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Neighborhood Nuisance Towed: Smelly, Beat-Up Limo Located And Removed

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - CBS2 demanded answers about a beat-up old limousine that's been a neighborhood nuisance in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Wednesday night, we got action.

The NYPD tracked down and towed the limo we first told you about Tuesday.

Abandoned Limo In Greenpoint Brooklyn
An abandoned white luxury vehicle is stinking up the street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, angering local residents. (Photo: CBS2)

The owner had moved it at least twice since then.

He'd apparently been sleeping in the car.

Abandoned Limo In Greenpoint Brooklyn
An abandoned white luxury vehicle is stinking up the street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, angering local residents. (Photo: CBS2)

People who live in the area complained a foul odor from the trash-filled limo could be smelled a block away.

Homeless luxury vehicle
Police said they could not doing anything about the luxury vehicle, but the Department of Sanitation vowed to tow it. (Photo: CBS2)

Police moved in after our camera and a sanitation supervisor spotted the owner with his limo early Wednesday.

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