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The Word On The Street: Times Nine
Filed under: 11211, Culture War, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This vision can be found on North 4 Street Street. As you can see in the last photo, yours truly was not the only person who found this amusing. It rather reminds me of Beeteljuice. If calls his name three times, he will manifest. Here no less than nine solicitations have been employed— with considerably less success. Something which crossed my mind during my peregrinations today was how many vacant storefronts I saw. Invariably they were covered in graffiti. This leads one to wonder, perhaps, if these spaces were occupied this would mitigate the problem somewhat. Thus, it could be surmised that the rapaciousness of landlords can and does have a hand in the “graffiti epidemic” hereabouts— and, contrary to what the pillars of our community may believe: this is not simply a matter of vandalism for vandalism’s sake. Think about it.
Props/hat tip: goes out to Bitchcakes for bringing this to my attention!
Urban Artifact: Bedford Avenue
Spiderman is rocking a pretty fierce sidekick nowadays. Per the person who brought this to my attention, this hilarious item not only survived the recent blizzard, but has graced this intersection for at least three months.
(Insert “Who needs Robin/”boy wonder” or “man of steel” joke here.)
The Word On The Street: Metropolitan Avenue
Filed under: 11211, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken January 9, 2014.
Happy Birthday, Irene!
Filed under: Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
You are first and foremost my favorite citizen of Greenpoint. You are badass personified. This post is for you— and many more years!
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Sometimes Wishes Come True
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Citizen Christine (who sent the above photograph taken at today’s Three Kings Parade) writes:
Tom (Burrows, general badass and Public Safety Chair of Community Board 1— Ed. Note) wanted camels! He got 3 at the three kings parade today. That’s more than electeds who marched. Any chance this could go on NewYorkShitty? Another wish from Tom.
Duly noted for posterity!
From The New York Shitty Inbox, Part II: Kidnapped
Filed under: 11211, Criminal Activity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Wow, WTF
A lady we’ll call “E” writes:
Not sure if you heard about this… but Max Starck was apparently kidnapped in the street! Not sure if this is for real, but both of these blogs are pretty legit in the Satmar circles…
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Sign The Petition!
A lady named Christa writes:
5 people have been killed in this intersection and it is one block away from a school. The community is demanding traffic calming techniques including a possible slow zone.
http://brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/2/dtg-greenpoint-pedestrian-death-2014-01-03-bk_37_2.html
This petition has close to 250 signatures in 48 hours.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/greenpoints-mcguinness.fb69?source=c.fb&r_by=570185
My interest in this is personal as my husband was hit by a car turning off of McGuinness Blvd. Luckily, he wasn’t injured badly. As our Assemblyman Joe Lentol says ““People here aren’t afraid of getting mugged – they’re afraid of getting hit.”
Here is another article from the “Daily News” (dated 2010) with the shocking statistic that “researchers witnessed drivers violate traffic laws every 17 seconds at Nassau Ave” at the exact intersection where Nicole Detweiler was killed as well as 4 others.
http://m.nydailynews.com/1.165534
Please considering covering this story. The last thing we need is another study from the DOT that goes nowhere.
Again, here is the petition if you post those on your site. Personally, I think we need a 20 mile an hour slow zone on McGuinness since drivers regularly go 9 miles over the speed limit. Most pedestrians will survive a crash from a car going 30 miles per hour, but won’t survive one going 40 miles per hour.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/greenpoints-mcguinness.fb69?source=c.fb&r_by=570185
Duly shared/posted!
Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: On Ice
Those of you who cannot get enough of the stuff should be advised to head to the Starbucks on Manhattan Avenue. There you will find your bliss! Special thanks go out to Bitch Cakes for giving me permission to share this gem!
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