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Greenpoint Photo Du Jour: Heroes
There’s a new pizza place in town— and you can find it here.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Has anyone checked this place out yet? If so, I’d like to hear with you! You can tender your review via comments or email at: missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com. Your identity will remain anonymous if you wish.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Looking Down
Filed under: 11101, 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Long Island City, Long Island City Queens
Taken by Noah Devereaux.
Miss Heather
THIS SATURDAY: Sweet!
Filed under: 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
While you’re making the acquaintance of some of north Brooklyn’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes (like the above the adoptable cuties) take time to savor some of the delicious vegan baked goods for sale. While you’re noshing you are benefiting a good cause! Lisacat writes:
To celebrate National Feral Cat Day, we’re having a special adoption event Saturday, October 16th from 2 to 6 pm! Yes, we’ll have our usual gang of charming and adorable cats and kittens available for adoption but we’ll also be having a vegan bake sale for the humans! Proceeds will benefit our favorite mobile spay/neuter clinic, The Toby Project!
Check it out!
Adoptable Cuties & Vegan Bake Sale
October 16, 2010 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Muddy Paws
447 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
To close on a (somewhat) related note, I have been noticing a lot of graffiti featuring feline subject matter hereabouts lately. Without further ado, here they are!
Nassau Avenue
Union Avenue
Could this be the start of a trend? I can only hope so. Cattitude!
Miss Heather
P.S.: I have also gotten word that Dog Habitat has a new feline in residence. Jay writes:
Had a surprise waiting at the door early one morning. A kitten in a basket. Dropped off some time before 6:30 a.m. Young and friendly. Grey with what could be a broken tail.
Naturally I intend to meet (and film) this little guy (or girl)— STAT!
Photo Credits: Eva Prokop via Lisacat.
Submissions Wanted
I have been hearing a lot of buzz about this, the Brooklyn Do Gooder Awards, for some time. Enough so that I feel compelled to mention it here. Having gotten that out of the way, I will get to the purpose of this post: after much careful consideration I have decided that Garden Spotters deserve their own version of this sinecure. Why, you ask? Very simple: while Greenpoint may very well be a part of Brooklyn, much of Brooklyn is most decidedly not Greenpoint. Ours is a very unique community and what constitutes a “do gooder” here may not exactly fit the criteria the folks at the Brooklyn Community Center had in mind. CASE IN POINT: one of the categories they have is “caring neighbors”. I can think of no better example of a “caring neighbor” than the person who saw fit to dismantle this pay phone. It has been (and unfortunately will probably continue to be) a problem for some time.
It is not my purpose to denigrate the efforts of people who feed our poor, educate our youth, create much-needed green spaces and/or organize our communities. They are needed. BADLY. However, not everyone has the time and/or expertise to effect such changes in our borough— but he (or she) might have a pair of bolt cutters, tube of caulk and an ax to grind! These are the people I want to hear about— from you! Here are the rules:
- I am receptive to pretty much anything. Ask yourself: Who do I think makes Greenpoint a better/special place? This is very much open to interpretation. No act and/or reason is too trivial— provided your explanation is lucid— and preferably— entertaining.
- I am also open to Greenpointers who make herculean efforts to better our community in more conventional ways, e.g.; tenant advocacy, feeding our hungry, rescuing abandoned and/or abused animals, cleaning up our community’s manifold number of environmental issues, etc.
- Other than that there are no rules. Or I will make them up as I go along because that’s the Greenpoint way!
You can tender your submissions via comments or email at: missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Miss Heather
LAST GASP: Manifest Destiny
Filed under: 11222, Culture War, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
From West Street.
Miss Heather
Greenpoint Pay Phone Du Jour: It’s BAAACK!
Remember the pay phone I wrote about this weekend? Well, the folks at Verizon have seen fit to repair it. I for one find this fascinating given the customer service yours truly has experienced at this organization’s hands. READ: being without telephone and/or Internet service for an entire week and/or until Verizon sees fit to send someone to fix it. I’m guessing this phone makes them a lot of money.
Miss Heather
P.S.: Oh yeah, I’d feel remiss if I also didn’t share this select morsel from down the block which I call the “Kielbasa phone”.
Tasty!
FRIDAY: McGolrick Park Dog Run Benefit
This upcoming Friday, October 15, the folks at District Dog (and a lot of friends) will be hosting a fundraiser for the McGolrick Park dog run at the Church of the Messiah. Food catered by Cafe Royal and affordable spirits are promised in addition to a raffle whose prizes include:
- Dinner for 2 with wine pairing at Dressler
- Dinner for 2 with wine pairing at Dumont
- $50 dollar gift certificate from The Brooklyn Kitchen
- Gift Basket from Stella & Chewy’s
- Gift Basket from Zuke’s
- A weekend stay at Unleash Brooklyn
- 1 private session with Empire of the Dog
- Artwork by Urbnpop
- 5 Class card – $65 value- from Usha Veda Yoga
Tickets for this event (as well as raffle tickets) can be purchased in advance for $15.00 at District Dog or Unleash Brooklyn. Otherwise the price of admission will be $20.00 at the door. Check it out!
McGolrick Park Dog Run Fundraiser
October 15, 2010 starting at 8:30 p.m.
Church of the Messiah
129 Russell Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Miss Heather
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