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Greenpoint Recession Watch: Another One Bites The Dust?
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From Franklin Street.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: A Very Special Treat!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
One of the (admittedly) numerous things that puts me in an absolute tizzy is the fact that fewer and fewer Americans read— much less write— the English language on anything resembling a high school level. Inasmuch as this city places a strong emphasis on test scores, what is the point if the person(s) receiving a diploma cannot communicate intelligently? (I won’t bother to go into some of the recent college graduates with whom I have had the pleasure of interfacing; they’re even worse.) This depresses me to no end.
But this morning when I checked my email I found a reason not to be so glum. Butchered spelling can be bonus— albeit under the right circumstances.
Jan writes in an email entitled “Deli Counter ahem”:
I just had to send you this one. Not safe for work!! Aside from the giggling hipsters noticing, these labels have been there a few days. heheehheehe.
I wonder if these are vegetarian vagitarian friendly?
Miss Heather
Priceless
Some of you may or may know that this morning John Liu, who is running against David Yassky for City Comptroller, was on Bedford Avenue meeting and greeting morning commuters. Well, Mr. Yassky decided he too should canvass this thoroughfare (being as it IS in his City Council district) and invited a handful of his buddies to join him. The reception he received was chilly to say the least:
David: Hi, my name is David Yassky and I’m running for City Comptroller.Woman: Did you vote for a 3rd term?David: No, I’m not running for a 3rd term.Woman: But you voted to extend term limits.David: Yes, I did…Woman: It’s a terrible idea…David: Well, I disagree with you…Woman: …and I hope it comes back to haunt you.David: Shrugs meekly. Well…
I encourage each and every one of you to point and click your way over to A Short Story (from which the previous priceless exchange hails) for the full scoop. Good stuff!
Miss Heather
North Brooklyn Street Art Du Jour: Mixed Bag
Lest the relative silence today on New York Shitty has not been an indication I am kicking off this 4th of July weekend early. Over the next several days I will be posting— albeit not as prolifically as usual. (Hey, even I need to take a vacation once in a while!) The previous having been written, here’s a cavalcade of street art to get the party rolling. Enjoy!
West Street
Franklin Street
Bedford Avenue
North 4th Street
North 6 Street
North 7 Street
Driggs Avenue
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Simple & Convenient
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From Manhattan Avenue.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Karl Gets A Pair
(…And Then Some!)
On June 29, 2009 my buddy Kevin of Forgotten NY wrote in his latest “slice” entitled The Four Corners of North 4th:
This new condo on the NW corner of Driggs Avenue and N. 4th is Nforth by archiect Karl Fischer, who has worked extensively in Montreal and NYC. He has perpetrated a traves … er, muscled the old LIRR/Pennsy Powerhouse in Hunters Point into residential units and has also designed Schaefer Landing on the site of the old Schaefer brewery on Kent Avenue.
I actually like the building — it features very large windows — a trend in residential architecture — and a throwback look with actual brickface…
I have to respectfully disagree with my colleague: this building, along with its numerous (and seemingly exponentially proliferating) siblings is simply awful. What’s more, I learned today I am not the only one who harbors this sentiment.
At a casual glance I counted at least twenty penises (penii?) gracing this edifice. Whoever was responsible for this amusing (and it should be noted, NON-permanent) act of vandalism didn’t stop at NForth either: the Karl Fischer next door got four of its own.
Miss Heather
Image Credits: Thumbnail of NForth comes courtesy of Kevin Walsh.
Williamspoint Photos Du Jour: Summer Doldrums
Huron Street
Lorimer Street
Franklin Street
McCarren Park
It would appear those new trees Mayor Bloomberg planted are not the only wood to be found in McCarren Park nowadays.
Perhaps the folks at the Parks Department should offer the naming rights to the McCarren Park Pool to Larry Flynt? I am certain he, just like this gentleman, would rise to the occasion.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: An Ugly Incident At Bedford Avenue
Filed under: Williamsburg
A number of you, dear readers, have brought this story to my attention. For those of you who are not in the know, a rather ugly arrest recently came to pass at the Bedford Avenue stop of the L train involving— get this— a PUG. Although there is certainly more to the story than what has come to light, I strongly encourage each and every one you to read Gothamist’s coverage (they have since added some photographs of the incident, such as the one to the left, which was taken by Jason Wagner). One word: DISGUSTING.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: G Is For Genesis
I am certain by now many of you have noticed the new signage gracing the Smith – 9th bound entrances to our very own Crosstown Local. I was so gleeful at the prospect of our friends in south Brooklyn getting a taste— four years of it to be precise— of the G train experience I simply had to document this momentous event for posterity. What will they have to look forward to, you ask? I’d just as well prefer to let them find out. But the following, which comes courtesy of Holly, is a hint!
She writes:
Saw this yesterday morning on Smith/9th bound G platform at Nassau and thought of you…
Text reads: G enesis to Revelations – same wait
In a world where things are changing so fast I can barely keep up I find it curiously reassuring that the G is still the train I know and love. Yes, the Crosstown Local is unreliable— but it is consistent!
Miss Heather
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