Net Under NJ Bridge Was Meant to Keep Pigeons Away. Instead, Birds Are Trapped Inside

Report: Net placed under a Bayonne bridge is trapping birds

Officials in a New Jersey city set up a net to keep pigeons away from a bridge in an effort to address a nuisance for residents, but the solution is keeping some trapped inside, NBC News 4 New York is reporting.The net under the bridge at Broadway and West Eighth Street in Bayonne has only been up for a few days, but it has already started to ruffle some feathers for residents, the report said.

Net under NJ bridge was meant to keep pigeons away. Instead, birds are trapped inside

A city in New Jersey put up a net to keep pigeons out from under a bridge in an effort to address a nuisance for residents. But instead of keeping them away, the net is keeping some trapped inside. The net under the bridge at Broadway and West Eighth Street in Bayonne has only been up a matter of days, but it has already started to ruffle some feathers for residents. City officials said the netting was supposed to help cut down the amount of bir…

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