"[sorry for the repost, I meant to start a new thread]
I'd like to ask everyone's help in reporting the tacks to the proper authorities, ESPECIALLY on the GW Bridge. If you find tacks while you're on the bridge, pick up one of the emergency phones on the path and tell them. I've contacted a few people in the Port Authority, but they need to hear it from all sides, especially when it is happening.
You can also call the Port Authority police at 800-828-7273, or the GWB operations center at 201-346-4100.
To report tacks on the Greenway, call 311, tell them you are reporting a problem in a city park, use ""Riverside Park"" as the name of the park and then try to give them the exact location. If they are unable to take the complaint (the lack of a street address often makes using 311 impossible), tell them to switch you to the Parks Department directly, or (if it's after hours or weekends) the Parks Enforcement Patrol, and make the report to whoever answers. If it's weekdays 9-5, you should be able to reach Crista Carmody, the Riverside Park manager who has been helping with the tack cleanup.
If you see someone spreading the tacks, observe as much as you can, get to a safe spot and call 911. This is criminal mischief and warrants a police response. If you see something on the GWB, either grab an emergency phone or head to the nearest tower, where there should be a security guard in the booth.
Finally, please send me an email about your tack incidents ([email protected]) - what day, what time, where you found the tack if you saw it on the ground, what your route was before the flat if you aren't sure. I've been passing the reports to Parks, who has been good about sending their mechanical sweeper onto the Greenway, and to the NYPD (Patrol Borough Manhattan North). I'm also going to redouble my efforts in pestering the Port Authority.
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