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Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Special Christmas Eve Edition
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
There is no holiday cheer quite like Manhattan Avenue holiday cheer. Have a safe and happy one, folks!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Gone, But Not Forgotten
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff The Makes Heather Sad
A brave soul we’ll call gothamruins writes:
Miss Heather,
I’m sure you’ve heard of the water tower buffing. Truly sad to see it go. It took many years of talking about it but I got an up close look last year. Feel free to post the attached photo…
I too am sad to see this nugget of Greenpoint glory go. Thanks for the memory, gothamruins. It means a lot. In closing I feel compelled to note I recently acquired this print showcasing the “Wondrous Water Towers of New York City”.
It goes without saying the Garden Spot represents.
Here’s looking at you, kid.
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Decisions…
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
Taken December 20, 2014.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: This Sunday!
A very nice lady named Melissa writes:
Hi, I am involved in a holiday market this weekend in Greenpoint. I was wondering if you would be able to post the flyer? Any help would be appreciated!! 🙂
Duly/gladly posted! Those of you who want more information about the participating artists are advised to check out this event’s Facebook page here. Support your local artists this holiday season and check it out!
Tomorrow: Holiday Craft Fair
This item comes from a very nice lady named Lisa. Any/all who have holiday shopping to do and wish to benefit a good cause should check it out!
PS 110 Craft Fair
December 10, 2014 starting at 5:00 p.m.
124 Monitor Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Crosstown Local Photo Du Jour: Greenpoint Avenue
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Taken December 5, 2014.
New York Shitty Videos Du Jour: Season’s Beatings From Manhattan Avenue
Filed under: 11222, Criminal Activity, Gentrification, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
I cannot tell a lie: I hate the “holiday” season. It seems to bring out the very worst in otherwise normal, rational people. Call me a “Humbugger” all you want, gentle readers. Nowadays I confine yet another winter of my discontentment to snow globes. This is not simply therapeutic. It is better than, say, standing on the sidewalk yelling while brandishing a billy club. Which is exactly what came to pass on Manhattan Avenue late this afternoon.
I know what you’re thinking:
Exactly what lead up to this?
Well, if you listen carefully to the following video you will get some idea.
NOTE: I wrote “some idea”. As you can plainly see the fellow in question did not run away. And, well, further taunting an alleged assailant by screaming “Bitch” at him? This does not strike me as being a very good idea. Neither is wielding a billy club for that matter:
Don’t believe me? Read the law for yourselves here.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
The Word On The Street: Security
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
This fearsome feline stands watch over a building on Kingsland Avenue. More specifically he (she?) is guarding set and prop material for the television show Madam Secretary. It is reassuring to see Broadway Stages has stepped up security since thieves made off with $17,800 of equipment just down the street back in October. Go get ’em tiger!
Props: A big New York Shitty shout out goes to Sheryl for bringing this item to my attention and the two very nice and quite human fellows on the premises for humoring my shutter-bugging. Thanks!
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Brooklyn’s Own
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Anyone have the 411 on this?
(Taken November 19, 2014)
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Calyer Street
Filed under: 11222, Dung of the Day, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact
Today yours truly opted to enjoy a little sunshine and take a stroll along Manhattan Avenue. In so doing I held a great number of interesting things. Among them:
- a few individuals who could best be described as extras attending a casting call for the Zoolander sequel. Mind you, it was not their presence which drew my attention. I am not so naive as to think I do not have such folks as my neighbors in this, the “new” Greenpoint. I know. They do not bother me. The more and different the merrier! Rather, it was the fact they were out and about (READ: out of bed) at 1:00 p.m.
- a tableau which defied easy taxonomical categorization. On Calyer Street I beheld a tetrad of things which I hold near and dear. These being:
- An urban artifact along with…
- a melange of merde…
- in a public pay phone which, in addition to the previous, proffered
- pro-bono services of a highly specialized nature.
For the above-listed reasons I decided to classify this post as Greenpoint Photos Du Jour. Now that we have gotten that out of the way…
let’s take the above morsels of Greenpoint glory in numeric order, shall we?
1.
One container of Organic Girl Spring Mix…
with vodka vinaigrette.
2.
The aftermath of severe gastric distress. (Perhaps due to the consumption of item #1?).
3.
Not one, not two, but three solicitations for not simply free sex but free Garden State sex! As you can see, gentle readers, I have blurred out the telephone number. I did so because I suspect its owner has been— how shall we say— “volunteered” for this endeavor. In closing, it should be noted I did research the telephone number in question. I regret to inform everyone it does not hail from Secaucus. But hey, when it’s free sex in the offing one cannot/should not be too choosy. Thank you, the public pay phone kiosks of Calyer for keeping things real— or at least really interesting— hereabouts.
Happy Sunday, Garden Spotters!
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