Queens junk flipper Joe Pilato went on a 15-month odyssey trying to sell lighting fixtures that had illuminated the legendary Brooklyn Bridge.
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In November 2021, Pilato came across a notice for a city-run auction for mercury vapor lights that had illuminated the famed span from the late 1990s to 2019, ultimately nabbing 123 of the fixtures for around $35 a pop. Pilato fired off at least 1,800, mostly unreturned emails soliciting the lights to marinas, bridge worker unions, a Brooklyn Bridge historian, and business improvement districts. He tried to sell the fixtures at an auction with a city antiques theme — but the effort ultimately fell through.Getty Images
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