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From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Party At Ground Zero
Taken by dwc April, 25th 2014.
After the recent brouhaha about the 9/11 Museum selling cheese plates today I decided to see exactly who goes there. For purely snow globe purposes, mind you.
It was— and this is being kind— like watching a huckster’s tent at a freak show. They come from near and far to pay a tour guide/a dime $25.00 a gander at this city’s misery…
Display their patriotism. Conspicuously.
Buy shit.
Pose with the police
And then they leave.
New York Shitty Photos Du Jour: Special “Stick or Carrot” Edition
Filed under: 10013, Chinatown, Chinatown Manhattan, Dung of the Day, New York City, Other Shit
Mosco Street, 10013
Courtlandt Alley, 10013
Same zip code, (more or less) same premise: no dumping. As you can see, gentle readers, asking nicely seems to work better than signage and surveillance. On an eerily related note I am proud to share my two most recently completed snow globes. Meet “Detente” versions two and three!
In progress. Surveillance cameras + exhibitionists = a match made in heaven. The yellow sign reads “SMILE, You’re looking great!”
Given what I saw— and smelled*— on Courtlandt Alley today:
- Credence is given to the argument that surveillance cameras do not make people more safe. They are not a deterrent against crime and/or other activities generally frowned upon by “polite society”. All they do is record it. They’re only as good as the person watching them. I can only imagine what the person “manning” the CCTV on Courtlandt saw.
- Methinks “Detente” version six needs to happen. (Yes, I already have two more versions on “the list”.)
Anyone interested in acquiring any of these objets de arte (once again) can/should shoot me an email at missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. Be sure to note which one piques your interest. Happy Friday!
*Crowd-sourced “cologne”.
The Word On The Street, Part II: Hell
Filed under: 11249, New York City, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken June 20, 2014.
New York Shitty Feral Furniture Watch: Special Southside Edition
Filed under: 11211, 11249, Feral Furniture, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken June 20, 2014.
The Word On The Street: Welcome to Jerklyn
Filed under: 11211, 11249, Culture War, GENIUS, Gentrification, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Natives Are Getting Restless, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken June 20, 2014.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Justice
Filed under: Brooklyn, New York City, Red Hook, Red Hook Brooklyn, The Word On The Street
Taken by Eugene Gannon.
Queens Photos Du Jour: For Sale
“Curb appeal”: this place has the exact opposite of it. If anyone is seeking a “fixer upper”— with a Branch Davidian post ATF je nais sais quoi— your home awaits on Roosevelt Avenue. Bring your own crime scene tape. God, I hope no one died here. I’d say Ms. Li has a challenge on her hands. Snazzy suit notwithstanding, mind you…
The Word On The Street, Part II: Redacted
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, The Word On The Street, Urban Artifact
(Taken June 16, 2014.)
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