Williamsburg Street Art Du Jour: Hope Street

August 5, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

You can learn more about this piece (and the artist/s) by checking out The Street Spot!

Miss Heather

From The New York Shitty Inbox: Defend Greenthumb Gardens!

August 5, 2010 ·
Filed under: 10002, 10003, 10009, 10012, 11101, 11104, 11201, 11205, 11206, 11211, 11215, 11216, 11217, 11221, 11222, 11231, 11237, 11372 

This item comes from a fellow flower lover in north Brooklyn. She writes:

The agreement between the City of NY and the NY State Attorney General that has been protecting community gardens for the past 8 years is set to expire in September.

The City of NY recently published Proposed Rules for community gardens under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Housing, Preservation, and Development.

The AG’s agreement referred to itself as a “protocol for preservation and development of GreenThumb gardens” —  some community gardens were given up for development, some were “subject to development” and 198 community gardens were “offered to the Parks Department or land trusts for preservation as community gardens or open space.”

The word “preservation” appears nowhere in the proposed rules. In a nutshell, the rules essentially make new NYC community gardens not owned by land trusts or Parks subject to development after a review process.

This is a sea change for community gardeners. Though the city has said they do not intend to develop community garden sites, this is little consolation for gardeners who fear the protections that allowed their community gardens to thrive for the past 8 years are being stripped away.

Green Guerillas has been supporting the untiring efforts of the NYC Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) as they have negotiated with the city, mobilized community gardeners, and made a strong case for why community gardens can and should be preserved.

Green Guerillas also mailed out 550 copies of the rules to community garden groups across the city and co-sponsored with NYCCGC an information session to help community gardeners understand the issues so they can mobilize support in their neighborhoods.

We could make an emotional appeal for why you should voice your support for preserving community gardens, but we would not do a better job than the New York Times – read their editorial HERE.

What can you do?

…Attend the upcoming public hearing: The city will be holding a public hearing on August 10th at 11 AM at the Chelsea Recreation Center at 430 W. 25th Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) – closest trains are the C, E at 23rd Street or A at 34th Street. (To testify, you must notify Associate Counsel, Ms. Laura LaVelle at the Arsenal via telephone at (212) 360-1335 or e-mail at laura.lavelle@parks.nyc.gov by August 9, 2010.)

View and comment on the rules on the City of NY website HERE.

If you prefer to put pen (or ink cartridge) to paper, submit comments to General Counsel, Mr. Alessandro G. Olivieri, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065.

Call 311 and tell them you would like to comment on the Proposed Park Rules as published in The City Record.

As arduous and boring as this legalese is you should read it. Especially this passage:

Given tour Parks Person (and “Open Space Advocate”) has seemingly seen fit to obstruct Nick’s Garden/Red Gate Garden’s Greenthumb paperwork it makes one wonder who she’s serving. Is it the people using said parks? I think not.

The dead tree that graces the beginning of this post is a testament to her folly. It was one of the many trees planted by the Boy Scouts of America last April at her behest and due to neglect (no watering) and poor placement (being pissed on by humans and canines) died. They since have been removed. I suppose our “Parks Person” finds “carpet-bagging” concerts and fund-raisers more compelling?  I can’t blame her. She has no public administration or horticultural knowledge at all. She formerly hails from Wall Street. It”s all about the money.

Which is, I can assure you, what this revision of the Greenthumb rules is about. Cashing in.

Miss Heather



New York Shitty Day Starter: Final Exit

August 5, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11211, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

Taken August 4, 2010.

Miss Heather

New York Shitty Day Ender: Free Enterprise

Taken August 4, 2010.

Miss Heather

Williamsburg Street Art Du Jour: Keap Street Selections

August 4, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

Taken August 4, 2010.

Miss Heather

Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Pick It Up

August 4, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11211, Dog Shit Signage, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

From Hope Street.

Miss Heather

Southside Photo Du Jour: Love

August 4, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11211, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

From Grand Street.

Miss Heather

From The New York Shitty Inbox: An Easy Way To Help Our Local Library

This item comes from a lady named Meg. She writes:

Hi Heather,

I’m one of the volunteers for the Greenpoint Friends Group.  You’ve been such a big supporter of the Greenpoint Library and the Greenpoint Friends Group, I was hoping you could spread the word about the opportunity to donate money to the group at Buffalo Exchange with their “Tokens for Bags” program.  If you don’t take a bag for your purchase, you get a token to to donate 5 cents towards a choice of charities.  And right now the Greenpoint Friends Group is one of the charities!

This is very good news indeed!

Buffalo Exchange
594 Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211

Miss Heather

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Play Ball!

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This scene hails from McCarren Park and comes courtesy of Single Linds Reflex.

Miss Heather

Bushwick Street Art Du Jour: OMG

August 4, 2010 ·
Filed under: 11237, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Street Art 

From Noll Street.

Miss Heather

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