Shedding the shacks: DOT dismantles 100th decrepit dining shed to cheers of Lower Manhattan residents (EXCLUSIVE) | amNewYork

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The Department of Transportation Thursday took a drill and power saw to the 100th derelict outdoor dining shed, much to the delight of locals.

“You are taking it down? Thank you!” one passerby exclaimed as he saw workers descend upon the boarded-up structure on 25 Cleveland Place in Lower Manhattan. “Now let’s get the rest,” another man added.

“It is those that are an eyesore, those that are abandoned, those that have graffiti on them where there’s trash, and people are using them for things other than dining that get a lot of attention and absolutely put a stain on the program,” Joshi explained to amNewYork Metro. “It’s the bad apples.”Photo by Dean MosesPhoto by Dean Moses

Over the course of an hour, the men and women were able to fully detach the outer shell, leaving them to only tear up the flooring. Pulling up the ground revealed a muddy sludge that sent cockroaches crawling and rats scurrying.

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