, graffiti and hobos. The ramshackle shed was pieced together with plywood, two-by-fours and cardboard. It lacks indoor plumbing—but the homeowner has a green pail for that. He also has a lounge chair to take in the fabulous views.(Snip)On Saturday morning, the city Department of Homeless Services and other agencies conducted a cleanup in the area. Workers painted over graffiti near the shack
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Rush Limbaugh's widow Kathryn has quietly put their palatial, Versailles-style Palm Beach mansion on the market for $175million - after snapping up the property for just $4million in the 1990s - even as experts warn it may so dated it could be just torn down by its new owners.
The conservative radio legend, who died in February 2021, snapped up the 24,000-square-foot main house on Palm Beach's North Ocean Boulevard for $3.9 million in 1998, and has since bought up four neighboring properties to build a 2.7-acre estate, with an asking price of between $150 million and $175 million.
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Were he a bit more industrious he'd set up a toll booth. Noo Yawkizz would stop and pay without a second thought.