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Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Delicious Lavender
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken November 12, 2012.
The Word On The Street, Part I: Special Q & A Edition
Filed under: 11211, Culture War, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Thought of the day: something I have become very aware of when I am out and about taking photos is the fact that my presence does have some impact on any/all human subjects I capture. Or to put it differently: all portraiture, be it deliberate or accidental, is colored by the interaction between photographer and subject.
So let’s take what happened when I was trying to take a photograph of a rather substantial construction fence I spied this afternoon. A 20-something fellow decided to wave his arms, shout:
Be sure you get me!!!
and generally be obnoxious. Would he have done this if I was, say, a 6’2″ 200 pound man? Probably not. He’d be afraid of having his ass kicked. Am I upset about this? No, not really. What this fellow didn’t know was what I was attempting to document. Had he known this I suspect he would have deported himself differently. I for one am glad he didn’t!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Another Word From D.I. Hurson
As some of you might recall, the 94th Precinct has an officer who resides in the Rockaways. Wishing to help their neighbors in need, our Finest are taking collections at their HQ at 100 Meserole Avenue. Here is what they need the most:
As of now, toys are not being collected. What is need are diapers, cleaning items and garbage bags.
As you will note Mr. Hurson states toys are presently NOT being collected. This was not a random bit of information on his part. Rather, it was in reply to an inquiry from yours truly. One which I am going to publish here. Very simply put, the proprietress of the Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts and myself are endeavoring to implement a toy drive. Our thinking is come next month there will be a LOT of children in our fair city who could really use some holiday cheer.
This project is very much in the works. Nonetheless, I am asking the following of you, gentle readers/fellow bloggers:
- We need goodies.
- We need businesses to serve as drop-off points for said goodies.
- We need help getting these goodies collected and dispatched. And most importantly of all:
- We need to know where to deliver said goodies!
Regarding the lattermost item: Obviously the Rockaways will be one— but surely there are other communities which have been overlooked? Anyone interested in helping with any of the above-listed points please shoot me an email at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. Please indicate “Toy Drive” in your subject line. Thanks!
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Law & Order In Hunts Point
Chris Arnade, who took the above photograph, opines:
In a very empty part of Hunts Point, at 2am, they were filming a Law & Order episode. It was about prostitutes, pimps, and the feds in Hunts Point. It was all costing tons.
The pimps drove large caddies and wore outlandish suits. The prostitutes were SoHo models slumming it, in glam sleazy outfits.
In Hunts Point the pimps don’t have cars and the prostitutes rarely have homes to store fancy outfits. The money goes to feeding an addiction, not a lifestyle.
The Feds hardly come to Hunts Point.
To see what they really look like check out this series here: Faces of Addiction
Update #1: Here’s the casting call for this endeavor (per a tipster_:
NON-UNION TO PORTRAY “JOHNS” W/ CAR **AVAIL FRI NOV 9TH** / Non-Union / “”DREAMS DEFERRED”” / Background / Male / All Ethnicities / 30-55
NON-UNION TO PORTRAY “JOHNS” W/ CAR **AVAIL THURS NOV 8TH**. PLEASE NOTE THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF YOUR CAR (NO SUVS, NO RED/WHITE). ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED ON SVU!!! THANKS!
Shoot Date: 11/9/2012
Update, #2: Here’s Chris Arnade’s follow-up:
…Funny side note. Some of the real prostitutes were talking today of overcharging guys who worked the shoot who wanted sex after.
So there have you.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: An Abandoned Guinea Pig In Greenpoint?
Yes, gentle readers this would appear to the the case. Christina, the lovely proprietress of Usha Veda Yoga writes (to yours truly and Jen G. at Greenpointers):
Hey lovely blogging ladies.
I hope all is well. Jen, congrats on your fund raising for Sandy. Heather, good luck with the move. I am writing because every time I go into Animal Planet this week I want to take home this cute little ginea pig that someone left behind in a shoe box after asking Mo to go in the back for birdseed and then disappearing.
He is loved by the owner who is committed to finding him a good home but can’t remain there as they have cats both at the store and in their own home. If you could share this maybe someone will happily adopt him. He is free but the crate belongs to the store. I held him for quite awhile and can assure you that he doesn’t bite or poop on you! Thanks!
So there have you. Anyone interested in providing this critter a home should swing by Animal Planet:
1084 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Thanks!
UPDATE, November 11, 2012: I just got word this fella (yes, it is a boy) gal has a new home. Hooray!
UPDATE, November 21, 2012: It turns out “he” was in fact a she. This was discerned after “he” gave birth to a litter of more furry cuteness!
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