Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
Available at a Liquor Store Near You!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Believe it or not, this is vodka.
Miss Heather
Manhattan Avenue Riddle
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Why did the cat and dog cross the road?
To give chase to the garden gnome and pine cones on the other side.
Note how the bird is now curiously absent. Hmm…
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Free Shoes on West Street
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Anyone needing a pair of ankle boots or sneakers should head down to West and Noble Street.
As the above rhyming verse makes clear, serious footwear users need only inquire.
Miss Heather
Happy New Year From New York Shitty!
Filed under: Williamsburg
From Jackson Street in Williamsburg: one hungover cherub.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Tomorrow I will more or less resume my usual number of posts. During the last two weeks I taken a break from writing and have put a (VERY) small dent in my “to read” pile. I am currently reading “Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice” by Julie Sze. Not surprisingly, Greenpoint/Williamsburg is one of the neighborhoods featured.
Last Sunday I read “Hack” (by Melissa Plaut) in one sitting. I strongly recommend this book. Among her many work-related anecdotes, Ms. Plaut recounts an incident on Greenpoint’s very own McGuinness Boulevard (pages 168-169) that required the attention of the 94th Precinct. And attention she got, sort of. Read it for yourself.
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Where’s Sancho?
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
One thing I love about Greenpoint (and New York City in general) is no matter how many times I walk down any given street, there is always some hitherto undiscovered treasure waiting to be discovered. Case in point: When I walked down Richardson Street last weekend I made the acquaintance of none other than Don Quixote.
Those of you who are interested in meeting the man from La Mancha in person can do so two doors east of the Parish Diner (roughly the intersection of Richardson and North Henry Street). I have no word as to Sancho Panza’s whereabouts. Perhaps he got deported?
Miss Heather
The B43 Stoop
Filed under: Williamsburg
Now that they have decided to raise our fares, I hope the MTA will hire somebody to raise this bus time table as well.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Cult, Cup and Kool Aid
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Someone at Norman Avenue and Banker Street has a very, very sick sense of humor.
Miss Heather
P.S.: When I showed the above photo to my husband he laughed. I told him there was a band called “Jim Jones and the Kool Aid Kids.” He thought I was kidding. I wasn’t.
Astral Mattress Du Jour: December 28, 2007
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Astral Apartments, December 28, 2007, 4:25 p.m.
Miss Heather
History of New York City, Part I
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Today I have a little treat for everybody who wishes to look busy at his (or her) place of employment while not doing any actual work: I have uploaded the first nine chapters from a textbook about New York City history dating from 1899. That’s one year after consolidation! The contents (thus far) are as follows:
- A Map of the City
- Preface
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: The Dutch Dynasty – Peter Miniut
- Chapter Three: Wouter Van Twiller
- Chapter Four: Wilhelm Kieft
- Chapter Five: Petrus Stuyvesant
- Chapter Six: Dutch Manners and Customs
- Chapter Seven: The English Colonial Period
- Chapter Eight: The English Colonial Period – Leisler’s Revolt
- Chapter Nine: The Approach of the Revolution
All the above can be accessed by clicking here.
Enjoy!
Miss Heather
Curb Your Dog!
Filed under: Dog Shit Signage
It has been a while since I have featured some dog shit signage here at New York Shitty. I simply haven’t found anything that has struck me. This weekend that changed.
My husband and I saw the above “sign” while walking home last weekend. Though lacking in witty repartee, its sheer size is worth noting. I guess I should expect as much on a street named Clifford Place.
Miss Heather
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