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A Greenpoint Bomb Scare Update
Today I was contacted by someone we’ll call Q about yesterday’s bomb scare. He/she writes:
I have pictures of the “package” and some on the spot comments. i was there for two hours. LMK
To wit I replied:
I hope you were not one of the poor unfortunates that couldn’t go into their apartments because of that? Yeesh. Sure, send me over what you got. Thanks!
Sure enough, Q delivered the goods. He/she writes:
Attached are pictures of the device and the Bomb Squad investigating it. No, I was not misplaced, but did have a suggestion to what it might be. The bomb squad pretty much snubbed me.
Turned out I was right anyway. Being a biker (Motorcycle) I used to use a method (pictured) to adjust my carburetor.
So there have you.
Miss Heather
P.S.: You can see the first four images in larger format by clicking on them.
East Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Harold & Maude
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
From Kingsland Avenue.
Miss Heather
Spotted On Kingsland Avenue: Ingenuity
Filed under: 11211, 11222, BAD ASS, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
When I saw this parked in front of Boneshakers today I simply had to pass it along here. Genius. Sheer genius.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Connie O’s Gets A Makeover
After I took the above photographs noting Connie O’s new look a woman approached. She opened the conversation as follows:
My sister owns this bar. You’re not going to sue her or anything, are you?
Me:
Oh no, I just noticed your new sign. I really like it.
Lady: “Oh. Get those photos in a magazine, okay?”
Regrettably I cannot make this woman’s wish a reality— but I can tell you I have heard good buzz about this establishment. Apparently the beer there is among the cheapest to be found in the neighborhood!
Miss Heather
UPDATE, July 11, 2010: A rather ugly incident at this establishment has been brought to my attention via comments.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Division Place
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Taken by Rheingold Room.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: And Now Fish Oil?
(Or, A Greenpoint Gets A Healthy Spill*)
This latest installment of mayhem from the Garden Spot comes from a gentleman named Todd. He writes:
Apparently there was a giant fish oil spill on Franklin and Greenpoint last night resulting in car accidents, people slipping and tripping, and other various keystone cops/laurel and hardy type LOLZ. Do you know anything about this? …A friend witnessed it but did not take pictures. She did however talk to a cop at the scene, asking ‘why don’t you just close off the intersection?’ The response was ‘lack of manpower’. I guess you need the National Guard to set up for wooden horses to close off an intersection.
This is news to me. Anyone out there have the 411 about this? If so, please share via comments or send me an email at missheather (at) newyorkshitty (dot) com.
Thanks!
Miss Heather
*Special props go to Brenda Becker for this piquant observation!
From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part I: Et Tu, G Train?
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
If my inbox is any indication it would appear yesterday’s, um, excitement was not limited to McCarren Park and the Greenpoint Public Library. Dale (who sent me the above photogrpah) writes July 7, 2010:
And this is what the B62 looks like when it does. Yep 11pm tonight.
I wonder what this was about?
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Bomb Scare?
This is proving to be a very interesting day. First it was a dead body being retrieved from McCarren Park this morning and now I have gotten word there has been a bomb scare at— get this— the Greenpoint Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Some of you might recall this building is currently closed for renovations. Here’s what my tipster had to say via text (after I inquired “Are You Serious?”):
Yes. Tons of police. People are saying that they found “something”. But that’s all I got.
It goes without saying that if anyone has more information about this please share via comments or email at: missheather (at) newyorkshitty (dot) com.
Sheesh…
Miss Heather
UPDATE, 7:22 p.m.: We have a confirmation/corroboration. Anonymous writes:
I live on the block by the Greenpoint branch of the Brooklyn library, and I can confirm at least the reports of a bomb scare. They have been there for about two hours at least; we walked by there going to dinner and then by the time we got back, they had cordoned off several more blocks. One cop told me the same thing as the person who texted you (that there was “something”) and also encouraged me to ske-daddle; but my boyfriend got more info from the other cop. He said it was some kind of device and they were dealing with it, and that it was a bomb scare.
UPDATE, 10:12 p.m.: And at last we may very well have the lowdown. It is, well, rather Greenpointesque. Anonymous the Second writes:
I… was one of the people who couldn’t get back into my building. We were told by one of the detectives (who was very friendly and seemed to be very chill) that the thing they found was a black bag, containing 2 large polish beer bottles with a suspicious straw connecting the two….a kind of straw that is not usual in a situation like that (not sure what that can mean) but with no timing device. Because of it being a post 9-11 world, they had to treat the package like they would a bomb. The detective seemed to encourage refrain from telling the whole world to keep pranksters from getting any ideas.
I wonder what the make and model of this ‘ordinance’ would happen to be? My educated guess: Zywiec. 24 Ounces.
UPDATE, July 8, 7:20 p.m.: The “bomb” has been identified! You can read about it here.
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