The giant inflatable rat used by unions to "inform the public" about non-union worksites is currently making an appearance on Montague Street the Brooklyn Eagle reports:
Failure to have a standpipe in readiness caused a stop work order to be issued against the owner of the former Franklin Trust building at 166 Montague St. a handsome century-old 10-story building being converted from office use to 33 dwelling units, according to Department of Buildings records. Standpipes supply water for a structure’s internal firefighting system.
A giant balloon-like gray rat was inflated in front of the building at the busy intersection of Montague and Clinton streets by picketing members of Local 79 Construction and General Building Laborers on Monday, although the building’s glass door panels were covered with newspapers and there appeared that no work underway.
