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Meet Belvedere XL
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Diana G writes:
So that photo you posted a few weeks back on Guernsey where it looked like they were putting styrofoam up on a building turns out to be the latest Belvedere atrocity – BELVEDERE XL!
When I read the above email I thought she had certainly made a typo. I was all too wrong.
Presenting Belvedere XL!
God, this is just screams great advertising copy like:
Livin’ Large At Belvedere Forty
or
Sip Your Forty At Belvedere Forty!
or best yet
Belvedere 40 …Works Everytime!
I want to give a big thanks to Diana G and the wizards at Belvedere Realty for giving me the biggest laugh I’ve had all week!
Miss Heather
Photo Credits: Diana G & Miss Heather
P.S.: I am still eagerly awaiting the debut of Belvedere 30. Think about it.
Bedford Avenue Polemics
Filed under: Williamsburg
I will wrap up today’s offerings with a review of decidedly political artwork from none other than Bedford Avenue. Enjoy!
Presenting Team Facelift for Dinkins!
I can’t exactly pinpoint the reason why, but somehow G. W. Bush’s head and a parking meter go together splendidly.
Poor Dubya, they even went after his daddy here…
and here.
This one is hands down my favorite. That said, I wonder how effective deriding the second golden age will be in a neighborhood that is rapidly becoming a virtual gated community built by the wealthy for the wealthy. I suppose the new “influx” (if they even notice this missive at all) would applaud it. It’s neighborhood “color”.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Symmetry
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From the intersection of North 15th and Banker Street.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photos du Jour: Naughty & Nice
Filed under: Williamsburg
Anyone who has read New York Shitty for any appreciable time will tell you that I love animals. This is why I dedicate so much time to posting adoptable pets and deriding animal cruelty.
Needless to say when I saw this furry little fellow at McCarren Park I said Awwww and quickly shot a photograph of him.
Then I noticed what was directly underneath him. If Larry Flynt is reading this, head down to the northwestern corner of McCarren Park. There you will find the centerfold to end all centerfolds.
Miss Heather
Abandon All Hope…
(ye who enter here)
Today I am proud to announce a small but significant Fedders Friday first. Ordinarily when I spy a building worthy of being given a F.F. nod, it is based on the front of the building alone. This beauty (which hails from Hope Street) first caught my eye just around the corner on Havermeyer.
I know what you’re thinking:
Sure, those balconies (which appear to have had some gray sludge drizzled on them) have a pretty crappy view, but otherwise this isn’t that bad.
Well, in order to truly appreciate this building one must compare the back with the front.
Other than the two huge balconies, they bear no relationship with each other whatsoever. It sort of reminds me of Two Face from Batman Forever.*
Except of course, the Joker was merciful enough not to stick a garage in the middle of Harvey Dent’s kisser. Ouch.
Miss Heather
*Or The Dark Knight, take your pick.
Retail Space Coming To Oak Street
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
As I was walking home from checking out the scene at Calyer and Franklin Street I spied this brand-spanking new conversion on Oak Street. Suspecting that this is a residential to commercial conversion I looked it up when I got home: it is. Although Franklin is certainly thriving nowadays this storefront does feel a little off the beaten path. Needless to say I am very, very interested to see what happens with this space and have to commend the owner for doing a professional job. The latter is a bit of a rarity here in the Garden Spot.
Miss Heather
This Just In
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
If any of you are wondering exactly what happened on Franklin between Oak and Calyer Street, I have the answer! Apparently water leaked into an underground power line and Con Ed’s emergency crew are busy replacing it. Those of you who are thinking about driving or biking through this area (Franklin from Greenpoint Avenue to Calyer) should be extra careful, as visibility can be very limited —or better yet, take an alternative route like Lorimer or Guernsey.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Then & Now: Shanghai Lee
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Today’s installment hails from the intersection of Bedford and Manhattan Avenue. If you look carefully at the old photograph you will see the spirit of Shanghai Lee’s past.
And just as I stated in this post, if you look carefully at the facade of what is now Le Brique today you will still see a glimpse of Shanghai Lee’s future!*
Miss Heather
*Before moving to Franklin Street, that is.
Hipster: The Rock Band
Filed under: Williamsburg
Yesterday afternoon as I walked down Bedford Avenue I realized that the term “hipster” has indeed eaten itself. Once an epithet used by the unimaginative towards affluent 20-somethings, it has since become the nom de guerre for musical entertainers. Entertainers, who in all probability entertain hipsters. Oh, the irony.
For a mere six bucks you can see “Picked Clean By Hipsters” and the up and coming rock-n-roll juggernaut “Manboob”.
For those of you who are less patient, more anarchistic or simply cannot afford to shell out six bucks, the “Reagan Youth”, “Leftover Crack” and “Star F*cking Hipsters” will be playing for free this weekend at Tompkins Square Park.
Miss Heather
Great Moments In Real Estate Rhetoric Part II
Filed under: Long Island City
“L” is for Laughable.
“M” is for My, my what a horrible location.
“N” is for No one in their right mind would pay top dollar for this.
“O” is for Oh my, was that semi that just roared by my living room?!?
And last, but not least, “P” stands for Pulaski Bridge.
Miss Heather
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