Reader Contribution Du Jour: Furit
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Jeff Hinton (who found this wonderful bit of Greenpoint goodness) writes:
Yet another “Gourmet Deli” rears it’s ugly head in Greenpoint… this one on the corner of Nassau and Leonard. Obviously, whoever wrote the copy for the awning went to NYC public schools. Sorry for the crappy pic… all I had was my iphone.
I don’t know about you but I don’t think the fact this was shot from a cell phone diminishes this item’s Greenpoint glory one bit. Great catch Jeff!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: People & Automobiles
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From Manhattan Avenue.
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: Greenpoint After Dark
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Earlier this week I met up with The Professor for a couple of drinks and some long overdue catch-up time. Some of you might know that the Professor is a D.J. by trade. He spins at The Beauty Bar every Tuesday night. I also have it on very good intelligence that Greenpoint’s very own CoCo66 is going to give him a trial run soon. When I get a confirm on the date and time I will pass it along here.
In addition to his love of music The Professor is an extremely gifted photographer. Follows is a sampling of his latest work. Enjoy!
You can see all the above shots and much, much more via The Professor’s Flickr page. Check it out!
Miss Heather
Reader Contribution Du Jour: 305 Lofts Redux
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Some of you might have noticed I have been having a lot of fun with the Loft 305 this week. Well, the party found its way to my inbox. An anonymous tipster writes:
Thought you might enjoy these. View from inside 305 Lofts. Must be spectacular at night, eh?
Eager to see what Greenpoint goodness was attached to this email I enthusiastically toggled down.
I was not disappointed.
Perhaps I am being a stickler but this scenic vista looks very little like the one gracing Loft 305’s web site. Hmm…
Miss Heather
Calling All Shittites: Contributors & Tips Wanted
Filed under: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, New York City, Sunnyside, Williamsburg
Now that my life has resumed some sense of normalcy (or at least as close as it gets with yours truly) I can finally get around to doing a few things I’ve been meaing to do but have gotten lost in the shuffle. Soliciting tips and contributors is foremost among these things.
Over the last few months I have increasingly come to the opinion that New York Shitty would be augmented with the addition of some other, new “voices”. Recent events (such as the untimely passing of Bob Guskind and the impending demise of the Greenpoint Courier) and my growing acceptance of the fact that I am only one person have made me realize that expanding the content on this site and providing a large forum are much more important than I had previously thought.
So here’s the deal: if you are interested in being a contributor to this site please email me at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. But before closing this post I would like to make my criteria/preferences/”plan” known:
1. I do not consider New York Shitty to be exclusively a “place blog”. However, there are some geographical areas I tend to focus on more than others: Greenpoint (obviously), Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Bushwick, southwestern Queens and to a more limited extent: Bedford Stuyvesant and the East Village. Here’s a map to give you a general idea of what/where I am talking about.
The previous having been written I want to make it clear that I am open to material from outside this area. I simply do not want it to override the north Brooklyn-centric nature of this site.
2. What kind of content am I looking for? I’m pretty open to suggestions. One thing I would really like to have happen is feature an adoptable pet once a week. If this sounds like something you are interested in doing, let me know. Otherwise I want to make it clear what I do not want: schmaltz. If you are going to write about your children it better be fucking good. Family Circus (and its ilk) put me in a blind rage. It also goes without saying that racist, sexist, classist, anti-Semitic, homophobic material, etc.— in other words hate speech— will not be published.
3. What’s in it for me? New York Shitty is not a for profit site, therefore I cannot afford to pay you. However, plans to convert this site (along with a redesign!) are in the works. So perhaps some day compensation will be involved. For the time being, however, a little publicity and/or link love is all I can offer.
4. Please be literate.
5. Unless you have sustained a serious brain injury or have multiple personalities please refer to yourself in the first person. Which brings me to my final point…
6. Please do not be insane. The world wide web has enough crazy people posting crazed missives on it already. I have no intention of adding to this problem.
This is pretty much all I can think of. I want to leave the possibilities for this site as open as possible.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Miss Heather
Map Image Credit: Google Maps
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: <3 Over $
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From Kingsland Avenue.
Miss Heather
A Very Green(point) Public Service Announcement
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
When I came across this wonderful missive (which hails from Norman Avenue) in bexrox’s Flickr photostream I simply had to share it here on New York Shitty. I for one am a big fan of the second point and last points: “tell friends to help clean” and “don’t pollute”. I don’t want to sound cynical (although I suppose I am being just that) but try telling that one to some of the businesses along Newtown Creek, kid.
Miss Heather
Williamspoint Photos Du Jour: Urban Fur
Bedford Avenue.
North 6 Street.
Wythe Avenue.
Franklin Street.
Beadel Street.
Miss Heather
New & Noteworthy: Vanessa Coffee Shop
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Despite the recession a lot is going on in south Greenpoint. First there was Boneshakers. Last month it was the revamped Cup Of Joe’s and Lucky Shot. Yesterday it was the Great Mac Off and the good news about Brooklyn Standard. Today I am pleased to announce we have gotten an old-school coffee shop: Vanessa’s.
Unfortunately I had already eaten but curious to know more I went inside. Vanessa’s is a tiny establishment. It seats at most maybe eight people. But the spicy aroma coming from the kitchen was absolutely mouth-watering. I asked the woman behind the counter how long they had been open. She said two weeks. They have not in fact even finalized their take out menu. But as you will see from this working draft they will be serving the usual fare along with some very authentic Mexican food. Color me intrigued!
Vanessa Coffee Shop
510 Morgan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
(718) 388 – 0357
Fax: (718) 388 – 7750
Miss Heather
P.S.: They will be receiving orders via fax and will be sending out Twitter alerts for their daily specials. Ah, technology…
ancsd
Dung Of The Day: The Broken Windows Theory
Yesterday I wrote about the urban rusticism/added value the Loft 305’s neighbors have seen fit to give their rather intimidating and big friend. Today I had the pleasure of walking by this edifice I call “Fort Apache the ‘Point” again today. I noted a couple gawking at the hanging wires and graffiti gracing the property.
I saw the previous after I discovering this smashed out window (as seen to the right) which can be found at ground level. Don’t believe me? Click here and see for yourself. Not only did the wizards behind this project see fit to place windows within easy peeping, pissing and vomiting distance (and for the record I have seen the latter two in abundance on this strip of road along with blood) but they saw fit to enable their tenants open them. My theory is they wanted their clients to get some fresh air. This is a sterling idea in principle but when one factors in realty it doesn’t work very well. The perfume of taxi garage across the street, waste treatment plant one block away and the automotive exhaust (only the boulevard called McGuinness can provide) will be the only air these people will breathe. With neighbors like this why quit smoking? Hell, I’d even advocate taking up the habit just to cover up the stench. One month’s free rent and no broker fee will give you plenty of money to buy ciggies for just this purpose. Marketing genius! But I digress.
Back to the purpose of this post: today’s dung of the day.
A shitpop lollipoop* as found on the Huron Street side of the Lofts 305. Yum.
Miss Heather
*Thanks Copyranter!
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