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A Very Greenpoint Stoop Sale
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Last weekend’s lovely weather ushered in one of Miss Heather’s favorite things: stoop sales. And there were quite a few for the taking here last weekend. The following one, by far, was the most intriguing.
One has to wonder how effective this novel approach to shilling one’s old stuff is. Not only was nothing priced (leaving it to the customer’s discretion as to how much he or she wishes to pay for, for example, a colander containing sea biscuits), but there was no one around to safe guard against theft. Undying trust in one’s fellow man or sheer laziness? Only the person hawking these wares knows for certain.
Although I didn’t find anything that tickled my fancy, the assortment of wares for sale was in and of itself interesting enough to merit highlighting. Here are some selections.
One Bad Company record.
A hard back copy of Hand To Mouth by Paul Auster.
A mesh bag with bits of paper in it.
And of course, a colander with sea biscuits.
Miss Heather
Bed Stuy Photo du Jour: Springtime Tulips
Filed under: Bed-Stuy
From Hancock Street.
Miss Heather
Subway Poster du Jour: Lorimer Street
Filed under: Williamsburg
What do you get when you…
take this Murakami poster…
a Coors light advertisement, that Spike T.V. poster pitching Star Wars and throw in one very resourceful L train rider?
One hard-partying Lord of the Sith, that’s what!
ROCK ON, DARTH!
Miss Heather
Found Dog
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
This lovely lady was found Sunday morning running in McCarren Park. If this is your dog please call (646) 522-2022. Hopefully she will be claimed by her owners very soon because she is a super sweet dog. But if her owners are not found soon she will be put up for adoption. She is good around people, dogs and cats.
Please call the number above for more information.
Miss Heather
Bed Stuy Pay Phone du Jour: Calling Dr. Love
Filed under: Bed-Stuy
While there is nothing wrong with this pay phone (which is located on Marcus Garvey Boulevard) per se, I felt its accoutrements were worth noting.
His and hers malt liquor in a bag and a pack of condoms. Magnums no less. All the makings necessary for one very enchanting evening for some lucky lady out there!
Miss Heather
P.S.: On a (somewhat) related note, do give this post by Bitchcakes a read. It is friggin’ hilarious!
RightRides
I found this flier outside the Broadway stop of the G train last weekend and feel compelled to pass it along. RightRides offers “safe walks” to Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg, Fort Greene and Greenpoint Friday nights between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. It is a service definitely worth checking out if you happen to be out late and feel reluctant to walk home alone. All you need to do is call 1-866-977-WALK and they’ll do the rest!
For more information about RightRides (including their service area, hours and free ride program), click here and you will be directed to their web site.
Miss Heather
Meeting Mr. Capone
As I mentioned in this post, last week the Garden Spot got its newest and by far cutest citizen. He was born on Meeker Avenue April 15th, hence his name: Al Capone.
This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting this little fellow face to face.
He is quite the handful, as you will see in this YouTube clip. WARNING: this video features scenes of extreme cuteness.
Enjoy!
Miss Heather
Crosstown Local Cavalcade XII: Step It Up
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Meet the latest poster to grace the bowels of Crosstown Local. The folks at Bravo must really like Greenpoint, as they have seen fit to post two of these advertisements on the same platform…
with predictable results. Those of you who live off the G train at Greenpoint Avenue really should check out this magnum opus on the Queens-bound platform. It is really something. Here are some highlights.
As you can see, this person had a lot of time on his (or her) hands. What else would one expect but to wait? This is, after all, the G train we’re talking about.
Who’d your daddy?
Indeedy…
Miss Heather
Luxury Condominiums For Sale!
Corcoran has made its presence known in Bedford Stuyvesant!
This must be a luxurious pile of crap if Corcoran has seen fit to pimp it.
Follows are some of the appointments for this luxury condo:
- Air-conditioning boxes by Friedrich.
- Shoddy brick laying (pointing).
- Exposed PVC and gutters.
- Exposed electrical meters.
- Ample of amounts of cement and no greenery whatsoever.
- Butt ugly balconies.
Way to go, Babs!
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Construction Site du Jour: 64 Green Street
A reader of New York Shitty (and overall very cool person) used to live in this building. The landlord said he sold the property to a developer (hence why he/she was asked to vacate). Given what I read on ACRIS, I am not so sure. In any case an application was filed with the Department of Buildings to:
TO HORIZONTALLY ENLARGE EXISTING 3 STORY, 2 FAMILY FRAME DWELLING AS PER PLANS FILED
It was disapproved.
There are no valid permits whatsoever for “modifying” this property.
But such trivialities didn’t stop these go getters!
Permits? They don’t need any stinking permits!
Cut these guys some slack complainer!
They cordoned off the front gate!
Miss Heather
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