Attack Squirrels Alarm NYC's Lower East Side
 

Edward (Eddie) Arfe is a prosperous attorney who lives in the East River co-ops and is mild mannered, reasonable, even affectionate about most areas of life, save one: Mr. Arfe loses his good humor when it comes to squirrels.

“I went to put some garbage in the trash receptacles in the park,” Eddie Arfe recalls his evening of terror, “when all of a sudden something hit me in the chest and bounced off. That was a squirrel. Needless to say, it was quite frightening.”

Since that time Eddie has been “observing the squirrels climbing into the garbage receptacles, foraging for food,” which could mean that another innocent neighbor looking to deposit their garbage may also be attacked one of these days. But while you could attribute that attack to a fear response of a trapped animal, it’s harder to .nd excuses for other squirrel damage. “Squirrels have been eating up the wires in the cars,” complains Arfe. “There’s a young fellow who parks his car in our lot who puts mothballs under it, to discourage the squirrels from ‘visiting’ his car.”

A friend from the Seward Park co-op has complained to Arfe that she can’t sit in her park any more, because the “squirrels have become so aggressive.” And it’s not just their begging for nuts. “In previous generations, squirrels used to be intimidated” by the presence of people, says Arfe. “If you fed them they came up, but otherwise they ran away from you. Apparently we’re cultivating a breed of squirrels that are not frightened of humans.” Indeed, on a recent Saturday afternoon a squirrel ran into a local synagogue during a talk by the rabbi, and caused considerable panic. “It’s because of all the nuts there,” Arfe, who attends that synagogue, joked.

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Advance party for the next Alpha Gam convention? ;) :) :D

BWAHAHAHAHAHA...it looks like these little Alpha Gam Mascots are taking "Squirrel Hazing" to the next logical step!!!

I defy any of the other NPC ladies to come up with cuter/crazier stories about their mascots. With all due respect, I believe that squirrels take the cake! ;) :)

we LOVE our mascots - even the crazy aggressive ones!

- marissa

We have a squirrel problems where I grew up. They attacked my sister when she was a little girl riding her bike and knocked her off it. The squirrels have destroyed cars and even broke into one apartment and trashed it. NYC squirrels can be really aggressive and scary. :p

That would drive me crazy - I HATE squirrels. Where I live now has a whole ton of squirrels, and I swear they're immune to humans. They sit there and stare at you, and when we put our trash out they tear through it and make a huge mess on the front lawn.

I'd freak out if one of those little rat-looking creatures tried bothering me.

When I was dating a guy who went to Columbia, I used to love feeding the squirrels in Riverside Park. I remember them as being very well behaved. It's obviously the downtown squirrels who are ruining it for all the others.

lol! I think they were well-behaved because you were feeding them. When they are hungry, they turn aggressive.

Jeezus! Another renegade chapter? Better send your Natl's down there Alpha Gams... ;)

Prolly 'cause they're rough, tough and take no sh*t from anybody, just like typical New Yawkers! :p

Squirrel: 'Ey! Ya wanna piece o' me? Acorns? I gots yer acorns right here! :D

Used to kill 'em with pellet guns as kids..

I guess they could start using those in NYC. Probably not a great idea though.

I bet there is an article in the squirrel newspaper about how humans in NYC have become more aggressive.

Squirells everywhere in New Yawk, New Yawk;

two legged and four legged!

WOW, go figure?:)

But, the four legged ones cannot be to smart, see more flattened on the neighborhood streets than others species.:rolleyes:

Practically any gun of any size, shape or form is banned in NYC. Doesn't stop the bad guys from getting ahold of 'em. :D