Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: San Gennaro, 2014
Filed under: Manhattan, New York City, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Urban Fur
Taken by Scoboco.
Urban Artifact: Mission Accomplished?
Filed under: 11222, Gentrification, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact
Taken today, September 14th, 2014, on Humboldt Street.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Smiles
Filed under: 10003, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Urban Fur
Taken by David Sierra.
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Reserved
Filed under: 10027, Feral Furniture, Harlem, Harlem Manhattan, Street Furniture
Taken September 12, 2014.
From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: Presenting BushSick
With the rapid development of Bushwick, wont be to long until it becomes BushSick
This item was brought to my attention by a person we’ll call “D”. A couple thoughts/observations:
- The grammar employed in this advertisement actually inflicted physical pain in yours truly.
- I have to wonder about the legality of what appears to be a basement apartment. Fire code, anyone?
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: The Word On The Street
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art, The Word On The Street
Taken by Scoboco.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Live From The B43 Bus Stop
An anonymous tipster writes:
Hi Heather!
While waiting for the 43 at Graham & Grand, I noticed a man seemingly passed out across the street. And I called 911. While waiting for help, I noticed the guy coming to. Well, pictures speak louder than words
Behold, the staredown of shame.
Damn.
For those of you who are not in the know on top of this Polaroid moment a pair of Time Warner employees— in uniform— were spied engaging in oral sex on the premises of our very own Nature Walk. NOTE: there is a rather large Time Warner facility located next door to this park. I guess the company bathroom simply does not have the same je nais sais quoi. In any case, I suppose the upshot is some are, in fact, enjoying our “open spaces”. Albeit in a rather unconventional matter.
Sorry folks, no photos— at least not yet. What this couple may not be aware of (or perhaps they simply do not care) is there are surveillance cameras on the premises. This incident has been brought to the attention of the Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee, to much amusement I’ll add. “NCMC” has, in turn, placed a request for said footage.* We’ll see. In any case those of you who seek porn should not pay a premium on cable, simply head over to the Nature Walk!
Naturally I had to make my tipster aware of this. To wit, he/she replied.
Awwww Heather. I just know there’s an exposed penis out there for you too. And I bet when you see it, it’ll be the longest one of all. 🙂
Awww. Thank you!
*In addition, removing the “no dogs” rules has been brought to the table. Dog owners should be pleased about this as there is no dog run hereabouts. Just don’t let Fido play in the creek, okay?
Today In Illegal Hotels: 5 West 31st Street
Filed under: 10001, Gentrification, Illegal Hotels/AirBnb, Midtown, Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sojourning with some good friends of mine. One fellow— we’ll call him “Q”— took me on a tour of Inwood. Simply put, it was awesome.
In return I showed “Q”, being a good host, a not terribly unfamiliar sight in our fair city…
I speak of none other than a Vacate Order!
It is accompanied by a Red Cross notice. This is getting interesting!
A “restraining order”? This a whole new game. One which I felt compelled to investigate when I got home.
Behold the copious number of actions (94) and violations (103). Impressive!
Converting a three bedroom apartment into a five bedroom apartment with two bedrooms twhich sport no windows. Nope, our Bravest ain’t gonna like that one bit!
No sprinklers either? Oh boy.
So they converted three floors of residential space— seven, nine and ten respectively– into hostel space and were in the process of converting floors six and four— without permits naturally. That nonsense is for rank amateurs and these urbanoasisnyc.com folks are superstars!
However their clients seemed to have liked them enough. You can see reviews, photos, etc. of this super-sized and quite illegal former hostel on Trip Advisor. Obviously they have not heard the news yet…
New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: West 125 Street
Filed under: 10027, Harlem, Harlem Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, Street Art
Taken September 10, 2014.
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