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Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: A Little Wildlife In The Garden Spot
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Today was exactly as I wanted it to be: peaceful and even a little bit dull. That is until this evening when my buddy Laura tipped me off to the excitement unfolding in far north Greenpoint.
A raccoon took residence in a tree on Manhattan Avenue between Clay and Box Street.
Amusingly enough he (or she)Â is hanging his hat across the street from the Greenpoint Hotel and the Marzili Hostel. Maybe they were booked tonight?
Or maybe they have a “no raccoons allowed policy”? This is a shame as he (or she) is pretty darned cute!
Peek-a-boo!
Miss Heather
Photo Credits: The second photo comes courtesy of Mister Heather.
Southside Photo Du Jour: Groovin’ On A Sunday Afternoon
Filed under: Williamsburg
From South 3 Street.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Slide Show Du Jour: Carny At Heart
Filed under: Williamsburg
From the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 18, 2009.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Lust Watch: Grand Street
Filed under: Williamsburg
Of course the real pisser is with this flier being located in Williamsburg I cannot conclusively determine if its author is seeking sex or heroin. Maybe he’s looking for both? Otherwise I am not so much troubled by the fact this chap has dropped trou (that’s his way of laying out “the fly paper”) but the fact he’s wearing socks in bed. That’s about as romantic letting one rip while a woman is giving you a hummer.
Miss Heather
Fun With Bloomblight
Filed under: 11222, Area 51, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Recession, Street Art
Earlier today my good friend Crappy forwarded me this story from NY1 about how over-development has left many buildings in Brooklyn vacant and/or half-finished. As if this was not depressing enough this tome goes on to say that despite this glut of over-priced King’s crap, the building continues. It is projected 5,200 more luxury apartments will find their way onto the market in 2010. Clearly the cardinal rule of how to get out of a hole (stop digging) has been lost on these people.
But developer-induced blight need not be such a downer. Just take what someone anonymous person(s) has done at the vacant lot at 689 Leonard Street, for example.
Yes sir, with a little imagination (construction detritus and some wildflower seeds) you can put the “bloom” back in “bloomblight”!
And why not throw in a little ornamental brick stacking while you’re at it? It’s not like they’re going anywhere anytime soon.
I do not know what this yellow flower (located at far left) is, but I really like it.
Behold, Greenpoint’s newest high rise! I wonder if it’s a Karl Fischer?
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Street Art Du Jour: The Art Of Doing Nothing
After spending this lovely day doing absolutely nothing I couldn’t resist passing along this amusing juxtaposition from Driggs Avenue.
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: Southside Cinderella
Filed under: Williamsburg
This afternoon the Mister and I went out for a walk, cameras in tow. Wishing to see sights that are genuinely interesting— not a spectacle that has been engineered as cheap campaign advertisement for a certain City Councilman running for Comptroller and the developer on whose site this dog and pony show came to pass. And, it should be noted, has seen fit generously donate to said councilman’s campaign.* We headed to the Southside without delay.
The Mister and I disagree about a number of things. You name it; we argue about it. Our household is like My Cousin Vinny albeit with a southern drawl: his. He’s a carnivore, I’m a vegetarian. I like sunshine, he prefers rain. He likes winter, I love summer.** The list goes on and on.
But we both agree one thing: we love Art Deco apartment buildings. The Southside has many of them. At some point I will feature my favorites right here on New York Shitty. But this post is an impressive Sweet Sixteen party we stumbled upon at South 2nd Street. Although it did feature ponies we had to confess: we were very impressed!
And of course the guest of honor…
A lovely lass in red!
This “Sweet Sixteen” celebration warmed my heart. Enough so that I’m go to end this post with a little Ringo.***
Happy Sweet Sixteen!
Miss Heather
*You can expect a post on New York Shitty about this. Soon.
**Which is sort of interesting given he was born in the summer and I in winter. I guess the grass is greener…
***The least objectionable and still very alive Beatle. Married to a former Bond girl and Playboy centerfold, no less: Barbara Bach.
Greenpoint (Avenue) Photos Du Jour: The Fat Zone
On July 17, 2009 Tony From Kent Street wrote (in regards to this post*):
Okay, you can’t blame this one on hipsters!
Yep, it’s those hardworking natives of Brooklyn that love to eat the worst possible food you can put in your body.
If someone was opening a restaurant to cater towards those good for nothing hipsters, we would probably all get excited about something new, interesting and potentially healthy.
Just sayin’
To wit I replied:
Now let’s give credit where it is truly due, Tony: most people in this COUNTRY like to eat shitty food. Recently my parents went to Texas to visit my aunt and uncle. My mother ordered a Caesar salad. When it came it had a piece of toast on top of it.
Maybe Texas should get a few of these?
Miss Heather
*It would appear that 159 Greenpoint Avenue is slated to be a “Spanish” restaurant. See Ms. Nomer’s comments for the scoop!
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