A pizza box and some bags . . . you know of course what’s happening here. It happens at my job, and it happens when the police or fire department stop across the street from my building: people on the job get hungry and call in an order for food, delivery style. Only here the work site happens to be the sixth boro. The workers involved could push cargo or–as here– keep the peace and maintain safety and security.
Since I’ve not been on a harbor launch, I can’t vouch for their food prep facilities.
Anyhow, once grub’s aboard, I imagine that once you eat, it’s easier to stay on task.
Much as some folk working on the sixth boro might like to cook, it would be good to have places for take out to be delivered while crews stand by awaiting assignment.
Take the delivered pizza, feel less disconnected, and attend to the job at hand. Bon appetit.
That’s the idea: docking stations, pick up a variety of good healthy food, and go back to work. Do what you can’t when you’re at sea.
Hmmm . . . New York’s fastest (delivery) matters too.
Other places have it: Netherlands have parlevinker boats–grocery stores on the water. All I found was a Dutch language site here; the fotos tell part of the story.
Photos, WvD.
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August 17, 2008 at 1:29 am
Jed
I truly think there is some money to be made with this idea. Wasn’t the group with the MARY WHALEN gonna set up something like that at Red Hook? The Gulfport Racks in the Arthur Kill would be PERFECT to set up for drive-bys. I am really surprised nobody has run with this already.
JED sends…anchored at Bayridge
August 17, 2008 at 9:00 am
Elizabeth
Hmm…. NYPD = New York Pizza Delivery? I like your slogan: New York’s Fastest 🙂
August 24, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Fred Fry
Ha! I did that and at South Street as well. Although I sent a rider ashore to bring back a couple hot dogs. Funny thing is, the NYPD was not amused at me lingering there.
June 25, 2015 at 10:49 am
tugster
i noticed the link i’d put here about parlevinkers is now gone, so let me add this one: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlevinker&prev=search