Williamsburg Street Art Du Jour: Meeker Avenue

June 30, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

Taken June 30, 2012.

Urban Fur: LaLa

June 30, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11211, Urban Fur, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

From Bedford Avenue.

New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: Urban Fauna

June 30, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10003, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Street Art 

Taken June 29, 2012.

 

New York Shitty Day Ender: Low Expectations

June 29, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

LOW EXPECTATIONS WARNING Expectations for the following film are critically low, and the movie may shut itself off at any time. Please reconsider viewing. Message No: JillyBallistic (Manhattan bound L; Lorimer)

By Jilly Ballistic.

From The New York Shitty Inbox: A Dispatch From The McCarren Park Pool

A person we’ll call “E” writes (in an email entitled “McCarren Pool/Hot Tip!” at 6:33 p.m.):

the pool is lovely. up until the lifeguards tried to get someone to stop doing something. lifeguard jumped in the pool. another got pushed in. fracas! punches were thrown, not too many people involved. they kicked everyone out and closed the poop an hour early. 2 squad cars and 2 unmarked cars were on the scene. alas, no photos.

Interesting/relevant fact: We used to have a Parks Enforcement Police “PEP” Officer in our district. The powers-that-be got rid of him. Happy Friday.

UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: Here’s the 411 per 94th Precinct’s Community Affairs office:

No riot… Just a fight involving 3 people and then a lifeguard tried to intervene (and) got hit by accident (no injuries).

Thus, the person witnesses saw taken away in an ambulance was a lifeguard— and the above missive from the 94th intimates his injuries were not severe. Does this mean this incident isn’t worrisome? It is. What transpired today raises (in my opinion) a very important question:

Exactly what IS the protocol at the McCarren Park Pool for handling emergencies— be it a fight, a medical emergency, accident, etc.?

Unlike McCarren Park (or any park here, for that matter) pool users probably do not have cell phones handy to call 911 if /when an emergency arises— so who does? Thoughts/information, anyone?

P.S.: While I am fairly certain “E” meant “pool” in the third sentence, it gave me an opportunity to share one of my favorite parts of Caddyshack (and there are many). Such is one of the perks of being one’s own editor.

P.S. #2: Why is it whenever something bad happens at McCarren Park it is located in Greenpoint?

I’d really like to know.

 

Spotted On 14th Street: Change

June 29, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10012, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Manhattan, Street Art 

Taken June 29, 2012.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part III: C’mon In!

June 29, 2012 ·
Filed under: Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy 

BETA_sticker

Created by Peekasso.

Urban Fur: Gizmo & Wicket

From the Manhattan-bound platform of the L train at Lorimer Street.

New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour: A 14th Street PSA

June 29, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10012, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Manhattan 

Taken June 29, 2012.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Washington Square Park

June 29, 2012 ·
Filed under: 10012, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Manhattan, Manhattan 

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Taken by Pajarita Frenetica.

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