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Crosstown Local Photo du Jour: And Now A Message From One Million Trees
Filed under: 11222, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Believe it or not our fair Mayor’s endeavor to provide our city with one million trees has not exactly been welcome with open arms by members of my community. Last week alone I was informed of two incidences where property owners in the Garden Spot were angered and dismayed to discover Bloomberg’s little elves planting trees in front of their property. Go figure.
Perhaps the above annotation is an attempt at community outreach? I for one can only hope so. In closing (and to take a rather well known and beloved quote and turn it on its ear):
Ask not what you can do for our trees, fellow Greenpointers, ask what they can do for you!
A piece of foliage which provides oral ministrations?* Screw the environment: that’s the tree I want!
*Insert pussy-willow joke here.
Manhole Patrol: 11/14/2011
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Criminal Activity, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Long Island City Queens, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
While my site has been eerily quiet on the subject the past few days I can assure you, gentle readers, I have been keeping a vigilant watch over our community’s plundered manholes access covers. Without further ado, here are a few more!
McGuinness Boulevard, between Greenpoint Avenue and Calyer Street, East Side
I appear to have missed these two the first time around. For those of you keeping count, this make twelve such missing covers on McGuinness Boulevard.
Marcy Avenue at Hope Street, 11211
Representing Williamsburg, we have this specimen which hails a mere hop-skip from the entrance to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway! And getting back to unfinished business…
49 Noble Street (between West and Franklin Street)
On November 10, 2011 “A” wrote:
Noble btwn Franklin and West, not sure if you got this one already. another one down the block filled with water but my photo didn’t come out!
Duly noted! What’s more I felt a fit of artistic inspiration just down the block. More specifically: I decided to put the “man” back in manhole!
In closing, I’d like to note that this phenomenon (the commandeering of public property for sale as scrap) has not gone unnoticed by a colleague of mine in Queens. In fact, today he authored a blog post of his own on the subject. Give it a read!
Spotted On McGuinness Boulevard: Stop The Speedway
Today as I was strolling past the scene of our latest traffic-related fatality, Calyer Street at McGuinness Boulevard, I stumbled upon this item. Intrigued, I checked out the url listed on this sticker upon arriving home. I would strongly advise each and every one of my fellow Greenpointers to do the same.
There you will find the above online petitions and a number of statistics which are quite disturbing. For example: in the course of 8 hours 150 red light violations were observed and 114 failures to yield to pedestrians were observed. Check it out.
THIS WEEK: Parks & Waterfront Committee Meeting
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This Wednesday, November 16, 2011 starting at 6:30 p.m. the Parks and Waterfront Committee of our very own Community Board will be convening. Those of you whose reside near or frequent McCarren Park will undoubtedly find the rather limited agenda for this meeting of interest:
- Presentation on on the development of the scope for RFP: The Development, Operation, and Maintenance of a Seasonal Ice Rink at McCarren Park – by Mr. Evan George, Project Manager, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.
- Pathways of McCarren Park – Project status: continued discussion.
REMINDER: You must sign in by 6:15 p.m. in order to speak!
Parks & Waterfront Committee Meeting, Community Board 1
November 16, 2011 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Community Board 1 Office
435 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Urban Fur: Bad Kitty!
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Fur
I realize the above series of photographs might be a bit unclear, thus I will tender an explanation/description. Someone, upon spotting a discarded nicotine trans-dermal patch affixed to the sidewalk, decided to draw a cigarette smoking kitty. Don’t believe me? Go to West Street between Milton and Noble and see it for yourself.
Spotted At 817 Manhattan Avenue: Activity
This week we learned that Manhattan Avenue is to receive yet another cell phone provider: Verizon. Needless to say I was more than a little curious when I spied signs of life at Sprint’s former digs this afternoon. I struck up a conversation with the very nice man on the premises and as a result have some good news to relay. This space is slated to become something we can actually use: a hardware store! I did not get an ETA as far as when this establishment will open its doors. However, I did make it known to this gentleman that given such an establishment used to grace Sakura 6’s current home just this is addition to my community’s main drag would, in all likelihood, be quite welcome by my fellow Greenpointers.
Hardware Store (name to be announced)
817 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Greenpoint Street Art du Jour: PULL
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Art
Taken November 12, 2011.
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