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Long Island City Photo Du Jour: Pulaski Bridge
I have always believed successful public art should engage the public. Taking the previous into account— albeit in the most broadest sense— I’d say the mural on the Pulaski Bridge is a smashing success!*
Miss Heather
*In all seriousness: how could the peeps at the DOT and the artist responsible for this opus not know this would invariably invite a priapism? Placing a man behind a woman is second only in my unwritten “Do not do leave to the caprice/rancor of the public” rulebook to why subway posters should never, EVER, feature anything— human, humanoid, mammalian, reptilian or otherwise with his/her/its mouth open.
New York Shitty Day Ender: B61 R.I.P.
Filed under: 11101, 11211, 11222, Bed-Stuy, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Queens, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
You may be gone, B61, but you will not be forgotten.
This post goes out to Bed-Stuy Banana and Best View in Brooklyn. Not only are you among the most wonderful, intelligent and downright nice people I have met via the Interwebs but you ran kick-ass blogs about kick-ass neighborhoods. I miss you and I suspect the greater “Brooklyn Blogosphere” will as well.
Take care and please keep in touch, BSB and BVIB. I love you both! I’ll darken your respective doorsteps come spring. Perhaps earlier.
Consider your respective persons warned! 🙂
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Over There
Filed under: 11101, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Newtown Creek, Queens
Taken December 28, 2009.
Miss Heather
Quicklink: Up in Smoke
Many of you have doubtless heard of the massive cocaine bust which came to pass in Williamsburg last month. What you might not know is, if LiQcity is to be believed, our friends in Long Island City are having issues of their own. In a luxury condominium, no less:
Well well well. Apparently fancy shmancy Long Island City condos have drug busts, too…
You can read the whole story by clicking here.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Half a million dollars in cash?!? Apparently there are some businesses that are, indeed, “recession proof”. Perhaps these brave entrepreneurs could tender some vocational training to our banking and automotive industries?
Image Credit: LiQcity
New York Shitty Day Ender: Brookland
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, 11231, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Well folks, the big day (for me, anyway) is almost upon us. Tomorrow, December 10, I will be hanging my show of photography, Brookland, at t.b.d. I picked up the prints this evening and I have to confess I was very, very pleased! But back to the purpose of this post:
A number of people have inquired if there will be a reception for my show: the answer is yes. In a manner of speaking. Here’s the deal:
– I have been running myself ragged lately. This is mostly due to the fact I have been trying to balance my life and this web site with the demands of this show. I’m tired!
– For this reason tomorrow, starting at 7:30 p.m., I will be having a “soft opening”. I’ll just be hanging out, talking to people who swing by, etc.
– In January I will have a more proper closing reception. I will post the details about this at a later date.
Those of you who looking for free food and the like will probably want to attend the latter most. Otherwise, I hope to see you all tomorrow at t.b.d.! I have put a lot of work into this show and can’t wait to see the final product!
Brookland (a show of my photography!)
OPENING: Thursday, December 10, 2009 (I’ll be there from approximately 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.)
Closing Reception: January 7, 2010 (time t.b.a.)
t.b.d.
224 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
As I have mentioned before these works will be for sale and will start at the very reasonable price of $25.00!
Miss Heather
P.S.: Be sure to check out the reception at Clayspace too!
TOMORROW: Public Information Session Regarding Newtown Creek Superfund
Filed under: 11101, 11206, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Newtown Creek, Queens
Tomorrow, December 8, starting at 6:00 p.m. at our very own Automotive High School the Mayor’s office will be conducting a public information meeting regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to designate Newtown Creek as a superfund site. Among the items on the agenda for this public forum are a presentation and “question and answer” session.
Having been to such gatherings before, I prognosticate that one or two agitators/community cranks will show up, shout irrelevant/impertinent gibberish and generally annoy the piss out everyone else in attendance. I have seen this happen before and I see no reason why it will not happen this time around. Suffice it to say, dear readers, you can probably anticipate an evening that is both informative and entertaining.
Public Information Session
December 8, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Automotive High School
50 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Free Coffee This Week at Sweetleaf!
This item comes courtesy of Greenpoint’s very own commuting queen and coffee aficionado, Bitchcakes. She writes:
I spotted this flyer last night when waiting for the B61 @ Jackson Ave: FREE COFFEE @ Sweetleaf next week! They serve Stumptown, which is my favorite coffee and I highly recommend it. Thought you might want to pass it along. If you don’t, that’s fine too. But I know I will be there!!
I am certain many of you, dear readers, would love to get a free fix of quality caffeinated products. If so, your golden parachute has arrived courtesy of our friends across the creek at Sweetleaf. Don’t let the bikes run you over as you cross the Pulaski!
Free Coffee!
December 7- 13, 2009
Sweetleaf
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, New York 11101
Miss Heather
THIS WEEKEND: Free Admission at Cityice Pavilion
Filed under: 11101, 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Queens, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This item comes courtesy of Joel Arberman of Ekstein Development. He writes:
I am not sure if this would be of interest to you and your readers, but we are offering Greenpoint and Williamsburg residents free admission to the City Ice Pavilion this weekend. That’s a $6 savings…
I know a number of you readers like freebies/cheapies. This sound like a splendid way to while away a Saturday afternoon. Check it out!
Free Admission for Williamspoint Residents
December 4, 5:30 to 8:20; December 5, 12:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m., 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.; December 6, 12:00 – 2:20 p.m.
cityice Pavillion
47-32 32 Place
Long Island City, New York 11101
For more information about this promotion click here and here.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Inbox: More Ado About Tree Poop
Filed under: 11101, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Newtown Creek, Queens
My buddy Bitchcakes (who took the above photograph) writes in an email entitled “UGH”:
Have you seen this craptacular mess on the Pulaski Bridge? I don’t know when it went up, but I saw it today and I HATE IT!!!!!
To answer your question, yes I have seen this “craptacular mess”. It would appear a number of people have. Many have questions about it, but few seem to like it. Blair comments (in this post I published November 19):
Well, I got an answer sooner than anticipated. After repeated calls to 311 and cruising the DOT website, I was lucky enough to look out my window and see the grafitti artist/stencil man at work on the south end of the Pulaski Bridge. I asked him if he and his gang of artists were also responsible for the wood bench tabletop gymnasium. He said yes. I asked how long it will remain up. He said 11 months. He asked if i liked it. I said I did not because it is cumbersome looking and looks as if only a person two feet tall could sit on it comfortably. But, I noted, others did like it. His response, “Well, that’s the point. You either like it or you don’t.â€
So, there you go, the mystery of tree poop solved.
Thanks,
Blair
So there have you. For more reading about this piece of public art (and the testament to ineptitude that is the Pulaski bike lane “plan”) I heartily encourage you to read Restless’s post on the subject. You can do so by clicking here.
Miss Heather
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