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The Word On The Street: Metropolitan Avenue
Filed under: 11211, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken January 9, 2014.
Happy Birthday, Irene!
Filed under: Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
You are first and foremost my favorite citizen of Greenpoint. You are badass personified. This post is for you— and many more years!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Sometimes Wishes Come True
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Citizen Christine (who sent the above photograph taken at today’s Three Kings Parade) writes:
Tom (Burrows, general badass and Public Safety Chair of Community Board 1— Ed. Note) wanted camels! He got 3 at the three kings parade today. That’s more than electeds who marched. Any chance this could go on NewYorkShitty? Another wish from Tom.
Duly noted for posterity!
From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: Kidnapped
Filed under: 11211, Criminal Activity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Wow, WTF
A lady we’ll call “E” writes:
Not sure if you heard about this… but Max Starck was apparently kidnapped in the street! Not sure if this is for real, but both of these blogs are pretty legit in the Satmar circles…
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Sign The Petition!
A lady named Christa writes:
5 people have been killed in this intersection and it is one block away from a school. The community is demanding traffic calming techniques including a possible slow zone.
http://brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/2/dtg-greenpoint-pedestrian-death-2014-01-03-bk_37_2.html
This petition has close to 250 signatures in 48 hours.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/greenpoints-mcguinness.fb69?source=c.fb&r_by=570185
My interest in this is personal as my husband was hit by a car turning off of McGuinness Blvd. Luckily, he wasn’t injured badly. As our Assemblyman Joe Lentol says ““People here aren’t afraid of getting mugged – they’re afraid of getting hit.”
Here is another article from the “Daily News” (dated 2010) with the shocking statistic that “researchers witnessed drivers violate traffic laws every 17 seconds at Nassau Ave” at the exact intersection where Nicole Detweiler was killed as well as 4 others.
http://m.nydailynews.com/1.165534
Please considering covering this story. The last thing we need is another study from the DOT that goes nowhere.
Again, here is the petition if you post those on your site. Personally, I think we need a 20 mile an hour slow zone on McGuinness since drivers regularly go 9 miles over the speed limit. Most pedestrians will survive a crash from a car going 30 miles per hour, but won’t survive one going 40 miles per hour.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/greenpoints-mcguinness.fb69?source=c.fb&r_by=570185
Duly shared/posted!
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: On Ice
Those of you who cannot get enough of the stuff should be advised to head to the Starbucks on Manhattan Avenue. There you will find your bliss! Special thanks go out to Bitch Cakes for giving me permission to share this gem!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Homeless At The House Of Suds
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff The Makes Heather Sad
Laura (who took the above-depicted photos today, January 1st) writes:
Hi Heather!
Mike went across the street to the Bodega and came across a homeless guy passed out in the cold in the doorway of House of Suds. He couldn’t quite bend to help the guy. Mike was astonished that other people were out on the street and hadn’t called for help. After all it’s 26 degrees out there. He hurried upstairs to call 911. We heard the ambulance in a matter of moments, but Mike also used some key words. He said “I don’t want to see another one of these homeless guys dead in this precinct.” And then whatever was asked, he said “94th”.
Well said. Yes, the Bloomberg era may be over— but we will be dealing with the consequences of it for some time. Let’s face facts: our former Mayor’s “record” when it comes to the issue of homelessness is dismal. Thus it has been and will continue to be our responsibility as citizens to look out for those who may not be able to look out for themselves. If you see someone who may be unconscious on our city’s streets— especially now that winter (replete with storm warnings) is upon us— call 911. We have already had one homeless person die of hypothermia in this community so far. This is one too many.
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