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Filed under: 11206, 11222, Bloomblight, Culture War, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Those of you, gentle Greenpoint readers, who have been wondering (as I have) why there are (at last count) eight trailers gracing our waterfront your search is over: Aaron Short of The Brooklyn Paper has the answer! And man oh Manischewitz is it a doozy. Follows is a teaser from his tome:
…About 25 plaid-clad pastorals hitched their trailers to a dream in a former nut-roasting factory on Meserole Street in 2009 — paying a mere $600 a month for rent and utilities.
The collective’s creatives were drawn to the vehicle village’s video editing and painting studios, wood and ceramic shops, free-range chicken farm, fish pond, and of course, the BBQ.
But the complaints of neighbors who didn’t understand country living — and disliked the smell of propane — forced the trailers to move to a back yard leased by Kings near Waterbury Street…
Oh, it gets better alright…
Reading is believing, folks.
UPDATE, 4:51 p.m.: Yours truly and the Mister went to India Street to check in on our trailer park with a view. It would appear one of these campers has been commandeered by our local vagrants. Mere breaking and entry or a cutting edge counter-proposal to the homeless shelter slated for 400 McGuinness Boulevard? I’ll let you, dear readers, make the call!
Miss Heather
TOMORROW: Brooklyn Borscht Belt at Ahavas Israel
Dear Miss Heather,Hello. I hope all is well. This is Samara writing you – formerly of the Greenpoint Soup Kitchen trivia night, more recently of the Greenpoint Shul Friday events nights. The Greenpoint Shul is hosting a joke-off and dinner a la the Borscht Belt on April Fool’s Day. The details are below. We’d love it if you could come, and would greatly appreciate it if you could post this event…
Duly posted! Tickets (which are $13.00 per person) can be purchased by clicking here. Otherwise an additional $5.00 donation is appreciated— but not required.
Brooklyn Borscht Belt
April 1, 2011 starting at 7:00 p.m.
Congregation Ahavas Israel
108 Noble Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: T & N Wine and Liquor
It would appear the cranktabulous proprietor of this establishment, Chris, has embarked upon his latest opus!
Miss Heather
Crosstown Local Photo du Jour: Cat Lover’s Special
Filed under: 11222, Crazy Cat Lady, Crosstown Local, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
From the Church Avenue bound platform at Greenpoint Avenue.
Miss Heather
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