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From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Great Moments In Sign Placement
This rather compelling juxtaposition has nothing whatsoever to do with north Brooklyn. Nonetheless when I discovered it over my first cup of morning coffee I knew it had to be showcased here for all to enjoy. So here it is. This hails from South Street Seaport and comes courtesy of Flatbush Gardener. Nice find!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Bedbug Seminar Tomorrow!
Renee of New York Vs Bedbugs writes:
I thought you would be interested in a free educational evening about bed bugs.
The New York Entomological Society is presenting a bedbug seminar on
January 20 at 6:30 p.m. entitled What Do You Really Know About Bed
Bugs?SPEAKER: NYC entomologist Lou Sorkin (other speakers TBA)
WHEN: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 – 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
WHERE: Kaufman Theater, First Floor, American Museum of Natural
History, 79th St. and Central Park WestAdmission is free and topics of discussion will include bed bug identification, biology and pest management.
Speaking as someone who has seen Mr. Sorkin in action I can tell you he knows his stuff. If any of you, dear readers, attend this seminar be sure to ask him about how bedbugs mate. It’s fascinating.
What Do You Really Know About Bedbugs?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Kaufman Theater, Museum of Natural History
79th Street at Central Park West
New York, New York 10024
Those interested in learning more about this event click should click here. You will be directed to the New York Entomological Society’s web site.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Two Degrees of Separation
Today, as you are all well aware, is the day my show goes up at t.b.d. I mention this because was disappointed to learn that a frequent contributor to this site and all around nice guy, Tony Luib, will not be able to attend. This is because he will be having an opening of his own tonight!
Here’s a basic rundown of what this group show is about per Gallery Satori’s web site:
Gallery SATORI is pleased to present “Two Degrees of Separation,†a group exhibition with ninety artists to be held in the Project Space and Lounge. The artwork ranges widely from intimate paintings to delicate paper sculptures to videos on minute monitors to a ceramic soccer/bowling ball. The show investigates the web-like interrelationship between many of the artists working in New York as well as a few artists working in London, Seoul, Tel Aviv, and Sydney who have connections to the artists based in New York.
If you happen to be in the Lower East Side this evening swing by and say hi!
Two Degrees of Separation
December 9, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Gallery Satori
164 Stanton Street
New York, New York 10002
Tony writes:
…If anything come out to see my rarely seen shaved face!
Same goes here, dude!
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Mystery Train
Filed under: Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, Old Photographs of New York City, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Yesterday I finally met up with a very nice reporter. She is working on article which will hit the stands next year (January 2010). Among the numerous questions she asked me while taking in the marvel that is a very packed junk shop was one regarding what I like to collect. This was a very prescient question given that anyone I’ve ever known who worked at a thrift store is invariably a “collector” of one thing or another. I am no exception— but do try to keep my acquisitions as portable (and cat proof) as possible. I stick to photographs nowadays. I have acquired quite a collection over the years. Many are of a highly “adult” nature and as such are unsuitable to publish here. But some are. Like the following negative that I managed to finesse into a positive last night.
14th Street Local with two proud employees. I’m guessing this is the L train— but who knows? I’ll leave it to you, dear readers, to render a verdict. To this end I will leave with a slide show of my mystery train and mystery men. Enjoy!
You can see the above images in larger format by clicking here.
Miss Heather
P.S.: In my research I stumbled upon this map of featuring the pride of the New York City subway system: the Crosstown Local. If you thought service was limited now, you should see it what it was like in 1939!
Williamsburg Pay Phone Du Jour: Concerned Yet Indifferent
Filed under: 11211, Culture War, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Roebling Street.
Miss Heather
P.S.: This post goes out to Posterchild. It would appear I have become his muse.
In regards to the above opus he wrote:
In the course of researching this work, I discovered that machines like the one I’m describing already exist. They are known as “Reverse Vending Machines†and I think that they are an absolutely outstanding idea!
Special thanks to Miss Heather of New York Shitty for inspiring this piece; she wrote to me: “You should hit some of the pay phones in my hood. They’re usually employed as trash receptacles for empty fifths of vodka and/or brandy. Among other things.â€
Thanks for getting me thinking about how people really use these payphones, and sorry that this didn’t make it’s way out to Greenpoint!
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Freephone!
From Second Avenue at East 6 Street, East Village.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: Edie’s Big Adventure!
Okay, this has nothing to do with north Brooklyn per se but when I saw these shots of Edie the strap-hanging hamster enjoying a ride on the 4 train I went into an extreme fit of cute overload. Wanting— no make that NEEDING— to know the story behind these I shot an email to Edie’s “person”, Victoria. Here’s the scoop:
I’m a photographer for the DA’s office and there is a women there who makes these models (trains, apts, buildings, etc) for court cases, as a visual aid for the jury. The train is perfectly hamster sized so I brought my super tame hamster into work yesterday for a little photo shoot. They came out better than expected. I’m really excited about them.
Well done, Victoria! I can only hope Edie will go on more adventures in the near future. Perhaps next time she can ride the G train or drive one of those new buses with fellow rodentia in tow?* In any case, you can see more of Edie and her introduction to the joy that is mass transit by clicking here. WARNING: by clicking the aforementioned you will view images that are mind-blowingly adorable!
Miss Heather
*Replete passengers sporting earbuds, i-Pods, and and i-Phones.
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