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Urban Artifact, Part II: Callbox Cuisine
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact
As spotted today around noon. Who doesn’t love him/her some rice and beans? I do— and obviously someone else does because these vittles were gone when I walked by later at 5:30 pm. Another Greenpoint mystery! For those of you who may be wondering, I have seen a great many foodstuff “stored” in this call box over the years. It is an ad hoc pantry/storage area of sorts. By far the best was a can, bereft of label, which had question makes drawn all over it with Sharpie marker. On the top someone saw fit to write:
The Mystery Can!
Ah, memories…
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: The Word On The Street
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
Taken August 30, 2014.
Urban Artifact: Pornocopia!
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact
For the last week the Mister has been on “staycation”. This has entailed certain things, among them:
- Taking strolls at a more leisurely pace. This is my concession to the Mister.
- The Mister allowing yours truly to investigate items I find of interest.
This post is an example of the latter. This evening the Mister and I were meeting friends for dinner at Raizes.* Instead of simply walking McGuinness (which is a bit much), I suggested we walk Newell instead. It was not long until we encountered something interesting. This:
I, having seen quite a bit of weird shit on the this block over the years, immediately dove in.
You’re not going to touch that?
The Mister asked. To wit I replied;
There’s porn in this bag.
Sure enough, my “porndar” was correct!
Behold, Sticky Fingered #2.
Underneath this fine piece of cinema was Rocky 3 & Rocky 5. Fascinating.
And underneath all the previous was, naturally, MORE PORN! Specifically: Ass Fuck 4, Little Lace Panties 1…
and this intriguingly titled tape of specially curated material. What secrets does it hold, I wonder? Any/all who are looking for something to do this holiday weekend may want to take the above selections under consideration. There are eight tapes total (one of which is not labelled at all— intriguing!) and they can be found behind the Key Food on Newell Street.
I have neatly arranged them for easy/selection perusal. Enjoy!
*Which I highly recommend, by the way. There are vegan and vegetarian items available. They are offered on their small plate menu. Try them!
Urban Artifact: India Street
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact
Taken August 27, 2014.
Spotted On Manhattan Avenue: Ndugu Is Lost!
If you have seen Ndugu or know of his (her?) whereabouts please call his family at the above listed phone number. Thanks!
The Word On The Street, Part II: 32 India Street
Filed under: 11222, Bloomblight, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
Translation: I shit hipster in Brooklyn.
There’s some rather interesting material to be found on the fence gracing one of yours truly’s favorite derelict construction sites (formerly known as “Poo Corner”)…
Special thanks/props go out to a very nice lady named Jennifer for giving yours truly a(n accidental) reminder by bringing this to my attention.
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Java Street Pop-up Park
(Translation: “everything is a lie”)
And now, some good news: this afternoon, August 26th 2014, I bore witness to an actual fence being installed on the premises. Happy days!
Now if someone would fish the picnic table cum u-boat out of the East River we’ll be all aces!
AS you can see, the local wildlife do not seem to find it terribly compelling…
Spotted On Manhattan Avenue: Moondog*
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Planet Entitlement, Stuff The Makes Heather Sad
Fact learned yesterday evening while crossing Manhattan Avenue: apparently wearing some hybrid of a Mongolian and Viking helmet absolves you of obeying traffic laws. I realize the photographs are not great. I can assure there is a reason for this:
- I was crossing the street in accordance with the traffic signal.
- The above woman (who clearly had no intention of stopping) narrowly avoided hitting yours truly.
- Instead, she veered into oncoming traffic on India Street where she almost hit a motorist (who was following the traffic laws and actually got out of her way).
This is how you become a statistic folks…
*For those of you who are not in the know as to who this fellow is, this should clear things up.
The Word On The Street: Java Street
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
Taken August 26, 2014.
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