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From The New York Shitty Inbox: What’s Up At 227 Franklin Street
Signs of activity have been spotted at the former (and very cool) sandwich shop which once graced the corner of McGuinness Boulevard and Freeman Street! A chap named Chris writes In an email entitled “Dunkin Donuts on Mcguinness!”
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?passjobnumber=320248380&passdocnumber=1
go to job description:
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INTERIOR RENOVAITON OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORE FOR DUNKIN DONUTS. INSTALL PARTITIONS, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION AS REQUIRED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
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I checked for myself and sure enough: we’re getting a Dunkin Donuts. While I generally dislike chain stores and franchises (I prefer to keep my money “local” by patronizing smaller, “mom and pop” businesses) this may not be a bad thing. The surrounding area 9which is largely industrial) is not very well served in terms of eateries. In addition, this will be conveniently placed near the last stop in Greenpoint for the B62. I have little doubt this establishment will be a god-send to java-craving (and hungry) commuters!
Dunkin Donuts
Opening Date: t.b.a.
227 Freeman Street (at McGuinness Boulevard)
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Photos du Jour: Flowers
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
This ad hoc bit of art hails from Commercial Street. On a (somewhat) related note a chap named Matthew Barbieri will be giving away sunflowers to interested gardeners (One per person, folks!) today starting at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of North 12 Street and Bedford Avenue!
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Fowl Play
Yes folks, it would appear that the New York Times has (once again*) become aware that there is a poultry slaughterhouse adjacent to a luxury apartment building in Greenpoint! Special thanks goes out to Jen Chung of Gothamist for this reminder. The previous props having been tendered, yours truly is especially fond of this passage:
While I am certain Franklin Avenue is animated (I have walked it) exactly how this thoroughfare pertains to Greenpoint is mystery to me. This is because Franklin Avenue is located elsewhere in Brooklyn. I’m going to take an educated guess that this reporter is referring to Franklin Street. I suppose in closing I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that one of the chaps they interviewed is being evicted because he has not paid rent in months. Whoops. Perhaps moving forward when the New York Times “sources” my site without crediting it they will go to the trouble of actually reading it?
Miss Heather
*The image gracing this post comes from an item I had written on the subject on January 27, 2009. Clearly the New York Times was paying attention because they wrote an item about this very subject on February 15, 2009 and took the liberty of culling a quote from my site’s comments section:
…To some, the juxtaposition of a slaughterhouse and a new residential building where condos sell for up to $675,000 is an amusing effect of gentrification. To others, it is grotesque. Several local residents have complained about seeing blood and bird parts on the sidewalk, along with feathers floating in the breeze. Calls to 311 have been numerous, and on a Greenpoint blog, a commenter described the smell emanating from the slaughterhouse as a mix of “death and ammonia.”
Don’t believe me? See here for yourself! Reading is truly believing.
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