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Greenpoint Photos du Jour: Another Question
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From Manhattan Avenue.
Miss Heather
Crosstown Local Photos du Jour
Today I thought I would kick off the morning with a little motivational material for all you commuters out there. The following posters can be found next to each other on the Smith & 9th Street bound platform, why not take a moment over your morning coffee and check them out?
I can’t really argue with this one. The only refinement I would add is tribal tattoos. Ever noticed how many people are walking around with Celtic-looking imagery permanently inscribed on their bodies who are not by any stretch of the imagination of Celtic derivation? This drives me crazy. Why don’t they just paint their bodies blue and call female police officers “sugar tits” instead? At least that would be entertaining.
Now this is more like it! With perquisites like this it almost makes working in a right to work state tolerable. Almost.
Closing on a transit-related note, those of you who happened to enter or exit the L train at Lorimer Street yesterday between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. might have noticed that the “L Line Team” was conducting a “Meet and Greet” event. I was unaware of this, so being greeted by a very friendly-looking group of public servants and seeing a man standing behind a podium (who I was told was Greg Lombardi, the General Manager for the L) took me by surprise. Naturally it didn’t take me long to get my bearings and have a little fun.
MTA Lady: Hi, we’re the members of the L Line team. Want a brochure?
Me: Sure.
MTA Lady: If you have anything concerns you wish to bring up Mr. Lombardi, the General Manager of the L line, he is right over there behind that podium.
Me: That’s not necessary, thanks. L train runs okay enough. Of course I live off the G. You guys should be happy you aren’t the line team over there. If they have a “meet and greet” session I assure you we will have a lot of things to say to them.
One L Line Team member thought this was hilarious.
Think about it for a minute. Would you want to be one of the people charged with getting an earful (and then some) from a bunch of angry Crosstown Local patrons? In the lexicon of crappy jobs I imagine this would rank alongside being a collections agent, Amway salesman or telemarketer.
So quit your complaining, we’re all gonna get laid!
Miss Heather
THIS WEEKEND: Empty Cages Collective
This upcoming Sunday, June 29th the Beehive Salon will be hosting a very special group of glamour pusses; adoptable cats and kittens (including the inimitable Miss Squirrel, seen above) from Empty Cages Collective, a rescue organization recently started up by my good friend, animal lover and fellow Greenpointer, Lisacat.
The Beehive Salon
115 North 7th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
(718) 782-8376
If you are thinking about adopting a cat or simply want to brighten the day of some kitties in search of a forever home, why not swing by between 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. and say hi?
Miss Heather
Photo Credit: Lisacat
Feel Good Greenpoint Moment Of The Day
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
I learned about this good natured bit of anonymous mischief from Emily Raw. She writes:
My next-door neighbor Tyler had hung some potted flowers from his air-conditioner cage, but they weren’t doing too well. Last night I guess someone on the neighborhood went on a rescue mission & replaced the dying live flowers with some very cheerful plastic ones from the fabulously ubiquitous Greenpoint dollar stores. Best street art ever!
I empathetically agree. This is what being Greenpointers is all about: giving each other a hand…
or if need be, a bouquet!
Miss Heather
Could It Be?
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
The police arrested an ex-con with a history of stabbing-while-biking in the weekend stabbing of a Queens woman walking in Long Island City. Police say Eli Granger stabbed a woman in the chest while riding on his bike. A tip to Crimestoppers led the police to Granger’s home at a Greenpoint “flophouse.”
Looks like Greenpoint’s favorite hotel might have just added a little more value to New York City’s standard of living! I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait until Max and his buddies open another establishment on Banker Street.
Miss Heather
Photo Credit: Gothamist
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Subway Love
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From the Norman Avenue entrance of the Smith & 9th Street bound G train.
Miss Heather
Ginger Beer In Greenpoint!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
After several trial runs the fabulous bartendrix at the Black Rabbit, Karin*, has found a recipe she likes. She is going to whip up a new batch this weekend and it should be ready for your delectation on Tuesday! I have been told by the owner free tastings will be in the offering.
What: Homemade Ginger Beer
When: Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Where: The Black Rabbit, 91 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11222
Why: Because real honest-to-god ginger beer is sheer bliss in the summer— especially when employed to make Dark and Stormies!
How: The G train, B43 or B61 to Greenpoint Avenue, the B48 to Manhattan Avenue
Check it out!
Miss Heather
*formerly of Rififi, currently of Little Branch
LOST CAT
Yeah today was supposed to be my day “off” but whenever I find lost pet fliers I make it a point to post them stat. If anyone has seen this handsome, nameless and (for the most part) toothless chap please contact his owner at the above telephone number.
Thanks!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Nassau Avenue
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
This is the ad hoc ashtray the powers that be have seen fit to place in front of this bar at the corner of Manhattan and Nassau Avenue.
Miss Heather
Meanpoint Photo du Jour: Noble Street
Remember that standee of his girlfriend Olympia placed at the corner of Franklin Street and Noble Street for her birthday? Well, over the weekend it received a few modifications.
This is not witty. This is not funny. This is a heartless act of vandalism perpetrated by a person bereft of any sense of compassion whose self-esteem is derived by denigrating others. I have no doubt Olympia spent a lot of time working on this. It was very much a labor of love. How long did it take some anonymous asshole to destroy it? Probably five minutes. Way to go, jerkoff!
I have a better idea: why doesn’t the person who saw fit to vandalize this work of art go to hell?
Miss Heather
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