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Cafe Cito Bogota
New York Shitty Day Ender: Spanish Harlem Slide Show
As promised (and to round the day) here are highlights from my trip to East Harlem. Enjoy!
Miss Heather
P.S.: As always you can (and should) see these pix in larger format by clicking here.
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Ingenuity
Filed under: Advanced Life Forms, BAD ASS, Manhattan, New York City, Street Furniture
There is genius and then there is GENIUS. This creation (which hails from Spanish Harlem where I went on a photo walk with the immensely talented Steven R. Hazlett today) falls into the latter category.
The elegance of this arrangement is truly stunning: cantilevered seating courtesy of NYPD barricades. Initially these chaps couldn’t understand why I, some dotty 30-something Greenpointer, was so fascinated by their creation. Once I explained respectfully (and made it clear they would not be in the New York Daily News) they had plenty to say.
The gent on the right claimed credit for this creation— and stated that the NYPD gives him plenty of guff about it. He told yours truly they come by regularly and roust him from his “bench”. Because it is their property. He then pointed to a NYPD squad car across the street and exclaimed:
There they are. Can’t you see them hating me?!?
I can’t honestly say I did. See hating. Then again, I suspect the NYPD would refrain from “hating” on these guys while a white chick with a camera is talking to them. In any case, street seating of this caliber demands a serious New York Shitty salute. Here it is. This one’s for you!
Miss Heather
P.S.: I will be rounding out today’s postage with a slide show of highlights from my sojourn in Spanish Harlem. Stay tuned!
New York Shitty Photos Du Jour: Lovin’ It!
From East 117 Street.
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Crabsex
This, a detail of a Sunset Park sex shop replete with 24 hour “viewing booths”, comes courtesy of Carnade. Perhaps I am reading too much into this but I find its use of crab imagery is a wee bit disquieting.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Slide Show Du Jour: May Day Polemic
Filed under: 10003, East Village, East Village Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, Street Art
As some of you are undoubtedly aware today is May first. This day not only kicks off “bicycle month” (which community seems to have inaugurated with yet another bicyclist being struck by a truck) but is May Day. In honor of the latter I will share with you an ad hoc “chat room” my mother and I stumbled upon in the East Village. If there is one thing that can be said about the Bloomblight in our fair city it provides ample room for folks to air their opinions about one thing or another. In this case “reds”— and much, much more. Enjoy!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Tamatoes For The Masses!
This item comes courtesy of FakeHipster, who writes:
Dear small child,
I found your survey stapled to a billboard at 13th and 3rd. I really liked it and decided that I had to have it. I’m sorry if I threw off your survey results (though we both know the only answer is “yes only! yes only! yes only!”)
It is now hanging in a place of honor on my fridge.
Your friend,
Spike
Indeed.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Obey
From East 5 Street, East Village.
Miss Heather
East Village Photo Du Jour: V-Day Wrap Up
Filed under: Manhattan
From Third Avenue.
Miss Heather
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