Blocked Off

Dear Diary:

I was biking west on 21st Street when I came to a barrier between Second and Third Avenues.

Whatever, I thought. I’m on a bike.

As I rode past the barrier, I noticed several police vans parked along one side of the street. The only sound was the click of a shutter. Looking around, I saw a photographer kneeling down and taking pictures of something I couldn't see.

I was continuing on when I had to stop suddenly. What looked like the entire 13th Precinct was standing there dressed in their finest, posing for what I figured was their annual photo.

About 20 officers turned toward me. I swallowed nervously.

They laughed and waved me on through.

“Give it a good kick for us,” one of them yelled as I pedaled away.

— Sydney Scott