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New York Shitty Day Ender: East River Snow 1 & 2
Jan
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Special thanks goes to Peter Tiso of Greenpointers for giving me permission to share these! Do take a moment to give these a closer look. They’re quite lovely!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: DOA at North 4th Street?
Dec
16
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An anonymous tipster writes in an email entitled “Kent Ave & North 4 St FDNY Harbor requesting ESU for a DOA body found in the water”:
MulletFarm: Anybody missing a hipster? RT @NYScanner: Brooklyn: Kent Ave & North 4 St FDNY Harbor requesting ESU for a DOA body found in the water.
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/MulletFarm/statuses/147697063897993216
I have contacted the head of the 94th Precinct, Deputy Inspector Hurson, in the hope he can verify this and perhaps tender a few details. In the meantime, if anyone has more information please shoot me an email at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. Your identity will remain anonymous if your so desire. Thanks— and YIKES!
UPDATE, 10:53 a.m.: I have received confirmation from D.I.Hurson. He writes:
You have great intel, yes dead body was found floating in the river. Appears to be a man we are waiting for the Medical Examiner to come and make a determination of the cause of death
Urban Fur: Ferry Cat
Oct
20
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As you can see in this photo (taken by Melissa Kerwin), someone has V.I.P. access to the “park” (and benches contained therein) at the end of Java Street!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Where Did The Benches Go?
Oct
19
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A lady we’ll call “S” writes:
Hello, Miss Heather -
I was wondering if you know where the benches on the pier on India St. went. My boyfriend and I were taking our daily constitutional with our 2 week old daughter and were planning on gazing out at the water and Manhattan for a bit, but were dismayed to find out that there are no longer benches to sit on. What a bummer!
I cannot profess to have an answer (if anyone is in the know, please share via comments or shoot me an email at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot com), however, I do have a theory. The East River has long been quite a popular fishing spot for a number of my fellow Garden Spotters.
This chap, for example, was captured cleaning his catch on Huron Street just a few months ago. I have no doubt the prospect of fishing in deeper water via the India Street pier holds a great deal of appeal to these gentleman. In fact, I know it does!
CASE IN POINT: this gentleman, who it should be noted is inexplicably wearing a shirt. I assure you this is not usually the case. But I digress. I have on more than one occasion found fish heads, assorted entrails, and other vestiges of someone’s “dinner” gracing the India Street Pier pier for everyone’s edification.
While not exactly my cup of tea, I do have to confess I am hard-pressed to think of a more appropriate “welcome” for visitors disembarking at our fair burgh than this piece of “street meat”. This item may not be easy on the eyes (or nose)— but then again many things in the Garden Spot fall under this category. In this respect a mere fish tail (and the odd shirtless man or two) is not only consistent, but downright quaint. What’s more, it is a hell of a lot better than this. WARNING/CAVEAT: view the proceeding post— and the links contained therein— at your own risk.
UPDATE, 2:21 p.m.: thanks to a lady named Rowan we have an answer! Per the folks of the East River ferry:
They’re located in the park by the entrance of the Pier. We don’t have control over where they go, as they belong to the City.
A park, I’ll add, that to date I have never EVER seen open to the “public”. Click here and behold the Greenpoint glory for yourself. Seeing is truly believing. In closing, I’ll leave you with this image of our very own Community Board 1 chair, Christopher Olechowski, patronizing one such bench on September 22, 2011.
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