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Subway Poster du Jour: Lorimer Street
Filed under: Williamsburg
What do you get when you…
take this Murakami poster…
a Coors light advertisement, that Spike T.V. poster pitching Star Wars and throw in one very resourceful L train rider?
One hard-partying Lord of the Sith, that’s what!
ROCK ON, DARTH!
Miss Heather
RightRides
I found this flier outside the Broadway stop of the G train last weekend and feel compelled to pass it along. RightRides offers “safe walks” to Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg, Fort Greene and Greenpoint Friday nights between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. It is a service definitely worth checking out if you happen to be out late and feel reluctant to walk home alone. All you need to do is call 1-866-977-WALK and they’ll do the rest!
For more information about RightRides (including their service area, hours and free ride program), click here and you will be directed to their web site.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Even Snowmen Love Spring!
Filed under: Williamsburg
From North 3rd Street.
Miss Heather
80 Metropolitan Avenue Celebrates Earth Day
Filed under: Williamsburg
Learning that Greenpoint’s Earth Day celebrations at McCarren Park were funded by Exxon Mobil, an entity which has done much to add value to the quality of life in the Garden Spot, I was left in a quandary. “It would be a crime to stay indoors on a beautiful day like today” I thought to myself ” I wonder what I should do?” Then it hit me:
I’ll see what’s shaking at 80 Metropolitan Avenue!
Nothing says I love Mother Earth like pouring cement and making a helluva lot of noise on a Saturday afternoon! Although it is difficult to tell for certain, it would appear these guys might have actually had a variance to do this work. I know, I was just as shocked as you are.
In any case, take a tip from the guys at 80 Metropolitan Avenue and celebrate Earth Day everyday by doing your part to conserve water!
Miss Heather
Gift Giving: Williamsburg Style
One thing that never ceases to fascinate me about parked bicycles in north Brooklyn is the propensity people have for leaving “gifts” in their baskets. In Greenpoint this usually entails empty fifths of vodka and banana peels. I do not know why this is so, I suppose it is the average Garden Spotter’s idea of a balanced diet.
So needless to say when my husband and I spied this bicycle on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg yesterday we simply had to see what “present” had been left for its owner. Let’s go in for a closer look, shall we?
Mmm… doggie dumplings!
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Berry Street
Filed under: Williamsburg
“Nicky” has a very diversified palette.
Miss Heather
Has Anyone Seen Roscoe?
I found this flier on the Southside this week. If anyone has seen Roscoe or knows of his whereabouts, please contact Jeannie at the above-listed number. Let’s help this handsome chap find his way home!
Miss Heather
TOMORROW: Chinese Auction For Northside Catholic Academy
Filed under: Williamsburg
Tomorrow, April 19, at 4:00 p.m. the Northside Catholic Academy will be conducting a “Chinese Auction”. The price of admission ($10.00) will buy a Chinese dinner, coffee and cake. A raffle will also be held for a number of fun prizes such as Mets tickets, gift baskets, gift certificates and much, much more!
Our Lady of Carmel, Lower Hall
275 North 8th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Miss Heather
Fedders Free For All!
I have been trying to figure out which variety of Fedders Specials I hate more: utilitarian buildings that make no effort whatsoever to “fit” into the environment around them or buildings that ape older architecture and fail miserably. I simply cannot make up my mind. For this reason I have decided to feature examples of BOTH for your edification today. Enjoy!
Representing Bushwick, I present to you The Three Faces of Decatur!
Our first contestant hails from the intersection of Decatur Street and Bushwick Avenue. This is the front.
Or is this the front?
Or perhaps this is the front? It’s rather hard to tell. Truth be told, I don’t think this building even knows for certain. If it did, at least the doors would match. Can I speak to Decatur White please?
Representing Carroll Gardens, I present the Columbia Street Cornice.
One of these cornices is authentic, the other is an impostor. Care to guess which one?
If you guessed this one as being the impostor you are correct! That said, this is a pretty admirable reproduction. Whoever fabricated it should be proud.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the rest of said building.
What the fuck were they thinking when they did this brickwork over the door and windows? Wait— don’t tell me. I don’t want to know.
Which brings me to today’s final contestant. Representing Williamsburg at five stories is…
this thing.
Excusez moi, it’s called the LEANZA.
I wonder what “Leanza” means? Is it Italian for avert your eyes when the scaffolding comes down? Inasmuch as it pains me to write this, I think I might have found a building that makes the Belvederes look tasteful by comparison.
God help us all.
Miss Heather
Luchadore De La Punta Verde
Filed under: Williamsburg
The junk shop recently acquired a slew of Mexican wrestling movies. Once I spied this one, I knew I simply must watch it. I have put this off for about a month now, but seeing as I am sick and have nothing better to do today may very well be the day I give Luchadores De Las Estrellas a viewing. With a storyline like this, who could possibly refuse?
While I am on the subject of Mexican wrestling, have any of you ever thought to yourselves (as I often have):
Gee, I sure wish I had a nifty mask like that!
Well, I have some very good news. Huitzilli has ’em!
Lots of them.
I for one am a big fan of this one…
although this one has something going for it. I love pink.
For those of you who are not yet ready to make the leap to luchadordom, they also have paintings…
and the usual assortment of BADASSSSSS shirts.
Huitzilli
624 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
(718) 701-3195
Miss Heather
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