Southside Photo Du Jour: Urban Artifact

February 27, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11211, Urban Artifact, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn 

south5street

From South 5 Street.

New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour: Monologue Machine

February 23, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

manavemonologue

From Manhattan Avenue.

Urban Artifact, Part II: 100 Days & Counting!

gptave2232013

That’s right folks: as of today, February 23, 2013 this fella has been gracing Greenpoint Avenue with plushy presence. You can see shots of his various incarnations/”accessories” by clicking here, here and here.

 

Urban Artifact, Part I: Street Eats

baguettetree

Money may or may not grow on trees— but on Berry Street baguettes most assuredly do!

New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour: Shock & Awe(some)

February 19, 2013 ·
Filed under: 10012, Bum Shit, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Dung of the Day, Urban Artifact, Wow, WTF 

Last weekend I went for a walk with my buddy Larry around points north Brooklyn and beyond. We stumbled upon a number of fascinating things during our peregrinations including a bona fide monologue machine. A discussion followed wherein Larry mused:

I wonder if anyone actually uses pay phones?

Today on the Bowery I learned the answer.

shitphone

Yes! Those of you who lament that New York City ain’t what it used to be (it isn’t), I present for your viewing pleasure the above repurposed phone kiosk. For what it is worth, it smelled a lot worse than it looks.

fiveinches

Damn.

New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour, Part II: Magnum

February 16, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Urban Artifact 

MAGNUM

From Humboldt Street.

Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Street Feet

February 16, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Urban Artifact 

streetfeet

From Noble Street.

Urban Fauna: Butterflies

February 16, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, The Word On The Street, Urban Artifact 

Evergreen Place

evergreenplace

Ditmars Street

ditmarsstreet

(Taken February 16, 2013.)

New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Stanwix Street

sofawithtires

Taken February 16, 2013.

New York Shitty Pay Phone Du Jour, Part I: Monologue Machine

February 16, 2013 ·
Filed under: 11206, Bed-Stuy, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, Urban Artifact 

vernon1

vernon2

vernon3

From Vernon Street.

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