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Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Simply Beautiful
Filed under: Williamsburg
From Bayard Street.
Miss Heather
Syncronicity
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Last night I met a friend of mine at The Habitat. I was tired, but giddy. Giddy because I had been out of the apartment for the first time in two days. I tried to pay attention to what she was telling me. Really, I did. But their delicious rum punch and the following didn’t help matters.
The Habitat
988 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
I can only hope their upcoming chicken wing eating contest is equally entertaining.
Miss Heather
Why Did Studio B Close?
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
That is a very good question. Perhaps the following has something to do with it?
The very day the Public Safety Committee decided that Studio B did not merit a recommendation for a Cabaret license, the Department of Buildings disapproved their Place of Assembly application.
For both floors.
No worries, I am certain former City Councilman Ken Fisher will have an answer*. He has a lot to say!
Miss Heather
UPDATE: Citizen Skein (who was present at last week’s meeting) explains it all for us! (Check the comments). ALSO— here is my buddy Neighborhood Threat’s take on the whole brouhaha. Do give it a read.
*The difference is amazing. Ken the City Councilman berates safety violations but Ken the Lobbyist justifies them! No wonder Greenpoint is so fucked up. Thanks Mr. Fisher!
Barack Rocks Greenpoint Again
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Ten bucks will not only buy you an evening’s entertainment at CoCo66, but the proceeds will go towards Barack Obama’s campaign for President!
CoCo66
66 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Happy fundraising (mustaches optional)!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Brooklyn Is Dead
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
From McGuinness Boulevard.
Miss Heather
Miscellaneous Foodstuffs: Frankie’s Is In The House!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Attention north Greenpoint: Acapulco is on vacation! Anyone wanting tasty (and CHEAP) eats should take their business to New Tulcingo until August 22nd.
Greenpoint’s only strip mall (on none other than McGuinness Boulevard) is undergoing some renovations of the corporate kind. Looks like Pizza Hut, Blimpie and Carvel are out and Taco Bell and KFC are in.
It looked like this wasn’t going to happen, but it is: Frankie’s (at 490 Humboldt Street) officially opens for business today! Click here to see their menu.
Bon appetit!
Miss Heather
The Rat King House Is Gone!
The last few days I have been sick. REALLY sick. But that didn’t prevent me from noticing this comment regarding the demise of the Rat King house. Close observant writes August 2, 2008:
The only thing that’s gone is the house.
Feeling better today (and having serious case of cabin fever) I swung by today. Close observant was right! As we all know, before the Rat King relinquished his homestead he took to pigeons.
And they have clearly taken a fancy to him. They’re waiting for him across the street…
next door…
and around the corner.
It was downright eerie. Are all these pigeons (or as Woody Allen once called them “rats with wings”) laying in wait for their leader to return? And as I understand it, he will. Eventually.
I was asked by a (freelance?) writer for the New York Post about the Rat King July 24, 2008. He wrote:
I once contacted you. I’m a reporter with the New York Post.
I’m interested in what’s going on with the Rat King’s House. I’ve never heard of the Rat King, except from reading about him on your blog.
Do you know his name? Do you know how I can get a hold of him?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Whoa!
I am not journalist by education. New York Shitty is my avocation. Why do I do it? Because I want to know what’s going on here and wish to share my findings with others. This “hobby” of mine demands that I pound the pavement 3-4 days a week. It is a labor of love. Why would/should I tender my findings to a reporter who will (undoubtedly) be compensated for exploiting my work?
Do your own damned investigating!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Shining Star
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Ever had one of those moments you looked at something you must have walked by at lest a hundred times and suddenly saw it in an entirely different light?
This week I had one such moment. Somehow I never noticed that “shining star” was written above this mural. Of course, it took me forever to discover this too.
That’s what I love about Greenpoint. There’s always fun stuff to be found in the most unpredictable and unexpected of places!
Miss Heather
Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Subway Angel
Filed under: Williamsburg
From Keap Street.
Miss Heather
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