Smith Street Zombie Invasion?

By Aaron Naparstek
Jul 26, 2007

On a broiling hot day, the McBrooklyn blog spotted a half dozen people standing motionless at the corner of Smith St. and 2nd Pl. in front of a small news stand. Was it performance art? A zombie invasion? A protest over out-of-scale development?

Click here to find the solution to the mystery.

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