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From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Ms. Colombia!
Filed under: Brooklyn, Coney Island, Coney Island Brooklyn, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
This is one of the “Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy” files: Elmhurst’s very own Oswaldo Gomez (usually known as Ms. Colombia) making an appearance at this year’s Mermaid Parade! Now this is in and of itself awesome. But what makes this photo (which UrbanPhotoz was kind enough to let me post) extra super special is Oswaldo was hospitalized not terribly long ago. It’s great to see she’s back and as happy as ever!
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Mermaid Parade 2013
Filed under: Coney Island, Coney Island Brooklyn, New York City, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken by Scoboco.
Urban Artifact: Stockholm Street
Today the Mister and I sojourned to visit a friend of ours in Ridegwood. As it would happen, said friend’s birthday is tomorrow and she has a slew of kittens up for adoption. We brought a treat and she treated us to some kitten time. A more than fair exchange if you ask me. But we’ll get into the latter later.* Anyhoo, as we were walking to this person’s home we encountered this:
Naturally I had to look at it.
A script. The Mister told me to put it back. I flat-out refused. First off: it was abandoned. Secondly: the content speaks for itself. Lastly: as a creative soul cum urban anthropologist I find it fascinating. When I arrived back at Chez Shitty and further examined my find, it got even more interesting…
The author of this endeavor appears to be a young man named Derrick. He has enlisted a few lady friends to make this vignette happen. I envision a future Joe Francis or perhaps even a Russ Meyer in the making!
*Kittens: of a litter of no less than nine lives, seven are left.
They’re really cute too. Two have bobtails!
Any/all who are interested in meeting these ladies and gentleman (who are around 9 weeks old) should contact their keeper/caretaker via email at: nutrichris (at) rcn (dot) com. Tell ’em Heather sent you.
Urban Fur: Havemeyer Street
Somewhere on Havemeyer Street there is a 99 Cent Store with a furry helper protecting panties against theft— or so she claims!
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Better Homes & Garbage
Filed under: 11211, Feral Furniture, Street Furniture, Urban Artifact, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From River Street.
New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: Special East Village Edition
Filed under: 10003, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Just another day on Avenue A…
New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour: Murray Hill Merlot
Given the spirits I usually find gracing the public pay phones in the Garden Spot, I simply had to capture this corker for posterity. It’s a whole ‘another world over there, folks. One in which the Mister and I overheard a young lady talking up a bouncer. This went as follows:
Lady: Where do you live?
Bouncer: Brooklyn.
Lady: EVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVRYbody lives in Brooklyn!
Well, not yet.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Intrigue On The Deli Front?
This photo was sent to me by a reader we’ll call “T”. There has been a lot of speculation that this is an expansion of the now former “God Bless Deli”at 818 Manhattan Avenue. Makes sense— but as we all know that is not how Greenpoint rolls. I queried the fellows who operate the latter establishment (which is now the USA Deli). They assured me this was not their endeavor and they were none too happy about it. So now we have— or will soon have— a God Bless Deli 2 sans a #1. Oy.
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