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New York Shitty Day Ender: END
Filed under: 11222, Crazy Cat Lady, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
It would appear the feral colony at the end of India Street has a few new additions!
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Listen
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street
Taken August 7, 2011.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: A Lot O’ Love
This item comes from the ladies behind this endeavor: Maureen and Trish of Domestic Construction. They write:
Hi Heather! We love reading your blog! We have a design studio in Greenpoint and live here as well. Upon moving our business into a new space, on India St., in May we discovered the empty lot next door. We fell instantly in love with the space and couldn’t help but think of the possibilities. We got word that the landlord was going to concrete the lot in and turn it into a parking lot, so we jumped in and signed the lease. We have now developed a Kickstarter campaign to transform the space into inspiring experiential community garden focused on sustainability, urban living, and art. We are working to spread the word! Here is a link to more details about the project http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1216881255/designplot?ref=live We love what you are doing and would love to find a way to work together on this!
We also wanted to invite you a benefit party we are having on the lot this Sunday. We have attached a flier for the event but here are all the details:Lot o’ LoveAugust 7th 3:30-9pm
216 India St.Outdoor Yoga Class lead by Adriana Rizzolo and Aaron Angel from Abhaya Yoga begins at 4pm!The music starts around 5pm with:Melati Malay of Lavalier: http://www.lavaliermusic.c?om/
Then…
Bubbles: http://www.myspace.com/bub?blesmusicnyc
And one really big, totally amazing secret third act! Yummy local foods brought to you by Brooklyn’s Skytown and drinks provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
$15 suggested donation for the event. We would love it if you could come! Feel free to tell all your friends! We are so excited to make this happen for Greenpoint!
It has long been a wish of mine that a community garden happen in the Garden Spot. Therefore I suppose it goes without saying that I am very excited about what Trish and Maureen are cooking up. Although I plan to meet with them in person and discuss how I can help them with this endeavor, in the meantime methinks I will make a donation to their Kickstarter page— and swing by this event. Those of you who share my enthusiasm should do so as well!
Lot O’ Love: A Benefit For A Community Garden at 216 India Street
August 7, 2011 starting at 3:30 p.m.
216 India Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
Crosstown Local Photos du Jour: An India Street PSA
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Culture War, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Natives Are Getting Restless
Taken August 1, 2011.
Miss Heather
Spotted On India Street: Pigeon Season
Due to the recession, pigeons in this area have been re-zoned for consumption.
UPDATE, 7:15 p.m.: It has come to my attention via Copyranter that Animal New York has beaten me to the punch! Point and click here to see more great pieces by TrustoCorp. Take my word for it: you will not be disappointed!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Police Activity On Clifford Place?
Filed under: 11222, Criminal Activity, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
A lady we’ll call “L” writes:
Hello, I’m a Greenpointer and follow your blog. Since you are always in the know I’d thought I’d reach out to you. I think something bad happened on last night on our street. cops all over the street and one was sitting outside the bldg across the street. 11 Clifford. Do you know anything about this?
No, I do not know anything about this incident— but YIKES! On a (somewhat) related note, yesterday I was asked about an incident on Manhattan Avenue and India Street culminating in this:
Apparently these was a car chase pursuit between New York’s Finest and a “perp” Saturday night around 11:30 p.m. Many police cars (including one which jumped the curb, took out a stop sign and damaged the above call box) were noted. That’s all I know. If anyone knows what happened here or at 11 Clifford do share via comments or via email at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. Your identity will remain anonymous if you so desire. Thanks!
UPDATE, 3:40 p.m.: I have been told that the incident on Clifford Street came to pass between 2:00 and 5:30 a.m., and although drugs and blood were found, there was no body. No body = no murder, folks.
UPDATE, 9:20 p.m.: Now I am being told there is a body. A tipster writes:
So now I’m told via my next door neighbor who talked to the owner of the building on Clifford that there WAS a body. I guess the guy was beat up on his stoop around 9pm, in front of a lot of witnesses. He made it into his house, where the landlady heard a big crash around 1:30 or 2, and then called the cops to check on him. That’s when they found him dead. He was a guy in his early 30s who owned two dogs. No one has wanted to ID any of his attackers for fear of retaliation.
Miss Heather
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