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Bentley Breaks Down in Harlem After the Levity Live Show

from A Job Is A Job | The Tim Dillon Show #381 · #381

4 min

Tim explains why the show is late: after a comedy gig at Levity Live in the Palisades Mall, his Bentley hit a pothole on the FDR and he got stuck on a Harlem street corner until 4am waiting for a flatbed tow truck, drawing curious passersby and cops.

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  • Tim performed at Levity Live Comedy Club in the Palisades Mall and hit a pothole with his Bentley on the FDR Drive.
  • He pulled off onto a street corner in Harlem, where pedestrians were complimentary about the luxury car.
  • Police officers parked nearby promptly left when Tim arrived, anticipating the situation would not be worth monitoring.
  • Tim and his opener waited for a tow truck until 4 a.m., sitting in and around the Bentley on 142nd and Fifth Avenue.
  • A Dominican tow truck driver warned Tim about Venezuelan migrants robbing people, describing organized robbery operations on walkie-talkies.
  • Tim notes the Dominican tow truck driver's warnings don't make it onto news coverage the way other narratives about migrants do.
  • The parked Bentley with Tim and a young white opener standing outside eating pizza looked like an undercover police sting operation.
  • Police periodically checked on Tim throughout the night, implying the area was unsafe despite claiming otherwise when questioned.
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