Councilman Levin: Let My People Park

Council Member Steve Levin is showing a sense of humor that I haven't seen early in his career. The following is a pun-laden press release he sent out today, reacting to a Spider-Man shooting during the Passover holiday, when we celebrate our redemption of the Egypt exodus, that was forced to an end by the 10 plagues. I spotted 6 puns in the press release, and they are in bold.

BROOKLYN - Today, Council Member Stephen Levin called on the Columbia Pictures production of “Spider-Man” to pass-over filming in Williamsburg during the upcoming Jewish holiday.

“Filming of the "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" would be a plague on the streets of South Williamsburg during the sacred holiday, creating a parking struggle of biblical proportions,” Levin said.

Columbia Pictures, the producers of the Spider-Man film, plan to close off parking between March 22nd and March 27th around the Marcy Avenue Armory; they have not received the necessary permits as of yet.

Levin said, “Spider-Man is spinning a web of problems for the community. With great power there must also come great responsibility - Columbia Pictures should live by the motto that led Spider-Man to use his abilities to fight crime and respect the observance of Passover by moving up their shooting.”

Due to restrictions on driving during the observance of Passover, residents will be unable to move their cars during this time and will have difficulty finding adequate parking.

“Unfortunately, cars won’t rise on their own accord to allow room for Spider-Man and co. to shoot their film on our city streets. While we support the film industry in New York City, and know that Spider-Man is not the menace some people believe him to be, we are asking Columbia Pictures to honor the spirit of the holiday and not cause an exodus of vehicles from the Jewish neighborhood to accommodate the production.”

BTW, in another sign that Steve is loosening up when preparing for re-election, his new website looks cool http://www.stephenlevin.com/, and the councilman is asking "if you have a couple bucks to spare..."

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