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Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Old Meets New
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
As rents continue to be prohibitively out-of-reach for small businesses we can anticipate more and more chain stores and franchises gracing Manhattan Avenue. Like this new Subway slated for 650 Manhattan Avenue. My advice: if you want a sandwich go to Boneshakers, The God Bless Deli or the Franklin Corner Store. They’re well worth it.
Miss Heather
Subway Video Do Jour: Love On The L
Filed under: Area 51
This item comes courtesy of Greenpoint’s one and only Bitchcakes whose latest (and hilarious) post has to do with a B61 bus driver trying to purchase pussy willows for his sweetie from World of Flowers. Check it out!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Angry On The L
Filed under: Williamsburg
Faerie queene 12 writes:
Seen on January 24, 2008–a weekend when L Train service is not available on the whole line. Someone is not happy (probably many someones).
I can hardly wait to see what happens when they cut back bus service.
Miss Heather
Best. Subway Announcer. EVER.
G train patrons are used to getting the shaft. Once we had not just the G but also the GG. The previous was an express line, the latter was local. As you can see nowadays it’s all local —and soon to be even even more so. A reader of mine wrote:
…did you see this thing about the g-train? What does halved G service mean? Half as many trains or half as many stops? I assume this means Greenpoint’s gentrification is essentially over?
Does this surprise me? Hardly. The MTA has harbored a hard-on to cut off service to Forest Hills for a very long time. Given the Solomon-like wisdom the our rapid transit system exercises I suspect they’ll cut G train riders in half and demand $1.25 a ride for ransom. The same goes for (J)M(Z) trainers. What happens in working class Brooklyn doesn’t matter. Keeping up appearances in Manhattan (for the turistas) is what’s important. Priorities folks, priorities.
The previsou having been said we Crosstown Locals have one thing to be can be proud of: finest subway announcer I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. The MTA can cut service and up subway fares all they want but if they fire this dude I’ll be PISSED. ROYALLY.
Hmm… haven’t I heard this voice before?
Open the pod bay doors, Hal!
Miss Heather
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