VPN-870

MAY 5, 1996
NYC ANTI GRAFFITI EXPO 96, BLUE HANGAR
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, BROOKLYN
-DIGNITARIES WAIT, NYPD POLICE BAND PLAYS, NYC TECHNOLOGY EXPO 1996, POLICE OFFICER SINGS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
-RUDY WASHINGTON LAWRENCE REUTER, JOHN DOHERTY, ROSEMARY O'KEEFFE, DEBORAH WEEKS, JOE HOFFMAN , WILBERT CHAPMAN, YOLANDA JIMENEZ, PATRICIA SMALLEY, PAUL RAZIANO AND NINA MARTINEZ ALL PRESENT
- MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI SPEAKS ABOUT ANTI GRAFFITI TECHNOLOGY AND THE CITY'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST GRAFFITI, CLEANING UP GARBAGE TRUCKS
-LAWRENCE REUTER AND JOE HOFFMAN OF TRANSIT AUTHORITY SPEAK, "TAKING CONTROL OF THE CITY", TALKS ABOUT SURFACES THAT MAKE GRAFFITI HARDER TO DO, EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO REMOVE, VENDORS AND DISPLAYS
-MAYOR GIULIANI GIVES OUT AWARDS, 1990S FASHIONS

MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI EXITS BLUE HANGAR AND POSES FOR PHOTOS, PUTS ON YELLOW RAIN COAT AND FACE SHIELD, DEMONSTRATES POWER WASHING OFF GRAFFITI, LOOKS AT CLEAN GARBAGE TRUCKS, ASKED ABOUT THE ROBINSON CASE AND TAX CUTS, INCREASE OF TOURISM IN NYC, PRESS CONFERENCE QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS

MAY 4, 1996
MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAK IN MIDTOWN
WEST 40 ST AND BROADWAY OFF 7 AVE, MANHATTAN
-WATER GUSHING THROUGH TIMES SQUARE STREETS, SUBWAY ENTRANCE, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE
-WATER FALL INTO SUBWAY STATION, TRACKS UNDER WATER, TIMES SQUARE SIGN
-WORKERS WITH REFLECTIVE VESTS ENTER TUNNEL
-UNBELIEVABLE SHOT OF WATER CASCADING DOWN SUBWAY STAIRS TO PLATFORM, FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE
-CON ED WORKERS TRY TO CUT OFF VALVE IN STREET, DAYTIME, STEAM RISES FROM MANHOLE

MAY 5, 1996
FULL IND/BMT TRAIN SERVICE RESUMES
SUBWAY AT TIME SQUARE STATION, MANHATTAN
-TRAINS MOVING IN AND OUT OF STATION
-TOKEN BOOTH WITH QUOTE OF THE DAY AND SCHEDULE CHANGES
-STREET SIGN: WEST 40 ST AND 8 AVE

MAY 5, 1996
TIMES SQUARE AREA WATERMAIN CLEAN UP
TIMES SQUARE MANHATTAN
-CON - ED WORKERS IN HARD HATS WORK BELOW SRUFACE TO REPAIR WATER MAIN, BULL DOZER ON MANHATTAN STREET, MEN WITH SHOVELS
-TRANSIT WORKER POWER WASHES SUBWAY STAIRS
-STREET CLEANER IN FRONT OF MARINE MIDLAND BANK, KEEPING NYC CLEAN, SANITATION DEPARTMENT AT WORK, MAN MOVES POLICE BARRICADES TO AID SWEEPERS, PUMPING WATER OUT OF STREETS

MAY 5, 1996
4 ALARM RESIDENTIAL FIRE
37-80 103 ST, QUEENS, CORONA
-APARTMENTS OVER STORES ABLAZE, SU CASA CLOTHING SHOP, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS CLIMB DOWN AERIAL TOWER LADDER, SMOLDERING BUILDINGS AT NIGHT, ACTIVE FLAMES, OFFICIAL FROM BUREAU OF FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
-FIREMAN RESTS ON THE STREET, BREATHING HEAVILY
STREET SIGN: 37 AVE AND 103 ST

MAY 6, 1996
YORKVILLE WATERMAIN BREAK
2 AVE AND EAST 84-85 STRS, MANHATTAN
-WATER ON QUIET STREET AT NIGHT, NYPD OFFICER SETS UP FLARES, CON ED WORKER WITH BIG CIGAR READS MAP OF AREA
-STREET SIGN: 2 AVE AND EAST 85 ST

MAY 6, 1993
3 ALARM FIRE IN ANSONIA HOTEL
WEST 72 ST AND BROADWAY, MANHATTAN
-EXT OF BEAUTIFUL ANSONIA HOTEL, BYSTANDERS OUTSIDE LOOKING UP
-STATEMENT BY ASST DEPUTY CHIEF, JOHN MCCORMACK ABOUT FIRE AND RESCUE EFFORTS, NO SERIOUS INJURIES
-STREET SIGN: WEST 73 AND BROADWAY

MAY 6, 1996
1 PERSON SHOT, TWO STABBED
54 AVE AND 94 ST, QUEENS, CORONA, QUEENS CENTER
-CRIME SCENE ONLY, INVESTIGATION BY NYPD POLICE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES, CAR CORDONED OFF, NEAR LEFRAK CITY
-QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY, RICHARD BROWN
-STREET SIGN: 59 AVE AND 94 ST

BLANK SLUG

REPEAT OF FIRST EVENT ON THIS FILE, ANIT GRAFFITI EXPO