Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Now Hiring

September 9, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Gentrification, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

bedfordave

Taken September 9, 2013.

New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: Richardson Street

September 6, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

richardsonstreet

Taken September 5, 2013.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Urban Jungle

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llama

 

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1059manave2

Taken September 5, 2013.

The Word On The Street, Part I: Graham Avenue

B43

Taken September 5, 2013.

Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Hope Street

September 5, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Gentrification, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn, WTF 

Hope Street 952013 Detail

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As stumbled upon by yours truly today at 4:00 p.m. Words honestly fail me. Thankfully for such (rare) occasions, I have my camera handy. Welcome to the New & Improved Williamsburg…

Urban Artifact: Brief Relief

September 5, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Urban Artifact, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

Brief Relief

As discovered on Broadway today, September 5th, 2013. I do not even want to guess what the mystery liquid is. Yes folks, there’s a reason Community Board 1 has the dubious distinction of being #2 city-wide when it comes to trash…

From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: We’re #2!

cleanupjamaica

 

This comes courtesy of my comrade over at Queens Crap. To whom I replied:

Do they mean the streets or Community Board 1?

To wit he replied:

Probably both.

NYDNscreencap

 

Teaser quote from the New York Daily News (which you can and should continue reading here…)

They got caught looking grimy on a modern-day “Candid Camera” — and now Greenpointers are seeking an old-fashioned approach to repairing their soiled reputation.

Days after the neighborhood was ranked dead last for “class” in a survey partly based on Google Street View images of filth, Greenpoint businesses started lining up to make a simple pledge to clean their storefronts daily and maintain street trees…

New York Shitty analysis:

1. Instead of making Greenpoint “look” safer perhaps it should simply be made safer?
2. If Greenpoint and Williamsburg are, in fact, among the dirtiest neighborhoods in the city, exactly what does this say about our elected officials? I mean, haven’t they kind of allowed this to happen?
3. Why are we asking folks to pledge to do what they should be doing already?
4. This is a shit show. Plain and simple.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Dain

September 4, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

dain

Taken September 3, 2013.

The Word On The Street, Part IV: Annotated

September 3, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

north9street

Taken September 3, 2013.

And Now A Word From Our City Councilman

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In Brooklyn, our parks are our backyards…

ryansillegalgarden

Unless of course you are buddies with Mr. Levin. In which case you can privatize a piece of public space (READ: the sidewalk) on Metropolitan Avenue so as to create your personal front yard/urban oasis with impunity. Note the trellis affixed to the building proper and DEP barrier pressed into service re-purposed as a “gate”. Such trivialities as rules and regulations are for other people…

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