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Man Climbs Up Midtown Traffic Lights, Claims His Perch Until Cops Intervene

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police in Midtown had to stop a man from sitting on top of lights in an intersection at West 36th Street and Sixth Avenue.

Police say the man climbed a pole and shimmied his way out to the trio of lights, and then just sat there.

It took a while, but police did finally get the man down.

It's believed the man may have been emotionally disturbed.

He was taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation.

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