Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
New York Shitty Feral Mattress Watch: Bushwick Place
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Furniture
Taken September 6, 2012.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Today At 239 Banker Street
Yesterday we learned 239 Banker Street (AKA: 39 Meserole Avenue) has been given yet another moniker: The Rustic House. I for one found this more than a little amusing. The folks at Curbed did as well. In fact, they did such a wonderful job of articulating the utter absurdity of what is coming to pass at this edifice I feel compelled to give it a shout-out here. Mr. Hogarty writes:
The latest ads for the now-“posh” Sweater Factory building on Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint are refreshingly honest—describing the address as a “Factory Building”, which it is because it’s still illegal for people to live there. All the unfortunate illegal residents who thought they were living in a legit building were evicted for their own safety in 2009. Now the advertisements take a fun direction with re-branding the beleaguered propertyby identifying it as The Rustic House, which is a fixer-upper of a name if we’ve ever heard one…
Bearing the previous in mind I present for your viewing pleasure a trio of photographs* I received from an anonymous tipster today at approximately 2:30 p.m.
It doesn’t get much more “rustic” than this, gentle readers. As you can plainly see, we have six industrial garbage cans, some kind of thingamajig on casters and a trash container. The more eagle-eyed among you might also have noticed a rather large garbage truck parked on the sidewalk at left.
I am going to use my powers of deduction and presume this vehicle has been charged with unburdening the above-depicted assortment of trash receptacles of their contents. Next the question becomes (in my mind, anyway) exactly what kind of “activity” has come to pass which would require this— perhaps construction work of some variety?
The last time the Department of Buildings checked, none was to be found.
I find this rather fascinating given Department of Buildings apparently can and does notice fifteen air conditioning units in imminent danger of falling on some unwitting passerby’s head.
Am I missing something here?
*You can view ’em all by clicking here.
The Word On The Street, Part III: Stagg Street
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, The Word On The Street
Taken September 6, 2012.
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: C215
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art
From Flushing Avenue.
The Word On The Street, Part II: Pep Talk
Filed under: 11211, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From the intersection of Union Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue.
The Word On The Street: Change You Can Believe In
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street
From White Street.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Prohibition
Miss Mousey Brown (who took the above photograph) opines:
Could her slice of pizza be next?
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Endorsed!
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
That’s right folks: our Assemblyman Joe Lentol has come forward to endorse Lincoln Restler! Those of you who have the opportunity to do so (and given this is last minute, I suspect there will not be many) should swing by Jerzy Popieluszko Square today thank Mr. Lentol for doing the right thing— and of course show Mr. Restler your support!
Rally For Lincoln Restler
Today, September 6, 2012 at 12:30
Jerzy Popieluszko Square
Brooklyn, New York 11222
NYS Flickr Pool
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