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From West Street.
Spotted On Green Street: Clean!
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This hilarious— and yet mildly horrifying— offer can be found at 145 Green Street. Any takers out there?
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Passover At The Greenpoint Shul!
A lass named Marcia writes:
Hello Miss Heather! It’s that time a year again, to take out the wine and the matzah! We are having a first seder blow-out at the Greenpoint Shul on Friday April 6th and hope our local Jewish friends in Greenpoint in Williamsburg come dine with us, especially the young folks who haven’t been to our synagogue and experience our diverse melting pot of people tucked away on beautiful Noble St. Here are the details – thanks for posting!
SAVE THE DATE
Passover Seder at the Greenpoint Shul
First Seder: Friday, April 6, 2012
Join us on the first night of Passover for a beautiful seder evening with a lively reading of the haggadah, singing, and a full-course sit-down meal
The seder will be led by Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum and his wife Rebeccah, and will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and three delicious courses of traditional Passover foods.
6:30 p.m. Pre-Seder Snacks
7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Service
7:30 p.m. Seder Begins
8:40 p.m. Dinner is Served
9:30 p.m. Afikomen & Final Songs
Passover at The Greenpoint Shul
Friday, April 6, 2012 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Cost of Admission: $42.00 per person (tickets can be purchased by clicking here)
Congregation Ahavath Israel
108 Noble Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Anyone desiring more information about this event should contact Rabbi Appelbaum via email at rabbi (at) greenpointshul (dot) org.
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: Nassau Avenue
An unintended consequence of Nassau Avenue reconstruction as spotted this weekend: an ad hoc skate park! I’m glad to see the powers that be have seen fit to install pylons. They were needed— badly! As for the wisdom of skating on this stretch, well, that’s still open to question…
From The New York Shitty Inbox: Caretakers Needed!
This comes courtesy of a lass named D. The caretaker of the fetching felines which grace India Street, Tori, needs help! She writes:
Needed one or two colony caretakers for a feral cat colony of seven cats for morning feedings near West Street. Saturday morning, and one or two other mornings, to be fed at 830- 9 A.M. Caretaker provides food. All the cats are neutered/spayed and are delightful. Colony has several caretakers. Rewarding work. A brief training is available the first time; vbondart@hotmail.com
New York Shitty Day Starter: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
Filed under: 11222, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Wow, WTF
A commenter, hav, writes on March 29, 2012 (regarding this post about 239 Banker Street):
non-surprisingly someone decided to complain to the DOB which ordered the building to vacate yesterday. As of today there are some interesting developments but nothing solidified yet. It is however looking like the building has a strong possibility of getting covered by the NYC Loft Law which will protect tenants from being vacated.
Here’s the deal: while complaints have been placed, this building has most assuredly NOT been vacated. I know this because I saw another person move in March 30th. His (or her) personal effects included the box at top left.
Nonetheless, I perused the Department of Buildings Building Information System anyway.
Nary a Vacate Order was to be found— but there are plenty of complaints!
Let’s go to the latest: 3407084
So now we have to look at Complaint #3403837 for “closure”.
Hmm.
Given all the previous, I find the following missive (as found on the Broadway stop of the G train and thus out of the 33rd City Council District’s— and 239 Banker Street’s— jurisdiction) fascinating to say the least:
Those of you who have questions (as I do) as to why 239 Banker Street has, once again, been allowed to be illegally employed as residential property despite this— or simply have questions about the loft law should make it a point to attend. Be sure to ask our City Councilman why he is conducting a “loft law” workshop outside his own district while you’re at there!
Panel Discussion on the State of the Loft Law
Co-Conductors: Assemblyman Vito Lopez and Steve Levin, City Councilman, 33rd District (which includes 239 Banker Street)
Invited guests: The Department of Buildings & New York City Loft Board
Date: April 24, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Our Lady of Pompeii, Community Room
225 Seigel Street
Brooklyn, New York 11206
Otherwise those who find all the previous disconcerting can send Mr. Levin an email via his web page.
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