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New York Shitty Day Ender: Has Anyone Seen Sunny?
Filed under: 11222, Crazy Cat Lady, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
This flier comes courtesy of my buddy Diana, who writes:
Hi Heather,
I spotted this on Calyer near Guernsey and thought you might want to post it, he looks like a sweet cat and his owners seem heartbroken.
If you have seen Sunny or know of his whereabouts please contact his “people” at the above-listed telephone number. He is clearly missed!
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: Whoops
This bit of Bloomblight hails from Hooper Street and comes courtesy of Ruth H. NICE.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Now Hiring!
Lindsy (who brought this item to my attention) writes:
Found this in my daily search looking for local jobs.
I don’t know if my tipster followed up on this opportunity. She should. We’re talking health and dental insurance here kids!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Blood?
Peter writes:
So today I awoke to many sirens and word that a scaffolding had collapsed down the street (on Meserole & Manhattan), and that a worker had fallen. On my way back from getting coffee just now, at the rumored location of the fall, I happened upon the attached…
Yikes.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Here’s a rundown of what happened from a gentleman named Colin:
I was just out for a walk and happened upon a big hubbub at the corner of Meserole and Manhattan. Looks like the scaffold at the building on the southeast corner (which I believe had previously been slapped with an order to vacate) collapsed, and a construction worker fell four or five stories. I didn’t want to pry or rubberneck, so I’ve got no further information, but I thought that this was a neighborhood happening of considerable import. Whoever it was that fell, I really hope they’re alright. Looks like it was a long way down.
UPDATE, May 12, 2010: the address of the building in question is 760-764 Manhattan Avenue. 760 gets a clean bill of health per the Department of Buildings. When one examines 762-764 Manhattan Avenue (AKA: 106 Meserole Avenue) it gets much more interesting:
So let me get this straight: not only was this sidewalk shed not up to standard, but it was erected without a permit. Someone had to die in order for this to be discovered?!?
Inexcusable.
Here’s the final grotesque. Taken by yours truly today while riding the B43 bus:
Reader Comment Du Jour: Halden Speaks
I like to bust Brooklyn11211‘s chops. A lot. It’s nothing personal. It is simply something I have to do. As the ombudswoman of the Garden Spot I feel it is my responsibility to remind Halden—and the world at large— that the Eastern District does, in fact, include Greenpoint. Halden’s sense of humor is pithy. As is mine. It’s a game we play. We’re friends and it’s in good humor.
But on occasion we disagree— or get flippant. This is one such case. Halden writes in regards to this post:
As bad as these are, they all look like fencing failures around empty lots. Not to belittle the danger of that, it was a bit scarier further south. Curbed has a picture of a wall collapse at the building going up on North 4th and Wythe (a project that always looked a bit tenuous, structurally). And on Kent between North 1st and Grand, a construction fence went down exposing a 15? deep foundation pit. It was a pretty crazy wind for well over 24 hours, so I’m sure there was more and worse elsewhere.
To wit I replied:
Better, worse, it doesn’t change the fact this unacceptable. If you want to see something downright scary go to 94 Bedford Avenue. It is all too obvious a great deal of the sidewalk is not adequately supported. It is buckling. This is especially true of the area around the B62 bus stop. I envision in my mind’s eye 10-12 people getting swallowed into that cess pit some day. As if public transportation patrons do not suffer enough indignities already.
Not content to let this pissing match be, I asked one of my Williamsburg moles to get shots of the fence in question. Here they are.
I like the sand (?) propping up (tipping over?) the fence while the sidewalk is sinking. This is one class operation.
Miss Heather
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