Of all the people who have raged against the Greenpoint way of life machine my husband has been the hardest case to crack. His usual (nonsensical) rhetoric centered around him being a dandy (and wearing dinner jackets, a tie and dress shoes). In Oscar Wilde’s circle— that being Victorian England— such fettle would be [...]
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As many of you are aware, I (and a fair number of other Greenpointers) have been without a telephone and Internet access since Tuesday. Initially Verizon said everything would be back up on June 28th. On June 28th, the date was pushed back to June 30th or July 1st. Now July 2nd is the [...] During my latest sojourn to Sunnyside I happened upon a house on 38th Street that shone head and shoulders over its neighbors. St. Francis stands guard over the front door. As I moved in closer to take the above photo, a battery-operated bird started chirping. The overall effect was a shinier, happier [...] Today’s architectortural masterpiece hails from Kent Street just west of McGuinness Boulevard. As you can tell from the above photo, it sports some seriously retro asphalt siding like its predecessor. What you cannot see, however, is what makes this seemingly unremarkable two story house worthy of distinction. Please give a hearty [...] For those of you who are unaware, I have been without telephone and Internet service for going on three days. In fact, a great number of my fellow far north Greenpointers (Verizon customers all) are in the same predicament. The word infuriating does not begin to describe what it is like to be in [...] Not too long ago my gal pal over at 11222 was generous enough to assemble some general guidelines for patronizing the B61 bus. Although I found what she wrote both amusing and informative, I would be remiss if I didn’t go on the record and state that I disagree with her on a number [...] Those of you who are interested in attending can get all the details here. Miss Heather P.S.: As of 7:00 a.m. this morning a substantial area of Greenpoint lost phone and Internet service. From what I can tell the area affected is north of Greenpoint Avenue and west of Manhattan Avenue. I happen [...] I found the above scheiss oddity yesterday behind the Key Food on McGuinness Boulevard. Many of you non-Greenpointers may not know it, but this area (Newel Street between Greenpoint Avenue and Calyer) is a hotbed of bumshit activity. That’s probably why this building decided to take a dump; it got shit/pissed/vomited on one [...] As I indicated in the previous post, yesterday I attended the Brooklyn Blogger Meet-up in Flatbush. Afterwards, I decided to take a trip down memory lane and check out where I lived before I moved to Greenpoint. I have not laid eyes on this apartment, much less set foot in this neighborhood, since [...] Last Saturday I attended the Mermaid Parade. My journey to Coney Island (via rapid transit) was as follows: I took the Smith and 9th-bound G to Bedford-Nostrand. Then I had to cross the platform and get on yet another Smith and 9th-bound G train. At Hoyt-Schermerhorn I tranferred to the Manhattan-bound A train. [...] |
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