Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
East Village Photos Du Jour: East 3rd Street
Filed under: Culture War, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City
Taken April 21, 2010.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: Found In Greenpoint
While I usually disdain this kind of thing (exhortations to kill— be it the police or anyone else for that matter) I am posting this one because quite frankly the fact this missive has been inscribed on a discarded umbrella sort of undermines the message. “Gangsta” this most decidedly isn’t. Special thanks goes to Todd for forwarding this find (which hails from Greenpoint Avenue and Franklin Street.
Miss Heather
Spotted On Franklin Street: An Open Letter From Ray
Now this is just plain cold. If the complainant in question is reading this: please cut the guy some slack. It sounds like he has enough on his hands already.
In addition I would like to make it known that when I walked by his property today it was spotless. Besides, how can you harbor a grudge against a man who loves cats?
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: L Train Selections
From the Manhattan bound platform at Lorimer Street.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: High Art
Jay writes (in an email entitled “What. The. F.”):
Words can’t describe but a photo says it all… Or something like that. And in 3D, too!
I made Jay aware that I had, in fact, already posted this work of fine art. I even made sure to get a little “man toosh” in my shot “for the ladies”. I’m thoughtful that way. Then he upped the ante.
Jay writes:
I wonder if the artist who created this masterpiece (Or should we call it mastur-piece?) used the same model for the front and back. Again – let me emphasize. It’s in 3D! Only in Greenpoint. At Marco Polo Polish Emporium (I added the last part) on manhattan ave.
If I had to hazard a guess I’d say this lass bears more than a passing resemblance to Jessica. That girl sure seems to get around!*
Miss Heather
*As of the writing of this post no less than 11 12 people have clicked for the Google Map where this inflatable companion can be purchased. I am not kidding.
New York Shitty Day Ender: Turn Out The Lights
Filed under: 11222, Bloomblight, Culture War, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
(Or, 239 Banker Street Revisited)
Today on a lark I decided to swing by 239 Banker Street (formerly known as the Sweater Factory Lofts) to see what’s shaking. I was not disappointed.
After I shot the above photograph a gaggle of hipsters took notice and stopped. One of them (who I would presume to be their leader) initiated contact:
I’m guessing you broke that glass because the landlord ripped you off?
I turned around, pointed to the plywood gracing the entrance and replied:
Like I would live in a place like this? I don’t think so.
There was a pregnant pause and then my new friend told me about how the former tenants of this building were ordered out of the building, screwed out of their security deposits and so on and so forth. Although I know of all of this already I listened attentively as he gave me the whole run-down. After he concluded his speech out rolled the corker: he was one of the tenants vacated from this building! There is undoubtedly a life lesson to be had here, dear readers. I will leave it to you to ascertain what it is. But I digress.
When this gent finished his tale of woe I brought it to his attention that he and his neighbors were not the only people Max and his funky bunch owe money to:
(Insert punchline here.)
Miss Heather
P.S.: In (somewhat) related news it would appear that someone has egged the entrance to the Pencil Factory Lofts.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Teddy Bear
Filed under: Culture War, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City
This message hails from the East Village and comes courtesy of kiminnyc.
Miss Heather
NYS Flickr Pool
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