Yes, yes they are.
And then there's Co-Op City's very own 'beach' in the Bronx, where I grew up. It's a black soup of chemicals and debris and I kid you not, I watched poor families let their children bathe in it when I was a kid.
Oh yeah, and it's got such a great location too. Location is everything, you know? Well in this case you can find the lovely Orchard Beach beneath an overpass.
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"Later..." <Toonami> <4/1/2012> <Never Forget> ~SCP~
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