January 9, 2013

Horses and Bullhorns


This is the scene outside my apartment window these days. My once quiet corner of Long Island City is no longer a haven from the noise of Manhattan. Promptly at 7 a.m. workers commence hammering, engines start revving, bullhorns begin blasting and. . . horses neighing? Yes. Every time this 20-story crane changes directions, it sounds like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I searched online for a video clip of the four horses scream-neighing in the Lord of the Rings, but didn't find anything without Metallica playing over it. I did find this:




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