Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
New Yorl Shitty Day Ender: Pumpkins
Yes, I realize Halloween has come and gone— but I could not resist posting this irresistible gaggle of Jack o’ lanterns from Huron Street. So there!
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution du Jour: H1N1
Tony (who took the above photograph) writes:
I’m still trying to understand this picture.
New York Shitty Slideshow du Jour: American Graffiti
Today I did something I have longed to do for some time: check out a rather extensive mural located the industrial no man’s land between Long Island City and Sunnyside. As I had long suspected, it was a lot more impressive up close. Although I wasn’t too keen on some of the hawkish content I was really happy I made the walk to see it. Follows is a slide show of the highlights. Enjoy!
As I said before: this is best appreciated in person. Go to the intersection of 35 Street and the Midtown Expressway and see it for yourself!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: 47 Stories of Fun!
Jessica writes (in an email entitled “Have you seen this?):
I saw this post today on gothamist, and my jaw just dropped. A megalith tower on freaking India street???? Are the thousand yuppies stupid enough to buy crappy condos for $750,000 all going to crowd onto the G train? A-holes.
To answer Jessica’s question: yes, I have seen this. I was especially amused by this quote from the developer, one Jonathan Bernstein:
We are asking for radical changes to the zoning, but we do think it’s way different than anything that’s been proposed on the waterfront… We think it will be a gateway to Manhattan and Greenpoint.
New York Shitty analysis: it looks like Long Island City ate a business park and took a shit.
Miss Heather
Image Credit: Gothamist
Greenpoint Photos du Jour: Tooling Around The Shit Tits
Not surprisingly I have yet to get around to casting my ballot on this most auspicious day. There’s no need to worry, dear readers, I will perform my civic duty. Let’s just say I am not terribly enthusiastic about it. In fact, I whiled away a great deal of the afternoon walking around the sewage treatment plant and Blissville. If this is not a testament to how distasteful I find this year’s batch of candidates I do not what is. But I digress. Follows are a few highlights from my walk around the crappiest part of Greenpoint. Enjoy!
Green Street
Huron Street
McGuinness Boulevard
Java Street
Greenpoint Avenue
This concludes the Greenpoint segment of today’s sojourn. Later I will post some highlights from the other side of the bridge: Blissville!
Miss Heather
THIS WEEK: Benefit At Bar Matchless
This item comes courtesy of my buddy Jason Diamond of Impose Magazine. He writes:
So you may have heard that things aren’t that great these days in terms of money, and that includes money for school programs. The kids at PS31 in Greenpoint can tell you first hand, as they have had their funding cut for many of their programs, including their outstanding chess team.
A few people in the community have banded together to help make sure this stellar group of K-6th graders stays competitive, so we offer you a night of musical awesomeness in exchange for a little support:
My Teenage Stride
Soft Black
The Sleepies
Dream Diary
You can enjoy the musical stylings of all the previous and much more (a raffle is promised!) at Bar Matchless this Friday, November 6, starting at 8:00 p.m. The cost of admission is a measly five bucks and prizes aside, this is for a good cause. Check it out!
PS 31 Chess Team Fundraiser
November 6, 2009 starting at 8:00 p.m.
Bar Matchless
557 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
East Williamsburg Street Art du Jour: Nice Try
Filed under: 11206, 11237, Bushwick, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art
From Flushing Avenue.
Miss Heather
Keep Bushwick Beautiful!
Filed under: 11206, 11237, Bushwick, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Flushing Avenue.
Miss Heather
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