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The Good Wife Comes To Greenpoint
The Mister just found this slid under the front door of our apartment building. My favorite passage reads as follows:
We are aware that filming can be an inconvenience, but please know that we will be making effort to keep disruptions to a minimum.
How can one minimize “disruptions” which arise from using both sides of two city blocks as your personal parking lot/trailer park? Note the generous three days notice. Gee, thanks.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Saturday Night In Greenpoint
This nook— or would that be cranny— on Green Street has become a very popular place for our increasing homeless population to get a little al fresco shut-eye. Perhaps the Viridian could take him in? They have the space to share. Let’s put this nondo to good use!*
Miss Heather
*This week I had an epiphany regarding the multitude of half-completed/bankrupt apartment buildings in north Brooklyn. We, as citizens, should not be rewarding these chaps by bailing them out with our tax dollars with no strings attached, e.g.; if said properties do indeed turn a profit we’ll see no return on our investment. (Which is exactly what the HARP plan will do). We should convert them into for profit prisons and homeless shelters. Greenpoint has pretty much become one (of many) dumping grounds for Manhattan’s “undesirables”— why not make a few bucks off it? Beside, convicted felons *cough*Â *Madoff* deserve scenic Manhattan views, a doorman, swimming pool and balconies too!
Viridian Death Watch: Another One Bites The Dust
Filed under: 11222, Abjectecture, Asshole, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Jay Lombard of Dog Habitat brought the above little fella (and two of his equally deceased feathered friends) to our attention? He had ascertained that the glass windows of Greenpoint’s favorite nondo, the Viridian, was to blame for their demise; the reflection cast from them was fooling these cedar waxwings— which should be noted are currently migrating south— to fly into them. Well, it is with heavy heart that I inform you 110 Green Street has claimed another victim.
And this time— instead of picking his (or her) fragile little body up— Magic’s funky bunch simply swept him along with all the other “trash” (gracing the western end of their property) onto their neighbor’s lot.
You’re a real class act, Viridian.
Miss Heather
Viridian Advertising Campaign Goes For New, “Low Key” Look
Filed under: 11222
Inasmuch an I try (and I really do try) to avoid making ridiculing this property a cottage industry, the fact is they make it too damned easy to resist sometimes. Take the following for example:
Has the recession at long last impacted the Viridian’s advertising budget or has someone in our fair community decided to air his (or her) disgust with his glass-encased and very unfinished new neighbor?
It would appear the answer is “both”.
Miss Heather
Williamspoint Photos Du Jour: Street Seating Selections
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Man oh man is it hot out! For this reason I have decided to beat the heat by sidling up to the a/c and rolling out some of my favorite Williamspoint street seating. Enjoy!
This pleather with sneaker and toaster ensemble hails from India Street.
Although a little worse for wear, this Brooklyn Queens Expressway number has a certain air of gravity about it I find compelling.
A little brown velour from Green Street.
Behold, the Bedford Avenue crusty couch.
Need to beat the heat? This green leather recliner from Throop Avenue is appointed with a can of Arizona iced tea! And last, but hardly least:
What this great DIY number from Lorimer Street may lack in elegance it more than makes up for with good ol’ Greenpoint ingenuity. Note the presence of two cushions so the user can adjust his (or her) comfort level accordingly. Outstanding!
Miss Heather
TOMORROW: Stoop Sale At 106 Green Street
This item comes courtesy of Erin, who writes:
hi Heather! just wanted to give you a heads up that my housemates and i at 106 green street are going to be having a stoop sale this sunday, august 9 beginning at 10am… handprinted t-shirts, vintage clothing, furniture, 2 knitting machines, and various other items. just thought you might be interested in mentioning it on newyorkshitty or just swinging by yourself…
Stoop Sale
Sunday, August 9, 2009; starting at 10:00 a.m.
106 Green Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
And that’s all she wrote!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Street Seating Du Jour: NO BUGS
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Furniture
From Green Street.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Made In The Shade
Ever had one of those moments when you find yourself saying:
Gee, I wish I had thought of that!
I’ve been having a number of those lately. Yesterday it was discovering (and partaking of) the genius that is donut ice cream sandwich. Today it is this.
This just goes to show that Greenpointers exercise considerable resourcefulness and imagination when it comes to enjoying a New York Shitty summer afternoon. No trees, no problem: this chap has it made in the shade! Bravo, Green Street hammock man! You are an inspiration to us all!
Miss Heather
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