New York Shitty Feral Mattress Watch: Bushwick Place
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Furniture
Taken September 6, 2012.
The Word On The Street, Part III: Stagg Street
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, The Word On The Street
Taken September 6, 2012.
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: C215
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art
From Flushing Avenue.
The Word On The Street: Change You Can Believe In
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street
From White Street.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Prodigal Pup?
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
A lass named Lori writes:
Heather,
I was walking down Richardson Street at 9:30am and spotted this little dog (see attached) between N.Henry and Humboldt. I’m in this area at the same time daily and have never seen this dog before. I have a feeling he might belong to someone as he seemed very friendly and followed me for a little bit (maybe looking for help). He has no collar but his coat looks like it had been shaved recently. He also has a limp, but looks like it’s from an old injury as he didn’t seem like he was in pain. It would be great if you can share on your blog. Hopefully someone will recognize the dog as belonging to someone in the area. If not, maybe he can be rescued. He seems like a really sweet little guy.
Thanks for your help!
Anyone who knows to whom this pup belongs can contact Lori via email at: lehoffman(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks!
TOMORROW: 94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, Criminal Activity, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Just a quick reminder that the 94th Precinct Community Council meetings resume tomorrow!
94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
September 5, 2012 starting at 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Ascension
122 Java Street entrance
Brooklyn, New York 11222
The Word On The Street, Part II: Silence Speaks Volumes
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Justice, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Unless you have been on vacation in Timbuktu, fellow north Brooklynites, you are undoubtedly aware of the recent allegations of sexual harassment as practiced by the fellow at left: the Honorable Assemblyman Vito Lopez. I for one found the whole affair so repulsive I saw fit to mention it on this site.
Mr. “Gropez” (as I have taken to calling him) has received a great deal of media attention as a result. I do not see this changing in the foreseeable future. The same goes for commentary* and questions tendered by my fellow citizens— and I can assure you there are many. But as of late the prevailing sentiment seems to be as follows:
Why haven’t our elected officials/public servants spoken up about (or at least acknowledged) this turn of events?
I for one think this is an excellent question.
Let’s take Christopher Olechowski, for example. As you can see from the above piece of campaign literature our current chair of Community Board 1 purports to be the voice of our community. I find this fascinating given he continues to be curiously quiet. To my knowledge Mr. Olechowski has yet to respond to inquiries regarding his “leadership” role in the fight against the TGE plant or requests that he participate in a debate with our current 50th Assembly District Leader, Lincoln Restler.
Perhaps silence is the voice of our community? The lack of any acknowledgement— much less a response— from fellow Assemblyman Joseph Lentol regarding Mr. “Gropez’s” alleged activities would certainly indicate this. But I digress.
This morning I:
- a resident of Community Board 1
- a constituent of the 50th Assembly District and
- a very pissed off registered voter with a vagina (and free time)
mulled the matter over. Finally I decided:
Fuck it. If they want to act like there’s not a problem, I will remind them there is one. On their proverbial doorstep.
So I dug into my war chest of Crayola sidewalk crayons (mere sidewalk chalk would not suffice), tossed on some flip-flops and took a walk.
A very long walk.
Here’s the deal, folks…
These public servants work for us, not the other way around. They are accountable to us, their constituents. Our votes can and have placed these individuals in office— and our votes can remove them. How much time and/or effort would have been required of Mr. Olechowski, Mr. Lentol or, dare I say, our City Councilman** to simply state (or have a staff member “tweet”) the following:
In light of recent allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, I (insert name here) want to make it clear I do not condone sexual harassment. I want to assure you, my constituents/neighbors, I will be watching this matter very carefully.
My educated guess would be “very little”— and yet this has yet to happen. Think about this when you cast your votes in upcoming elections, north Brooklynites.
I know I will.
UPDATE, August 30, 2012: I have received both an email and telephone call from Mr. Lentol! You can read the first by clicking here.
*Including my personal favorite. A piquant observation which comes from a lady named Sarah:
Hey, Vito, don’t let the door hit you in the DICK on the way out.
**Stephen Levin, former Chief of Staff for Mr. Gropez Lopez.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: North Brooklyn Parks Administrator Wanted
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This item was brought to yours truly attention by a lass named Christine. Yours truly found the following passage of particular interest:
Qualification Requirements:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time experience in one or more of the following fields: technical maintenance and operation of park facilities, policy formulation and implementation, or business promotion, at least 18 months of which experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervision of professional, technical, administrative or maintenance staff working in one or more of the above mentioned areas; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. However, all candidates must have at least 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive supervisory experience, or experience in supervision of professional, technical, administrative, or maintenance staff as described in “1” mentioned above…
Interested parties (or simply the curious) can read this listing in its entirety by clicking here. NOTE: the deadline for applications is September 19, 2012.
East Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Maujer Street, Revisited
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Urban Artifact
Taken August 21, 2012.
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