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New York Shitty Day Ender: Presenting The Brooklyn Diggers & A Very Nifty T-Shirt!
Emily Gallagher (a lady behind this collaborative endeavor) writes:
Hi Heather! …Basically I started a group with Ryan from NAG, our artist friend Gillian, Jason Gaspar (an artist and food justice guy who worked at the Wyckoff Farmhouse with me) and Mary B. from Kill Devil Hill. Our mission is to bring Brooklyn’s working class history– and thus, social justice history and issues– to the attention of residents who live in the neighborhoods presently. We call ourselves the Brooklyn Diggers, in reference to the Diggers in England in the 1600s (and of course also that we are digging up history.) This is our first project, so hopefully it goes well! We won 2nd place at FEAST this past summer so we are filling in the extra money that we need to pull it off. I am planning on reaching out to the Monitor Museum and inviting them to table…
Even though we are using the USS Monitor as our springboard, the event will really be more about imagining life in Greenpoint in the 1860s. We’re also hoping to make it hands-on, engaging and fun for all ages. I’m working with some historians I know from the Tenement Museum and costumed interpreters from another program I worked for, called Live-In Theater. I think it’s pretty wild that the age of the workers in many of the shipbuilding facilities in the neighborhood were essentially the same age as many of the newcomers in the neighborhood today. And life was rough! To think who might have lived in the tenements and houses we sit in presently…! You can check out our rarely updated blog at www.brooklyndiggers.wordpress.com (read the about section for our manifesto) and our proposal is up there. Let me know of any questions you have!
If you want to help make this really neat project happen (and get a really cool souvenir commemorating a great piece of American history), head over to Kill Devil Hill and pick up one these t-shirts!
U.S.S. Monitor Commemorative T-Shirt
$25.00 each
Kill Devil Hill
170 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Reader Contribution du Jour, Part II: A Turkey’s Nest PSA
This photo was taken today, September 21st, by Sherry Wasserman. I wonder if “management” read the piece Brokelyn wrote yesterday admonishing people that the police read Yelp reviews? Hmm…
Reader Contribution Du Jour, Part I: City Hall
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, New York City
Taken by Christa.
New York Shitty Photo du Jour: Obelisk
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Art
From Manhattan Avenue.
Now At Sunshine Laundromat: Poop Bag Day!
Filed under: 11222, Dog Shit Signage, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Taken September 20, 2011.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Take Me Home!
Remember that ferret I mentioned being found last night? Well, here he is! Sara of Greenpoint Veterinary Hospital writes:
Hi Heather,We haven’t heard from the good samaritans as far as making flyers. We are trying to have one of them bring him to Sean Casey near Fort Hamilton Pkwy today but one said he cannot help until this weekend and the couple says they are working today but the guy may be able to get out of work early and transfer him tonight or try to find an available friend. If they cannot bring him to Sean Casey today then our staff will try to get him there but probably won’t happen today. Here is a flyer and some pictures- We don’t know much about him. He was found trying to run into traffic on manhattan ave and 3 people put him in a box and brought him to the hospital around 8:30 last night. He is beige/red/brown, appears healthy, some slight discharge from his left eye and had very long nails. He was a little dirty around his face and very friendly, almost too mellow according to my coworker who has had ferrets before. We can see a neuter scar, a dark blue-ish blotch on his abdomen which I’m not sure if is some kind of identification. Also has 2 grey spots on his right ear that I was told may be a tattoo. I left him with cat food but doesn’t seem interested.Let us know if you need anything else and we’ll keep you updated on his location.
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