According to the Daily News article I read, pieces of the nest feel down pretty regularly and the hawks enjoyed dumping carcasses off the side of the nest and into the entryway when they were done eating.
Enjoyed?
<Plop!> “Ow! Hey!”
<Sweet! 25 points.>
“Fucking birds.”
Re the points posted in this thread:
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A pox, a weeping, purulent pox on those who continue to use any and every opportunity to throw stones at the current administration. Grow a set or get a new hobby, would you? Your shtik is beyond old.
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While bird poop is acidic, airborne pollution and acid rain also are detrimental to stonework. Many companies produce chemical treatments to waterproof/seal and protect stone fascia.
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I wasn’t aware that the privacy of building occupants was being infringed by those who admire the birds. That’s really the only compelling argument for nest removal that I’ve read, and sadly it isn’t the fault of the birds. If I lived there, I’d enjoy a spot from inside where I could watch the hawks, and otherwise draw my blinds.
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The critters were here first. Nature isn’t confined to encyclopedias and the zoo. It’s right outside your window, if you allow it to be there.
Pigeon: “Dude, check out this shot! Wall Street suit, pigeon shin in the hair, ten points!”
Hawk: “Fuck that action, man. Poop ain’t nothin. Check out the Fifth Ave bimbo with the rat guts right in her Prada bag. Yes, I’m the fuckin man. And by the way . . . you’re looking kinda plump today, pal.”
Pigeon: “Gulp.”
Hehe…it’s like Goodfeathers meets The Godfeather…
Maybe the co-op board’s president got a Chihuahua?
If that were the criteria, the trilobytes would be in charge of things.
The trilobytes think so, too. Or at least the fossilized one in my room does.
Just a note—when the current administration decides to stop being a cadre of shameless poltroons, liars, and goniffs, our criticism will cease. Until that day, get used to it 'cause it ain’t stopping.
I forgot to include that I absolutely agree with the rest of your post. A world that has no room for wild things is a very sad world indeed.
You’re right. Ever since I installed another 512 trilobytes of RAM, my PC has been crazy fast. 
What makes you think they aren’t?! :dubious:
You’d draw your blinds all day, every day? Never to let the sun or fresh air inside? Never to gaze at the park across the street?
I could let this pass without “WTF”—Mary Tyler Moore?
<stands shoulder to shoulder with Eve, our lorgnettes raised as one>
REALLY!
Consider yourself reproved, Machetero.
The Paper of Record has an article AND an editorial.
I dunno. They’re not endangered and they’re just birds and will rebuild. They don’t have feelings or regrets. I wouldn’t like my kids to find dismembered rats and pigeons on the sidewalks, and a nine-foot nest is not something I’d want under my window.
But it’s sort of a jerkish thing for the building to do somehow too.
No-if I knew people were constantly watching the hawks, and me, I’d likely behave as the Frenchman atop the castle in Holy Grail. Go away, or I shall taunt you a second time-eh. 
I’ve looked through the telescopes and you don’t see into anyone’s windows. I would probably feel a bit paranoid if I lived near the nest but I was under the impression that the person nearest to the nest loved the birds.
I’ve looked for and can’t find the first image of Pale Male that I saw. I was in Time Out and for the restaurant reviews there was a picture of Pale Male standing on top of a very recently deceased pigeon with the caption of “Upper East Side - Under $5”.
Against all odds, the pair of hawks has decided to, get this… roost somewhere else. Amazing! Personally, I expected them to leap to their deaths from the Brooklyn Bridge after this tragedy befell them.
NYC has plenty of hawks, and these two will be just fine in their new digs. All the complaining birdwatchers can now walk down the block for their free entertainment.
Or if you’re an exhibitionist, you could leave your blinds open and dance naked for the birdwatchers. 'Course that might just be me.