Greenpoint
Cafe Cito Bogota
Great Moments In Real Estate Advertising: Bushwick Avenue Edition
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Culture War, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn
Are you fucking kidding me?
Miss Heather
Urban Fur: Waiting
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
Spotted On Bushwick Avenue: Coming Soon
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn
My curiousity was when I saw this long-vacant store front on Bushwick Avenue so I asked one of hte owners, the woman in the above photograph what gives. She told me they going to open up an “eating and drinking establishment” serving American fare which will be sourced out to local businesses. Intriguing.
In any case, she and her partner currently operate a watering hole on the Southside, East River, and this serves as a good a reason as any to remind everyone that the social event of the season— that being this month’s Public Safety Committee Meeting— will come to pass tonight (Cinco de Mayo!) at Greenpoint’s very own Polish National Home. If the proceedings (NOTE: the proposed “moratorium” on liquor licenses is slated to be discussed) are anywhere near as acrimonious lively as this week’s Parks & Waterfront meeting I’d say north Brooklyn is in for a memorable evening.
Community Board 1 Public Safety Committee Meeting
May 5, 2011 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Polish National Home (AKA: The Warsaw)
261 Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
East Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Whiskers
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Photo du Jour: Tally-Ho!
Filed under: 11211, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
East Williamsburg Photo du Jour: School’s Out!
Filed under: 11206, 11211, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
Bushwick Street Art Du Jour: Over Under
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
East Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Ride!
Filed under: 11206, 11237, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Bushwick Avenue.
Miss Heather
Bushwick Photo Du Jour: 1890.
From Jefferson Street.
Miss Heather
North Brooklyn’s Newest Park!
Filed under: Williamsburg
(Or: A Modest Proposal)
An area I am particularly fond of knocking around in East Williamsburg is the Grand Street stop of the L. This isn’t because it is particularly nice (it isn’t). Rather, I find the industrial and residential patchwork of this community fascinating. I never know what I’ll find. This was especially true of my last trip down Grand Street. It was at 910 (just east of Bushwick Avenue) where I found the following.
Hmm, this must be some of that affordable housing I have heard so much about?
I thought to myself.
It isn’t.
It’s a park.
And a pretty nice one at that!
There was nary a dog turd, drunken horde of rowdy teens or trace of corporate sponsorship to be found. In regards to the latter most, maybe there should be? A number of you, dear readers, are probably aware that the Parks Department is in dire financial straits nowadays. This is one of the reasons why they’re trying to sell the naming rights to the McCarren Park Pool. Some of my fellow citizens have cried foul over this. I say the Parks Department is not going far enough.
I would like to humbly recommend that our fair city enlist some corporate sponsors partners to build a dozen of these bad boys and station them around north Brooklyn. Hell, the Transmitter Park site is available and 65 Commercial Street, being a parking lot, would be ideally suited for one or two of these portable oases. The possibilities for directly advertising services of special interest to the residents of 11222, 11211 and 11206 are endless! 1-888-bunion-1, bedbug extermination services and of course my good friend Hongo Killer immediately come to mind.
Miss Heather
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