Greenpoint
Lorven Pharmacy
Culture on the Cheap
Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Romantic Fear
romantic fear
talks about the fear
people have
to just be
alive
to live
to prosper
to succeed
to die
(From Manhattan Avenue.)
Miss Heather
A Bedford Avenue Mystery Solved!
Filed under: 11211, Culture War, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Anyone who has lived in Williamsburg for any appreciable period of time knows this place well. Those who don’t (READ: tourists) love it too. It is located at Bedford Avenue and North 1 Street and is a much-needed breath of levity in the downright affluenzic mecca which Williamsburg has become. I, as many others, have often wondered who has taken over this menagerie since Luis Rivera died. Well folks, I have some very good news: last night I got the answer!
Her name is Carmen and I stumbled upon her locking the gate after adding wreaths bearing eggs to the current display. She didn’t care to be photographed (which I attribute more to a language gap than secrecy) but she told me that she is the current “custodian” of this ever-unfolding creation and its future is uncertain. Apparently Luis Rivera’s cousin (or nephew— I forget which) wants to operate a flea market in this space.
Nonetheless she is soliciting donations for “Coco” the Gorilla to get new clothes. Those of you who care to do so can do this in person on Saturdays (when she has assured me she is on the premises) or next door at 270 Bedford Avenue (AKA: Monsignor Alexis Jarka Hall Senior Housing) which Carmen calls home!
Miss Heather
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Papa Joe
Filed under: New York City
Taken by charles le brigand.
Miss Heather
The Word On The Street: A Kent Avenue PSA
I have a confession to make: I do not speak and/or read French. Upon arriving home I “Googled” this phrase. It means (and I quote):
Women, I love you.*
Miss Heather
*I learned this after stumbling upon this. WARNING/CAVEAT: This footage will in all probability, dear readers, make you hurt.
New York Shitty Day Starter: Zeitgeist
Filed under: 11211, Boobification, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From South 1 Street.
Miss Heather
P.S.: No, I did not write this.
New York Shitty Day Ender: Smile!
Filed under: 11211, Street Art, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
From Kent Avenue.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Photo du Jour, Part II: I Beg Your Pardon
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Planet Entitlement
It’s been awhile since yours truly has posted material pertaining to the film industry’s affection for my community. Thankfully today I got a much-needed reminder. As you can deduce from the above missive (which is located on Bedford Avenue at Manhattan Avenue), shooting “on location” is not merely about, well, location: it apparently also includes the citizenry contained therein. Note how the “general vicinity” seems to include a bus stop. This puts people (some of whom I would presume need to ride the bus in order to go to work or otherwise go about their daily lives) in a very interesting predicament: do they stay and therefore “consent” to being filmed/monetized or do they go elsewhere?
Miss Heather
P.S.: Is this legal? I really want to know.
New York Shitty Photo du Jour: A Humboldt Street PSA
Filed under: 11206, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Street Art
Taken July 18, 2011.
Miss Heather
NYS Flickr Pool
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