{"id":4570,"date":"2008-01-29T11:04:53","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T11:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/is-the-empire-state-building-z.html"},"modified":"2008-01-29T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2008-01-29T11:04:53","slug":"is-the-empire-state-building-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/is-the-empire-state-building-z.html","title":{"rendered":"Is the Empire State Building zapping cars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/2008\/01\/27\/2008-01-27_empire_state_building_car_zap_mystery.html\">This<\/a> is a pretty weird story:<br \/>\nIn the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an \u201cautomotive Bermuda Triangle\u201d &#8211; a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die.<br \/>\nNo one is sure what\u2019s causing it, but all roads appear to lead to the looming giant in our midst &#8211; specifically, its Art Deco mast and 203-foot-long, antenna-laden spire.<br \/>\n\u201cWe get about 10 to 15 cars stuck near there every day,\u201d said Isaac Leviev, manager of Citywide Towing, the AAA\u2019s exclusive roadside assistance provider from 42nd St. to the Battery. \u201cYou pull the car four or five blocks to the west or east and the car starts right up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a pretty weird story: In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an \u201cautomotive Bermuda Triangle\u201d &#8211; a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. 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