New York Shitty Day Starter: 239 Banker Street Craigslist Advertisement Du Jour

September 21, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11222, Asshole, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic 

Now they’re employing YouTube footage.

New York Shitty analysis:

  • It would probably be advisable to remove the personal items from the previous tenants (who were vacated by the Department of Buildings) before filming.
  • Then again, who cares?

But the insanity does not end there. Let’s proceed, shall we?

So now:

  • 239 Banker Street
  • The Sweater Factory Lofts
  • The Factory Lofts
  • The 39 Meserole Avenue Lofts
  • The “Rustic House” Artists Lofts

are now known as 245 Banker Street. Fascinating. By any other address it still has Stop Work Order.

 

New York Shitty Day Ender: Great Moments In North Brooklyn Abjectecture

(Or: Frank Lloyd Wrong)

Arizona needs its own architecture… Arizona’s long, low, sweeping lines, uptilting planes. Surface patterned after such abstraction in line and color as find “realism” in the patterns of the rattlesnake, the Gila monster, the chameleon, and the saguarocholla or staghorn – or is it the other way around—are inspiration enough. — Frank Lloyd Wright.

Apparently north Brooklyn, despite the decided lack of rattlesnakes, gila monsters or long, low sweeping lines is also deserving of such treatment. At least this is what this sign intimates. Behold 865 Grand Street for yourselves!

Here’s a view looking eastward.

Here’s a front view.

Here’s a view looking west. On a flight of fancy I looked up this edifice on the Department of Buildings web site. I found this complaint particularly interesting.

If anyone from the Department of Buildings is reading this, I can assure you they were working today!

Or perhaps this chap was simply enjoying the view?

In any case, I found the steel girders required to hold this hunchback (Grand Street’s second such one) together rather disquieting. I know what you’re asking yourselves, gentle readers:

How can this possibly be legal?

Very simple: when the (ostensible) contextual zoning in Greenpoint was approved (in response to turds like 308 Eckford Street), certain thoroughfares— Grand Street being one of them— were, in fact, “upzoned”.

Watch this clip and learn for yourselves.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Vampire State

September 20, 2012 ·
Filed under: Midtown, Midtown Manhattan, New York City 

Vampire

Taken by Lumin8ion.

The Word On The Street, Part III: Maujer Street Division

Taken September 20, 2012.

New York Shitty Photo Du Jour, Part II: Sword Of Damocles?

September 20, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11237, 11385, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Ridgewood, Ridgewood Queens 

Taken September 20, 2012.

*For those of you who are unaware as to what this item is you can get the 411 by clicking here. Granted, it is supposed to be suspended by one human hair but methinks in this case some artistic/contextual license was taken.

New York Shitty Photo Du Jour: Living The Nightmare

September 20, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11237, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Street Art 

Taken September 20, 2012.

Spotted On McGuinness Boulevard: The Second Amendment

September 20, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic 

(among other things)

Taken September 20, 2012.

The Word On The Street, Part II: From Cypress Avenue With Love

Taken September 20, 2012.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Nick Walker

September 20, 2012 ·
Filed under: 11237, 11385, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Ridgewood, Ridgewood Queens, Street Art 

Taken September 20, 2012.

East Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Pick One

From Skillman Avenue.

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