Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Shabby Chic
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Furniture, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Montrose Avenue.
Miss Heather
Quicklink: Shillfest? Absolutly!
This item comes courtesy of Atlantic Yards Report. Speaking as someone who has:
1. received the press release about Absolut’s generous donation of $50,000 to Habitat For Humanity (which is chump change, I can assure you) and 2. lives in a community which rates among the city’s highest for alcoholism I found their critique of this company’s cynical exploitation of the sad state of affordable housing in north Brooklyn— and the Brooklyn blogosphere in general— rather compelling. You can read AYR’s tome by clicking here.
Miss Heather
East Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Public Service Announcements
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Waterbury & Meserole Street.
Miss Heather
Spotted In East Williamsburg: (Needs to be seen to be believed)
Filed under: 11206, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
I apologize for the poor quality of these images. Quite frankly I was caught off guard. I never thought I would see the day when I would walk down Montrose Avenue to find:
- a Hare Krishna (?)
- sporting ear plugs
- talking on a cell phone
Vive la différence!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: Mixed Signals
So what do you think this space will be:
- A supermarket?
- A medical clinic?
- An auto supply store?
- All the above?
Please tender your votes via comments.
Miss Heather
P.S.: I’m hoping for “the above”.
Found On Scarano’s Shoebox: Toddler?
Filed under: 11222, Bloomblight, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Art
As many of you have probably observed as you have read this blog yours truly has a “thing” for derelict construction sites (such as the above eyesore which comes courtesy of north Brooklyn’s good friend, Robert Scarano). I also spend a great deal of time documenting street art. So you can imagine my delight when I discovered the following.
A work by Dan Witz on said rusting hulk. I wasn’t the only one who was tickled by this toddler. A woman who had just exited the BQE and was waiting at the light shouted:
The kid’s cute, isn’t he?
To wit I replied:
Yes, he is. That’s about the best thing that can be said for this building.
She laughed and we parted ways.
Perhaps this is the beginning of a trend, e.g,; derelict sites replacing milk cartons as awareness raisers for lost children? I suppose only time will tell.
Miss Heather
PSSST… Anyone Wanna Bathtub?
Since we kicked off the day with a mattress mountain I feel it is only appropriate we proceed to this curiousity from Green Street.
Originally intended for the Trump Soho Hotel?!? Well, that’s pretty spiffy. God only knows I have seen a lot of strange stuff in the Garden Spot since the real estate bubble burst, but this takes the cake: door-to-door bath tub sales.
A brave new tub for a brave new world!
141 Dupont Street too?!? This guy sure gets around.
Only in Greenpoint, folks…
Miss Heather
Photo Credits: 141 Dupont Street images come courtesy of Laura Hofmann.
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