As I made my way along Wall Street to catch the water taxi this afternoon I noticed a swarm of tourists, NYPD and local news affiliates all focused on a taped off “crime scene” outside the front entrance of Cipriani. I was in a hurry, figured a crime scene for a crime scene, and quickly moved along, but thanks to Google I found my answer, and it’s even better than I imagined.
More than 15,000 bees found their new home on the front door of Cipriani.
Apparently, the NYPD’s “bee man” said the bees were “following the lead of their queen, who was likely fleeing an overcrowded hive nearby to look for a new home.”
First, who knew the NYPD had a bee guy? I wonder if beekeeping is just a hobby, or if he’s the one guy on the force who went through bee removal training just in case. I’d like to think it was his passion and that today he got the call of his career.
Second, leave it to New Yorkers to dramatically recall the experience. One Brooklyn resident compared the scene to “one of those films where the animals turn against mankind.” Ha!
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PHOTO CREDIT DNAinfo/Julie Shapiro
