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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Bedigan

From viral sensation to fish graveyard: Brooklyn’s makeshift goldfish pond destroyed after city shuts it down

A viral community aquarium next to a fire hydrant in Brooklyn now serves as a forlorn makeshift graveyard for its fishy occupants, after the project was shut down by the New York City Fire Department.

The site, a small puddle containing the fish in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, attracted dozens of visitors from across the city and the state. Now, dried up and empty, the surrounding Halloween decorations give off a more mournful atmosphere.

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