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Greenpoint Photos du Jour: Special Good Friday Edition
Filed under: 11222, Advanced Life Forms, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Today, not feeling particularly inclined to blog, I decided to take a stroll down Manhattan Avenue. One thing I wished to capture during my sojourn is what is and will probably always be “Good Friday” in the Garden Spot for yours truly: the 30-40 feet long lines of people patiently waiting to purchase their holiday kielbasa. It was after taking the above photo I spied some rather interesting (and ostensibly Easter-related) merrymaking right behind me!
This.
Note the rather large hunk of meat pressed into service as an incense holder. I found this rather nice (“fucking awesome” to be precise) and told its creator, Ziiggy, so.
His partner in this endeavor, Yusef (Yes two of Greenpoint’s more notable fellows have joined forces— god help us!), opted to ham it up for my kielbasa-capturing camera. I really liked his daring pairing of a suit with no footwear whatsoever. It is bold statements such as this which make Manhattan Avenue (in my humble opinion) the vanguard of fashion. But I digress. Ziiggy explained to me (after making it clear that humans were designed to be carnivores) that he was planning on rolling out an even more extensive display tomorrow, film it and post it online. Needless to say I can hardly wait to see this. That was when our conversation concluded, as passing a chap voiced interest in a guitar Ziiggy had for sale.
Not having the foresight to know where this exchange was headed, I turned off my camera. This is a shame because when I did, it started getting interesting. Follows is a synopsis what came to pass:
1. The man offers $50.00 for the guitar.
2. Ziiggy balks, demands more money and asserts what he needs to do is “play”.
3. The prospective purchaser asserts it is not worth a penny more than his offer.
4. Ziiggy terminated the haggling session with two words every New Yorker holds near and dear:
Fuck you!
Happy Good Friday, Greenpoint!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Nassau Avenue Reconstruction Community Meeting!
This comes courtesy of our Community Board ‘s Transportation Chair, Karen Nieves. She writes:
Please mark your calendar!!! Nassau Avenue Reconstruction Community Meeting is set for Monday, April 23rd 6:30pm at the Lutheran Church on Russell Street.
I have word a flyer will be distributed shortly. When I receive one I will pass it along here. In the meantime, those of you who have concerns and/or issues arising from this project (For example: having port–o-let stationed next to the front door of your residence which turns over and disperses its “contents” on your front yard.*) take note!
Nassau Avenue Construction Community Meeting
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Messiah
129 Russell Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
*Yes, this really happened.
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Return To Sender
My buddy at the Brooklyn Imbecile writes:
Heather,
Since I know you’re such a fan of our local post office, I thought I would let you know that last week we sent out about a hundred wedding invitations to people all over the world, including San Francisco, Cleveland, Vancouver, Toronto, Hong Kong, New Zealand and England.
Everyone got their cards, even though the addresses were written in calligraphy, except for those living in the 11222 zip code.
Those were returned to our own mailbox yesterday. Why? Because everyone in the fucking world knows how to read and deliver an envelope except for the United States Post Office of Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Unbelievable! So frustrating!!
Feel free to share.
A Plea From The McCarren Dog Run
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
The headmistress of the McCarren Dog Run writes:
Want Chips in McCarren Dog Run?
New chips have been ordered BUT Parks can’t/won’t bring them into the big dog run unless we clear out the area near the gates at Driggs and Union. All of the old chips piled up at the gates near Union and Driggs must be moved into the dog run. The run surface needs to be at the same level as the sidewalk for the truck to drive in.
What needs to happen:
Volunteers from the dog run need to use the tools by the entrance gates to pull those piles of chips to other parts of the run. The quickest method is to put the chips on the tarp and drag them to the center of the run or to the far corner to cover the drainage membrane and piping. The work needs to be done in the next seven (7) days for the Dog Run to be able to get chips.How will you help? Or will you just expect someone else to do this? If no one can get it together to do this, no chips.
Please feel free to share the above email with your dog run friends who might not be on the google group. To join the google group, send a request to mcdogrun@gmail.com.
Please help spread the word, Greenburg dog lovers!
New York Shitty Day Starter: Bubby
It would appear that the Garden Spot has a new working class canine. His name is Bubby and he calls Record Grouch his place of work and play!
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