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LAST GASP: The Brooklyn Shillfest, Part II
Remember the quicklink I posted earlier? Well, Atlantic Yards Report has gotten to the bottom of this web of intrigue courtesy of an anonymous tipster. How much does Absolut think infotising on Brooklyn blogs is worth? Apparently a Flipcam among other things. Read it and weep.
Miss Heather
UPDATE, June 9, 2010: Norman Oder, the author of Atlantic Yards Report has posited some very interesting questions to Ms. Crawford, Cityroom’s choice of “expert blogger” you can read them by clicking here. In addition Brownstoner has written an excellent Op Ed about the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Absolut Blogfest Shillfest. You can read it by clicking here.
P.S.: By the way, the FTC (fairly) recently ruled that bloggers are to disclose the freebies they receive. You can get the full 411 courtesy of Wired by clicking here.
Quicklink: Shillfest? Absolutly!
This item comes courtesy of Atlantic Yards Report. Speaking as someone who has:
1. received the press release about Absolut’s generous donation of $50,000 to Habitat For Humanity (which is chump change, I can assure you) and 2. lives in a community which rates among the city’s highest for alcoholism I found their critique of this company’s cynical exploitation of the sad state of affordable housing in north Brooklyn— and the Brooklyn blogosphere in general— rather compelling. You can read AYR’s tome by clicking here.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: R
From Franklin Avenue.
Miss Heather
Bed-Stuy Photos Du Jour: ?
From Lafayette Avenue.
Miss Heather
Bed-Stuy Photo Du Jour: Doom Dog
From Spencer Street.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Old Schule
Filed under: 11205
Taken April 10, 2010.
Miss Heather
Bed-Stuy Photo Du Jour: Spring
Taken April 10, 2010.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Photos Du Jour: Bedford Stuyvesant Selections
Since the weather was downright gorgeous (and it should be noted some crew was jack hammering up the street in front of my apartment building) I decided to expand my horizons a little and go to Bedford Stuyvesant. Follows are some highlights from my sojourn. Enjoy!
Cattitude!
Miss Heather
Last Gasp: DISGUSTING
Well, it did fall.
The previous slide show beautifully illustrates the ineptitude of the Department of Buildings (lest I have not made it clear already*) comes courtesy of Lesterhead. With public servants like this, who needs enemies?
You can peruse complaints leading up to this incident including these gems dating from May 1, 2009…
by clicking here and here. And do check out Clinton Hill Blog for the full scoop.
Miss Heather
*And of course there is my personal favorite: 156 India Street. You were (and are) really on top of that one, Department of Buildings! Hence why the Red Cross was brought in.
P.S.: For those of you who are curious (or homeless as a consequence of this) 493 Myrtle Avenue LLC can be reached here.
New York Shitty Day Starter: Flushing Avenue Carbecue
Filed under: Clinton Hill
We used to Launch Ships. Now We Launch Businesses
Miss Heather:
And give harbor to burned out sport utility vehicles.
The date on the above vehicle is 4/20/09. The above photograph was taken 4/26/09.
As was this one.
And this one. Note the presence of designer water. An attempt at fire fighting or mere hipster irony? I’ll let you make the call.
Up in smoke.
Navigator. Interrupted.
Miss Heather
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