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New York Shitty Day Ender: Saggy On The Southside
This beautiful azure sofa hails from South 2nd Street. I can think of no better place to catch a few rays and enjoy the long anticipated arrival of spring!
Miss Heather
Fedders Friday: Casa D’Agosto
It’s been awhile since I have indulged my fascination with the architectural marvel that is Fedderstecture. The reasons for this are numerous, but basically boil down to things:
- The weather: it’s frequently been too cold/damp to search for these beauties.
- The transition from housing boom to bust has rendered new specimens pretty scarce.
Luckily I discovered on Powers Street that not every aspiring Fedderista has had his (or her) activities curtailed by lack of funding.
Presenting Casa D’ Agosto!
It is not only richly appointed with Fedders boxes, but also sports this solitary (if slightly crooked) exposed gutter. Any more would be ostentatious in these lean times.
Besides, they needed to save money for those little refinements. Like concrete…
and this rather formidable looking garage door. We are in a recession after all!
Miss Heather
Great Moments In Real Estate Advertising: Pardon Our Appearance
Filed under: New York City
One thing that always gives me a chuckle is some of the florid and occasionally downright pompous ad copy our real estate friends use to describe their product. Take the following, for example.
Did I just read ECO-INDULGENT?
I said to Mister Heather as I walked by this site. To wit he noted that getting gold certification was no small achievement. I assured him that I too thought this was pretty cool. BUT…
when there’s a rather large SUV idling directly underneath said signage touting eco-friendliness it sort of subverts the message, if you know what I mean.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG RECESSION WATCH: What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?
Filed under: Williamsburg
(Or, Ask For Jerry)
Once in a blue moon I will have one of those weeks when a number of readers bring something to my attention. This week it was the above sign advertising fresh brick oven bread. This may not seem remarkable to most of you— nor should it be. It’s the location of this sign that makes it so darned interesting. Chad writes:
I had to share. If you find yourself near the Graham L stop, check out Grande Monuments on Graham Ave. I’m sure you’ve seen it. It has clocks and weird shit in the windows to remind you that your time is limited. And they sell grave markers / headstones. Only now they also sell fresh baked bread too. In the window next to a grave marker – there is a tiered baguette stand with fresh bread for purchase.
I was precluded from heading there yesterday and documenting this personally. However, my colleague Lillet Langtry has done so and generously gave me permission to use her photographs. After all seeing really is believing, right?
Apparently the recession has spurred a side business: Fresh Baked Bread! No need for funeral baked meats or nothin!
Indeed. As some of you might be aware Mr. Heather works at a hospital. In the way of recession-proof employment it simply does not get much better than this. I mean, as long as there are human beings some of them will get sick or die, right? This unique business model has forced me to rethink this theory. Perhaps the recession has forced some folks to table kicking the bucket until their families can afford to inter them in the manner to which they would like to become accustomed? Stranger things have happened. I suppose we should go ask Jerry.
Grande Monuments/Brick Oven* Bakery
328 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Miss Heather
*A comrade’s crematorium? I can only hope so!
Photo Credits: Lillet & Trey. Thanks!
COMING SOON: Le Grenier
After much ado Le Grenier is at last poised to open. Once Maya Marzolf, the proprietress, told me the good news I simply had to head down there and get a sneak peek. Not only does this store sport some lovely merchandise (the lot of old Victorian photographs she recently acquired is especially nice!), but she has done a wonderful job restoring the space. Here is a slide show of what you can expect to see opening day— which for those of you who are interested will be May 1st. Enjoy!
Le Grenier
OPENING DATE: May 1, 2009
19 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Phone: (718) 569-0111 (yet to be activated)
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Ender: Look At This Fucking Hipster
Filed under: Williamsburg
Untitled from lookatthisfuckinghipster on Vimeo.
This mind numbing moment of zen comes courtesy of a site called Look At This Fucking Hipster. What is L.A.T.F.H., you ask? Well, for starters it is located on Tumblr. Secondly, it offers anywhere between one and photographs daily of hipsters doing whatever hipsters do (often while consuming PBR, it should be noted) accompanied by some of the most trenchant and downright hilarious commentary I have ever read. Real doozies like:
Some people say hip-hop is dead. We just do this to make sure. (This one went with the above video.)
It’s actually really hard to be a pimp when all your bitches have trust funds.
Ah, yes. I’m picking up my prescription for medical cocaine. The name is William S. Burg.
Maybe I should stop snorting all my Rogaine…
and much, much more. Do check ’em out. I guarantee laugh your ass off.
Oh yeah, they also take submissions:
hipsterblog (at) gmail (dot) com
Happy hating!
Miss Heather
P.S.: Special thanks goes out to Andrea for bringing this to my attention. Thanks!
Greenpoint Photos Du Jour: SPRING!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
West Street
Franklin Street
Manhattan Avenue
Huron Street
Lorimer Street
Miss Heather
Domo Arigato: The Robots Are Coming!
I came across this— what will undoubtedly be THE social event of the season— via a blog (I highly recommend) called Blondie & Brownie. In fact I like the way they wrote about it so much* I am going to hand you over to them for the 411. All I’m saying is:
- I like watching mechanized things beat the unholy crap out of each other.
- You bet your sweet ass I’m filming this.
In all seriousness this “interactive installation” by artist Dan Walker sounds like a helluva fun way to while away a Saturday night. Check it out!
Robot Monkey World Chimpionship
April 18, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m.
t.b.d
224 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
*The even incorporated a Styx reference. Bravo!
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