Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: North 11 Street

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Kitty and Henny

Taken November 5, 2013.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Williamsburg Bridge

Keep on pushin

Taken by Denn-Ice.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: BD White

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There are some things one does not see everyday. Fellows removing street art from their premises is most assuredly not one of them. Thus when I saw this on North 7th Street this afternoon I hung around. I figured I’d get a nice piece of free (!) art by BD White. Alas, it was not to be.

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Yes, these men were removing this piece. This is because they were going to place a rather large piece of wood over the entrance of the gate (where it was located). They did not want to damage the art. This is because they like it!

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So over it went, piece by piece.

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And, as you can see, I hung around to make sure it was “just so”.

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This, the last and final piece, was held in place not just with screws, but some kind of adhesive. This posed to be a problem. I suggested that perhaps a flathead screwdriver would work. No worries: these guys had the situation totally under control!

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The last panel sustained a little damage to the back— but the imagery survived just fine.

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Mission accomplished!

Naturally, I had to bring this highly unusual (and downright awesome) passing of events to the artist. I am certain BD— or would that be Mr./Ms. White?— has got to be tickled pink to learn his (?) work has two very cool fans. Art lovers: you never know where you’ll find them. Today it was on a construction site on North 7 Street— tomorrow, who knows? Well done, guys!

UPDATE, 5:57 p.m.: BD White speaks!

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Hey here is the original photo. You can see that they only moved it one board over. I think it’s so awesome that they moved it rather than just throwing it away. I was worried that they might be told to just paint over it, but I guess I don’t have to worry anymore! I put up 3 that day. 1 large and 2 smaller ones. I had one of the smaller ones on the corner of Bedford and N 7th but I just saw today that someone stole it. I guess the construction adhesive I used didn’t work so well… Thanks!

Props/Thanks: go out to Jilly Ballistic for putting yours truly in touch with BD White!

The Word On The Street, Part II: North 7 Street

October 28, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, 11249, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

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Taken October 28, 2013.

The Credulity Files: As Gleaned From Craigslist & The North Brooklyn Community Group

October 25, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, 11249, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Wow, WTF 

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If there is one thing yours truly really loves, it is a really good prank. Especially one that makes light of how ridiculous the monetization of our parks has become. CASE IN POINT: the response this solicitation (albeit updated) received on the North Brooklyn Community Group on Facebook.

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New York Shitty Analysis:

  • At a very casual glance I fell for this. After all, I have been suggested to “like” Motherburg,,,

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  • and I no longer rule out any event as being so ridiculous or totally irrelevant to the community here if it is “artsy”. Or more importantly: garners revenue.
  • By all appearances it would appear other people hereabouts harbor the same mindset. Rather sad, isn’t it?
  • Nonetheless, we harbor it for a reason. Our community’s parks, as few as they are, are being disproportionately monetized for events which cater to people— lots of people— who reside outside the community. More specifically their: capacious wallets. What do we, as citizens, get out of this arrangement? Not much as far as I can tell.
  • In any case props go out to Joe Lentol for actually looking into this. This is what a public servant should do!

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Wythe Avenue

October 20, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, 11249, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

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Taken October 18, 2013.

New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: El Sol 25

October 18, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, 11249, Street Art, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

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Taken October 18, 2013.

The Word On The Street: River Street

October 18, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, 11249, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

River Street

Taken October 18, 2013.

From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Silhouettes On A Bridge

Banksy in Williamsburg, Silouettes on a Bridge: Art fan dressed as Banksy

Taken by Scoboco.

The Word On The Street, Part II: South 5 Street

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Taken October 14, 2013.

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