Brickbat: How Irritating

It's illegal to allow poison ivy to grow in New York City. But when residents complained about patch of the plant growing on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) property that was spilling over onto a sidewalk, the city's response was to put up a sign warning people about the plant.  After a local media site ran a story about the problem, the MTA finally agreed to remove the poison ivy patch.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

At a press conference on Thursday morning, the MTA told us they would be removing this poison ivy patch.

They held a press conference?

[Rich]

Maybe they wanted to tout the Green Solution: having goats eat the poison ivy?

[TripK]

I wonder how much carbon it would cost to ship the goats in and out of the city.

[Zeb]

Eat them when they are done and you save one trip.

[MoreFreedom]

At least they didn't fine the MTA for allowing poison ivy to grow on their property so taxpayers got another bill. On the other hand, taxpayers paid for the sign, its installation, its removal and the press conference.

[Inigo Montoya]

+1 The Cramps

[Deconstructed Potato]

Is this J-Zee and Bayonce's kid or something?

[Jerryskids]

Too bad nobody filed a lawsuit requiring the MTA and the city do an extensive environmental impact study before removing the poison ivy. And then another and another and another. And then file for an historic preservation designation for the poison ivy.

[Rossami]

Well, poison ivy is a native plant. And I'm guessing that they replaced it with one or more invasive species.

[Finrod]

And then demand shade mitigation for the areas previously shaded by the poison ivy.

[Conchfritters]

"This is truly shocking and a fine example of NYC bureaucracy... You can't make this shit up!"

I dare you to even try.

[Johncarter97]

Thank you for getting the truth to us, i appreciate it.
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