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East Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: Ingraham Street
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Urban Artifact, WTF
I am 99% sure you all can figure out what is going on here— but for the 1% who cannot not: this is a stationary bicycle chained to a street sign so as to presumably prevent its theft. There are many unanswered questions this brings to mind. I will refrain from sharing them here. *However, I will remind everyone— once again— that this being a stationary bike it is highly unlikely any aspiring thief is exactly going to make a quick getaway on it.
*With one exception: Why can’t Citibike implement stationary bike station?
The Word On The Street, Part II: Good Advice
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, The Word On The Street
Taken June 13, 2013.
The Word On The Street, Part I: Ingraham Street
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, The Word On The Street
Taken June 13, 2013.
Urban Artifact: All Apologies
Filed under: 11385, Ridgewood, Ridgewood Queens, The Word On The Street, Urban Artifact
As spotted in Ridgewood yesterday evening. One can only imagine how the discarded/”free range” pair of manties factor into this…
Overheard On Bedford Avenue Today
Filed under: 11211, Culture War, Gentrification, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Head shops are the new Thai restaurants.
Indeed.
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: McGolrick Park
Filed under: 11222, Criminal Activity, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Today I decided to avail myself of the sunshine and go for a walk. On a lark I opted to swing by McGolrick and see how things are shaking. As you can see we have a problem.
We all know manhole plundering is an problem here. But this one is epic in both scope and chutzpah. As it was explained to me by a very sweet, dedicated and frustrated Parks Department employee, the reason for the barricade is one of our more resourceful— and I’d presume STRONG— citizens saw fit to divest this man hole of its cover (so as to sell for scrap at our manifold number of scrap metal establishments). This is why the powers that be have seen fit to weld its replacement in situ.
As for these benches: I was told local youths have made divesting them of wooden planks is a chronic problem.
Is any of this new fellow Greenpointers? No, it is not. What makes it “news” is the fact this behavior— if merely by benign neglect— is apparently still allowed to persist.
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