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Last Gasp: Greenpoint Goes Green On Sunday!
…sort of. Some of you might remember the debacle at last year’s Earth Day celebration. For those of you who are not in the know fliers were posted advertising this event all over 11211 and 11222. None of them mentioned Exxon Mobil was a sponsor. But they were. A sponsor. When the word got out hilarity ensued.
This year Exxon and their funky bunch will sport a table instead. Per a tipster:
Thank you (excised) for giving me a heads up that Exxon Mobil, WILL have a table at the Go Green Event. I will not be attending the event after all. Even though I appreciate Town Sq(uare’s) efforts, I would feel personally responsible for misleading people, if I didn’t let this group know.
Furthermore, I personally feel that Exxon Mobil has contributed greatly to this community’s environmental problems and I will continue to not attend events that allow the corporation to present themselves as an entity interested in this community’s GREEN well being. Their time is better spent on actions that will get the Creek cleaned up & the affected community greened up.
Those of you who find Exxon’s intransigence and shameless (and regrettably, very effective) attempts to buy off this community by throwing around chump change and purchasing positive PR offensive— or are simply disgusted by the useful idiots who facilitate their green washing— mark your calendars:
GO GREEN! GREENPOINT!
April 19, 2009 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Nassau Avenue at North 15 Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
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
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