Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
New York Shitty Day Starter: No.
Filed under: 10003, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, Subway
Taken July 31, 2010.
Miss Heather
Spotted At First Avenue: “Official Neglect”
Filed under: 10009, 11101, 11211, 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Manhattan, New York City, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
I am not a marketing whiz. I leave that to the experts. But placing such a polemic at the entrance of Canarsie-bound L train, well, strikes me as being misguided at best. We have problems of our own. Believe you me when I waited for the mighty Crosstown Local (which was more fragrant than usual) last night— for over 30 minutes— at Metropolitan Avenue— I found this missive wretchedly comical. You want to see neglect, Upper West Siders? Why not cross the pond and see the not-so-benign neglect that our city has seen to lavish upon us G trainers.
21st Street, Long Island City, Queens
This sign is unnecessary. When foul-smelling muck is dripping from the ceiling people will inevitably avoid the edge of the platform until it is absolutely necessary. That is, when the G train finally arrives. Taken July 4, 2010.
If my memory serves me correctly this tile work was done in the late 90’s. As of July 4, 2010 it looks like ass. I skipped Nassau Avenue. Here’s why: because there is a busted water main and it makes the Norman Avenue entrance smell like dead fish. But back to the purpose of this post:
- Token booths being unattended
- Dysfunctional Metrocard machines
- Non-functional panopticons (Lest anyone from the Upper West Side is reading this: the ones on the L and G appear to be fully functional. Exactly what effect this has as a crime deterrent has yet to be determined.)
- I know of not a single person who has attempted to use the intercoms in North Brooklyn. It is popularly considered as an exercise in futility. (If anyone has please contact me via email at: missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. I’d love to hear your story.)
These conditions (and worse) are taken for granted in the hinterlands (READ: the outer boroughs), my uptown friends. We often have to go above ground in order to interface with a station agent. Occasionally we encounter an actual human being.
To conclude: the grievances our friends at 86 Street have stated are pretty much par for the course. They are nothing special. These people are simply better organized. Perhaps a few G,L,J,M,7 (to name a few) trainers would like to make their voices heard at this meeting?
MTA Public Meeting
July 13, 2010 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Cooper Union
7 East 7 Street
New York, New York 10009
Let’s show them, Mayor Mike, et. al. the true meaning of neglect!
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Same Train, Different World
Filed under: 10009, 11211, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Eighth Avenue Bound L Train
Canarsie Bound L Train
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Subway
Filed under: 11211, Crosstown Local, Street Art, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Lorimer Street.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: Subway Etiquette
Melissa (who sent me the above find) writes:
I found this on the floor at a train station somewhere in Manhattan. I took it home, it is now taped to my wall.
I want to take a moment to thank Melissa for forwarding me this choice item. It made my day!
Miss Heather
Update, 7:12 p.m.: I have just received some additional material from Melissa.
She writes:
Credit where credit is due. I didn’t realize the bottom was cut off in the picture.
Credit given!
Subway Photos Du Jour: D*ck In A Box
From the Queens bound platform at West 4th Street.
Miss Heather
Crosstown Local Photos Du Jour: Manifest Destiny At Greenpoint Avenue
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Subway
As it would happen the Mister majored in History (with a concentration on European history) and I minored in History (with an emphasis on Latin American/Colonial Spanish History). Needless to say we, as dorks, took rapt interest in this primer. History is not a field one studies in the hopes of earning a lot of money. But it does lend itself nicely to being pedantic on occasion. This is one of them. Here’s our “Church Avenue Bound” platform analysis:
- Does the “acquisition” of Hawaii date from when it became a territory or a state? This is a matter of opinion.
- Texas was an independent republic before it became part of the United States. This is nitpicking to be certain, but it is true. The second President of Texas was Sam Houston. As one of his descendants I feel rather strongly about pointing this out as he made this happen— for better or worse.
- Whoever inscribed this poster needs a primer on the Texas Revolution/War For Independence, Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican-American War. California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were the spoils from the lattermost. A conflict the Mister called the first war of “acquisition”.
- I’m kind of surprised this person didn’t make note that Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia for the sum of $7,200,000.00 by one William H. Seward (hence why it was called “Seward’s Icebox”). He was, prior to being Secretary of State for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the 12th Governor of New York State. He also has a statue erected in his memory at Madison Square Park.
Miss Heather
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