New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour: Shock & Awe(some)

February 19, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10012, Bum Shit, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Dung of the Day, Urban Artifact, Wow, WTF 

Last weekend I went for a walk with my buddy Larry around points north Brooklyn and beyond. We stumbled upon a number of fascinating things during our peregrinations including a bona fide monologue machine. A discussion followed wherein Larry mused:

I wonder if anyone actually uses pay phones?

Today on the Bowery I learned the answer.

shitphone

Yes! Those of you who lament that New York City ain’t what it used to be (it isn’t), I present for your viewing pleasure the above repurposed phone kiosk. For what it is worth, it smelled a lot worse than it looks.

fiveinches

Damn.

The Word On The Street, Part I: From Spring Street With Love

springstreetwithlove

Taken February 19, 2013.

New York Shitty Day Starter: The Watcher

January 31, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan 

Watcher

Taken by Chudko.

New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: Blood Money

January 25, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Street Art 

bloodmoney

From the Bowery.

New York Shitty Day Starter: The Word On The Street

January 24, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, The Word On The Street 

jello

Taken January 23, 2013.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Stikman

January 23, 2013 ·
Filed under: Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Street Art 

stikman

Taken January 23, 2013.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Apple

January 10, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan 

Don't feed the animals

Taken by *Keith*.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Season’s Greetings From Chinatown

December 23, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City 

SeasonsGreetings

Taken by Chudko.

Spotted On The Bowery: Wonder Woman

Taken December 3, 2012.

New York Shitty Day Starter: Urban Artifact

December 4, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10002, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Urban Artifact 

From the Bowery.

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