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Coming To Bedford Avenue: Duane Reade
Filed under: 11211, Abjectecture, Culture War, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
The scaffolding is down at Bedford Avenue and North 3rd Street and oh, what a sight it is!
Of particular interest to yours truly was the promise of a Duane Reade…
which, it should be noted, will be located right across the street from a veritable Williamsburg institution: Kings Pharmacy. I was not the only person who questioned the wisdom of this business placement. A number of passersby took notice as well. Then again, it’s not like Bedford Avenue hasn’t borne witness to this kind of thing before.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: DRoPstitch
From North 3 Street.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Dead Men
From North 3 Street.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Six Years Later
North 3rd Street circa fall 2003
North 3rd Street September 25, 2009
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Take It Back
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This great image (which hails from North 3rd Street) was a much-needed reminder to yours truly that this Saturday, September 26, 2009 starting at 11:00 a.m. Project ENVISION Williamsburg will be hosting a launch party at our very McCarren Park. Here are the details from the event’s organizer, Jennifer Wyse, as culled from the CB1 Yahoo Group:
Hi everyone!
My name is Jennifer Wyse and I am a member of the Project ENVISION Williamsburg
coalition. Project ENVISION is a group of community members and New York City
rape crisis service providers dedicated to sexual violence prevention through
community involvement. We want YOU to tell us how you envision sexual violence
stopping in Williamsburg!On SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, come welcome our group to the neighborhood with food, a raffle, speakers and FUN in MCCARREN PARK Field House, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm! We will be presenting the results of our research about sexual violence in Williamsburg and asking for YOUR input and involvement!
Anyone interested in learning more about this event or Project ENVISION can do so by clicking here. Spread the word!
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Juxtaposition
North 1 Street
North 3 Street
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Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Kurt Lives!
From North 3 Street.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Starter: Detritus
From North 3 Street.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Fear & Loathing
Hope Street
Kent Avenue
North 3 Street
River Street
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New York Shitty Day Ender: Happiness
This bit of happiness hails from 277 South 2nd Street (between Marcy Avenue and Havemeyer Street). The above image is a mere teaser to the tantalizing four stories of aborted and boarded up “Fedderism” that awaits your delectation if and/or when you elect to swing by and see this Fedderus Interuptus in person. And I encourage each and every one of you, dear readers, to do just this.
Kevin Walsh (of Forgotten New York) writes in this post (which needs to be seen to truly be believed):
I’ve come to the conclusion that Johnny Rotten was wrong when he said there’s “no future for you.” There is a future for Queens, and what we’ve seen on this page is that future.
And the image gracing the beginning of this post is the future of north Brooklyn! Scratch that— this is north Brooklyn’s present. Given the number of “luxury” properties and Kings crap that are still being built here despite a surplus, lack of interest and money north Brooklyn is well along the road to its own personal perdition…
and a very sad future, indeed!
Inasmuch as I hate to be pedantic or “preachy” I am going to make an exception for this post. When you cast your ballots this fall*, fellow north Brooklynites, I want to to think about the above image. Our elected officials (with the complicity and/or implicit— if not explicit— approval of certain “grassroots” organizations/”community organizers”) enabled this.
Miss Heather
*And I hope you do— regardless of whether or not you agree with me. North Brooklyn has long sported a deplorable voter turn-out. Make your voice heard!
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