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Urban Fur: Scaly At Gantry
Today yours truly knocked around Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Long Island City. It was at Gantry State Park where I encountered this, the first lizard to be featured as an urban fur. His name is Draco (which his winsome keeper made emphatically clear means “dragon”) and all the Greenpointers reading this will be pleased as punch to know he calls our very own Kent Street home!
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Tug
Filed under: 11101, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Long Island City Queens, Newtown Creek
From Newtown Creek.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Alas, Poor Teddy…
even if I didn’t know him well. It’s been just over a year since I documented the testament to Teddy that is the now defunct Infinity Club.
And the props just keep on coming.
What a guy.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Inasmuch as I can ascertain this space is still for rent. Any takers out there?
New York Shitty Slide Show Du Jour: Queens Selections
Filed under: 11101, 11104, Corona, Corona Queens, Elmhurst, Elmhurst Queens, Long Island City, Long Island City Queens, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Queens
As I mentioned previously today I took an afternoon sojourn in Queens. Truth be told, I was not in “in the zone”. Some days I am more photographically-inclined than others. But I did have my moments— such as the above image. It has a certain Edward Hopper quality I kind of like. What was even more interesting is what I stumbled upon— quite literally— immediately after taking said photo.
A motel fit for a queen— albeit one on a tight schedule. I told the Mister this is where I want to spend our fourth wedding anniversary. He quipped that he was nonplussed that they don’t charge by the quarter hour. So it goes. Without further ado here are some shots from today’s sojourn around Queens. Enjoy!
Miss Heather
P.S.: You can view this slide show in larger format (which I recommend) by clicking here.
Crosstown Local Photo Du Jour: F*ck This Train
Filed under: 11211, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Long Island City Queens, Queens, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From the Queens-bound platform at Metropolitan Avenue.
Miss Heather
P.S.: It has been brought to my attention that the peeps at he MTA have big plans for the humble G train. That being shutting it down between Bedford Nostrand and Court Square for six whole weekends!
- July 17-19
- July 24-26
- August 7-9
- August 21-23
- September 11-13
- September 25-27
I have little doubt this will work wonders for our local businesses.
Spotted At First Avenue: “Official Neglect”
Filed under: 10009, 11101, 11211, 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Manhattan, New York City, Subway, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
I am not a marketing whiz. I leave that to the experts. But placing such a polemic at the entrance of Canarsie-bound L train, well, strikes me as being misguided at best. We have problems of our own. Believe you me when I waited for the mighty Crosstown Local (which was more fragrant than usual) last night— for over 30 minutes— at Metropolitan Avenue— I found this missive wretchedly comical. You want to see neglect, Upper West Siders? Why not cross the pond and see the not-so-benign neglect that our city has seen to lavish upon us G trainers.
21st Street, Long Island City, Queens
This sign is unnecessary. When foul-smelling muck is dripping from the ceiling people will inevitably avoid the edge of the platform until it is absolutely necessary. That is, when the G train finally arrives. Taken July 4, 2010.
If my memory serves me correctly this tile work was done in the late 90’s. As of July 4, 2010 it looks like ass. I skipped Nassau Avenue. Here’s why: because there is a busted water main and it makes the Norman Avenue entrance smell like dead fish. But back to the purpose of this post:
- Token booths being unattended
- Dysfunctional Metrocard machines
- Non-functional panopticons (Lest anyone from the Upper West Side is reading this: the ones on the L and G appear to be fully functional. Exactly what effect this has as a crime deterrent has yet to be determined.)
- I know of not a single person who has attempted to use the intercoms in North Brooklyn. It is popularly considered as an exercise in futility. (If anyone has please contact me via email at: missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. I’d love to hear your story.)
These conditions (and worse) are taken for granted in the hinterlands (READ: the outer boroughs), my uptown friends. We often have to go above ground in order to interface with a station agent. Occasionally we encounter an actual human being.
To conclude: the grievances our friends at 86 Street have stated are pretty much par for the course. They are nothing special. These people are simply better organized. Perhaps a few G,L,J,M,7 (to name a few) trainers would like to make their voices heard at this meeting?
MTA Public Meeting
July 13, 2010 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Cooper Union
7 East 7 Street
New York, New York 10009
Let’s show them, Mayor Mike, et. al. the true meaning of neglect!
Miss Heather
Long Island City Photo Du Jour: Jackson Avenue
You can see the above image in larger format by clicking here.
Miss Heather
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