Grieve, you had a recent post about a note on an apartment building saying pretty much the same thing (somewhere in the East Village).
We had the same thing happen to our building a couple of months ago (Allen Street).
There are definitely a few characters making the rounds in the neighborhood.
April 16, 2015 at 8:47 AM
Gojira said...
Happened in our building last month, 11th between A and B. Guy was wandering around the floors claiming to be from Con Ed and knocking on doors claiming he needed access, until one of our bigger tenants ushered him out.
That's right. I saw the sign posted on a building on Avenue B b/t Houston and East 2nd.
April 16, 2015 at 11:03 AM
Anonymous said...
I live on 6th between 1st and 2nd, and experienced something similar but I'm not sure if it was legit or not. There was a man systematically knocking on every single apartment door in our building, saying that he was from some kind of alternative energy saving company (?) and wanted to see how much "ConEd was overcharging us." Are those companies for real and just trying to use guerrilla tactics to get customers, or could this have been criminal? I can't imagine a criminal really knocking on every single door in the building... but who knows. Maybe I should have called the cops.
April 16, 2015 at 1:43 PM
Anonymous said...
Marjorie - good point. When in doubt, call Con Ed, the police precinct or fire department, or whoever they're claiming to be from, and confirm that the person is whom they claim to be before opening the front door. And if the person refuses to wait a few seconds while you do that, then they were likely an impostor.
April 16, 2015 at 1:55 PM
Anonymous said...
@1:43: My 2 cents worth is that what you saw was a scam & you should call the cops if you encounter this again.
An EVG reader received this notice from a police officer early last evening on Avenue C…
Per jcroot: "A friendly cop was handing them out to people walking by and warning that some things were happening in the neighborhood and to keep my eyes open and stay safe. He couldn't/wouldn't tell me much more, though."
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Close this window Jump to comment formGrieve, you had a recent post about a note on an apartment building saying pretty much the same thing (somewhere in the East Village).
We had the same thing happen to our building a couple of months ago (Allen Street).
There are definitely a few characters making the rounds in the neighborhood.
April 16, 2015 at 8:47 AM
Happened in our building last month, 11th between A and B. Guy was wandering around the floors claiming to be from Con Ed and knocking on doors claiming he needed access, until one of our bigger tenants ushered him out.
April 16, 2015 at 9:19 AM
How would I know what a real ID looks like? They could flash me a fake badge like the guys on Supernatural and I'd have no clue.
April 16, 2015 at 9:22 AM
@ 8:47
That's right. I saw the sign posted on a building on Avenue B b/t Houston and East 2nd.
April 16, 2015 at 11:03 AM
I live on 6th between 1st and 2nd, and experienced something similar but I'm not sure if it was legit or not. There was a man systematically knocking on every single apartment door in our building, saying that he was from some kind of alternative energy saving company (?) and wanted to see how much "ConEd was overcharging us." Are those companies for real and just trying to use guerrilla tactics to get customers, or could this have been criminal? I can't imagine a criminal really knocking on every single door in the building... but who knows. Maybe I should have called the cops.
April 16, 2015 at 1:43 PM
Marjorie - good point. When in doubt, call Con Ed, the police precinct or fire department, or whoever they're claiming to be from, and confirm that the person is whom they claim to be before opening the front door. And if the person refuses to wait a few seconds while you do that, then they were likely an impostor.
April 16, 2015 at 1:55 PM
@1:43: My 2 cents worth is that what you saw was a scam & you should call the cops if you encounter this again.
April 16, 2015 at 6:44 PM