TOMORROW: Roastier & Toastier

November 5, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic 

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Tomorrow, Friday November 6, at 7:30 p.m. Cafe Grumpy will continue its sweater-themed movie series with Coraline. Not only is this event totally FREE, but attendees are encouraged to don their finest sweaters. Who knows, you might win a prize!

Roaster & Toaster
Friday, November 6, 2009 starting at 7:30 p.m.
Cafe Grumpy
193 Meserole Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222

In closing, yours truly is pretty excited about November 13’s offering: Better Off Dead!

Miss Heather

East Williamsburg Street Art du Jour: This n’ That

November 5, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art 

MJ

PI

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From Johnson Avenue.

Miss Heather

Greenwick Photo du Jour: Halloween Redux

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From Debevoise Avenue.

Miss Heather

New York Shitty Day Starter: Wish Fulfillment

November 5, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn 

NachoLover

From Moore Street.

Miss Heather

P.S.: I want a decent vegetarian enchilada in north Brooklyn/south Queens. Thoughts? Suggestions?

New York Shitty Day Ender: Drunk Dial

November 4, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic 

Drunkdial

hangingonthetelephone

From Norman Avenue.

Miss Heather

Found In Blissville, Made In Greenpoint!

WATCHYOUSTEP

I found the above at the Van Dam Street yesterday. Needless to say I found its use (abuse) of grammar amusing. Upon closer inspection I found a nugget of Greenpoint goodness.

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BROOKLYN VAULT LIGHT CO. 262 Monitor St. Brooklyn, N.Y.

It’s been awhile since I’ve gotten my Greenpoint geek on. Today I did. Here’s what 262 Monitor Street looks like nowadays.

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To say the least I was disappointed.* But I did find a few nifty items about Brooklyn Vault Light Company online. Here they are:

Industrial Progress

The above hails from the 120th Volume of American Architect. It would appear that I have stumbled upon a state-of-the-art coal hole cover! By 1921 standards, anyway.

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This classy piece of correspondence comes courtesy of Glassian.org.

And last, but hardly least, what would a piece of Greenpoint history be without a lawsuit? Involving high society, no less! From the March 13, 1921 edition of the New York Times:

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To get a peek of Mrs. Vanderbilt’s digs click here.

To see what has happened to Mrs. Vanderbilt’s manse (666 Fifth Avenue) click here.

Miss Heather

*There are no sidewalks to speak of on Monitor between Greenpoint Avenue and Norman Avenue. Just a bunch of pot holes and a bunch of parked/idling cars mostly. Northside Car Service seems to be particularly fond of parking/hanging out on the “sidewalk” in this area.

TOMORROW: Balinese Dance at St. Cecilia’s

cuchifritaThis item (which is too damned interesting to resist posting) comes courtesy of my buddy Dizzy Swank. Per the Dame CuchiFrita’s Facebook announcement:

Come and see rare performance behind the woman known as Dame CuchiFrita. She will be performing traditional Balinese Dance that is centuries old , in a convent, about virgins… You will experience Bali in one evening as she will take you through her repertoire from contemporary to the oldest form of classical Balinese dance. If you have a love for centuries old traditions and love bending the rules, this show is for you. If you love Dame Cuchi on stage strutting her stuff and want to see her fully clothed and be transported to a different world, this one is for you too. If you love seeing modern dance juxtaposed w/traditional ethnic dance this is most definitely the show for you. This is part of AUNTS ROADSHOW, an evening of modern dance based performances that travels all around Brooklyn.

Check it out. It’s FREE!

Dame CuchiFrita in Dance of the Virgins
November 5, 2009 8:00 -11:00 p.m.
Convent of St. Cecilia
21 Monitor Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222

To learn more about AUNTS ROADSHOW click here.

Miss Heather

Bushwick Photos du Jour: Love Is In The Air!

November 4, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11206, 11237, Bushwick, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn 

cherrytrees

Morgan Avenue

FWB

nude

Stewart Avenue

ginantony

jeannenanthony

sexxxy

doubtingthomas

Harrison Place

howdoyouwantit

Flushing Avenue

Miss Heather

East Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Catman!

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From Morgan Avenue.

Miss Heather

Spotted On McGuinness Boulevard: Hay

November 4, 2009 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic 

hay

LOTS OF HAY.

Greenstreets

mcguinness

I have no idea what this is about. Is this an attempt at an eco-friendly crash barrier or a feeding station for Roy and Trigger? I suppose only it’s creator knows for certain. I saw we toss in a few pumpkins and a scarecrow or two. McGuinness Boulevard could use some holiday cheer!

Miss Heather

P.S.: While I’m on the subject of parks and open space does anyone know what is going on at Sgt. Dougherty Playground?

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If I had to hazard a guess I’d say these are planters.

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Given this park’s rather lackluster location (READ: a trucker bomb’s toss from the BQE and the Kosciuszko Bridge) I suppose this is a positive development. Then again, taking into account that the only time I have seen a person at this playground it was a gentlemen named Jemal composing music on a saxophone (because he didn’t want to bother anyone) it makes me wonder how meaningful this addition will be. If a rose grows in Sgt. Dougherty Playground and no is around to smell it is it any less fragrant?

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