Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: 341 Days & Counting…

September 19, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

GO METS

Go Mets!

Urban Artifact: 337 Days & Counting

September 15, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

teddyandfriends

glove

coconut

Yes, that is a coconut.

Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Little Red Riding Hood

September 15, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

manhattan avenue

 

redridinghood

Taken September 15, 2013.

Urban Artifact: Brief Relief

September 5, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Urban Artifact, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

Brief Relief

As discovered on Broadway today, September 5th, 2013. I do not even want to guess what the mystery liquid is. Yes folks, there’s a reason Community Board 1 has the dubious distinction of being #2 city-wide when it comes to trash…

Urban Artifact: And Then There Were Three

September 2, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

324days

For those of you who are keeping track, this makes 324 days and counting!

Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Franklin Street

September 2, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

franklinstreet

Taken September 1, 2013.

Urban Fur: Bogart Street

callie

One of yours truly’s favorite ferals, Callie, holds court.

tree

Not only she has acquired a new friend, but anyone seeking to get a jump on this year’s holiday season may be interested in this curiously well-preserved tree. Only 115 days ’til Christmas!

Urban Artifact: 317 Days & Counting!

teddy8252013

The Greenpoint Avenue Teddy is still keeping watch over the intersection at Franklin Street— with his faithful feline friend.

(Previously)

Urban Artifact: Banker Street

August 21, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

banker

I am not too sure how this bottle of (what appears to be) Veuve Clicquot— at least what is left of it— came to be adhered to this wall, but here it is for posterity’s sake. Impressive. Now if you don’t mind, I have the most inexplicable desire to watch Tommy

The Word On The Street: Meat

satanisreal

I have long been remiss sharing some of the rather interesting wireless networks to be found hereabouts (such as this one). This I discovered while walking home from the recent ULURP meeting.  As you probably notice, my apparel is festooned with kielbasa. This did not go unnoticed that rather contentious evening. I put it this way:

This meeting is all about making sausage. And making sausage is a very ugly affair.

Now jump forward to today, August 17, 2013. I go to the local McDonald’s (so as to use their ATM). While I am waiting— and WAITING— I spy this wireless network.

meat tree

MEAT TREE.

Well, that would not be that interesting in and of itself. However, a short distance from there I happened upon a tree…

Meat Tree 1

And it had meat (specifically, kielbasa) in it.

MORE MEAT

So it goes in Greenpoint…

Another view

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