Taken January 15, 2012.
Posts Tagged ‘ Graham Avenue ’
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Billboard Down At Meeker & Graham Avenue
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An anonymous tipster writes:
Brooklyn: BQE at Metropolitan Ave Hugh. Billboard came down due to the high winds and resting on the expressway, Highway is closed.
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/157908118465024001
By all appearances no one was hurt (I am awaiting a confirm of this from the head of the 94th Precinct). Nonetheless, commuters might want to avoid this area. YIKES!
UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: here are a few more images courtesy of JUZTIN
My questions are now this: What, if any, regulations are there for billboards? Are they subject to routine maintenance— and if so, by whom? If so, was a lack of routine maintenance to blame for this? Did the inexplicable and horrific auto accident involving an office duty police officer recently possibly destabilize this sign? I don’t know— but I want to find out!
UPDATE, 9:43 p.m.: So apparently the billboard was located on the building in question and it appears the aforemention-auto accident is not a factor: citizen journalist Robin writes:
The car went off the other side of the BQE and one block up (south side , btwn Graham and Humboldt). The pole for this sign was in the back of the building it fell on (north side btwn Graham and Manhattan).
Photo credits: Robin Hagert (Thanks!)
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Season’s Greetings From Monitor Street
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On November 27th, Jay noted:
New access cover on Monitor street. Third replacement this year. There’s still a month left in 2011 for this one to get swiped, too.
This morning, December 22nd, Jay writes:
With just over a week left in 2011 another access cover on monitor street has been swiped. That makes 4? 5? for this year alone. I’ve lost count. Will the next one come gift wrapped?
Since we Greenpointers have by and large been a good lot, perhaps Santa and his elves will see fit to give us a new one? My advice is as follows: Monitor Street residents leave a plate of milk and cookies next to this pilfered man hole come December 24th. (Hey, a little bribery never hurt!) In the meantime I would like to humbly recommend the following to our fair city:
- Some attempt at policing the scrap metal businesses (which are clearly purchasing these stolen goods) be made.
- These access covers be fashioned out of a material (plastic perhaps?) which render them non-lucrative to sell.
In closing, I will leave you with some more handiwork of our local entrepreneurs courtesy of a lass named Robin.
She writes:
Hey heather ,
Here are some pix of missing covers. one is on Withers St. by Graham the other 2 are right across the street from Scrap It Up, on Maspeth and Morgan where all the guys go with their shopping carts full of “scrap”. It was too dark when I past but you should check out the naked fire hydraint out in front, LOL.
New York Shitty Street Art du Jour: C215
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This oldie but favorite of yours truly hails from Graham Avenue.











