Williamspoint Photos Du Jour: Critters

May 17, 2009 ·
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic, Street Art, Williamsburg 

bunniesnys

ainsliebunny

hinys

prayernys

my-mynys

263nys

From Greenpoint Avenue, Ainslie Street, Kent Avenue & Wythe Avenue.

Miss Heather

Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: On The Waterfront

May 16, 2009 ·
Filed under: Williamsburg 

cass-gilbertnys

Kent Avenue

cojoinednys

Metropolitan Avenue

river-street

sprinkler

bite-me

River Street

grand-ferry-park

chaschaplinnys

sunsetnys

Grand Ferry Park

Miss Heather

Crosstown Local Photos Du Jour: Love Connection

May 9, 2009 ·
Filed under: Crosstown Local, Williamsburg 

excuseme

kissers

From Metropolitan Avenue.

Miss Heather

Attention All Urban Photographers & Street Art Enthusiasts

April 24, 2009 ·
Filed under: Culture War, Street Art, Williamsburg 

meatnys

If you happen to be on River Street do not take a picture of this.

face-on-rivernys

And sure as hell don’t shutterbug this.

Why, you ask? Because if you do it might result in you (and your husband) being questioned by New York’s Finest as to what you are doing. This is what happened to the Mister and I this evening.

viewtonorthsidepiers

Hello there, we see you’re taking photographs— why?

Miss Heather: I think the shadows and diagonals are visually pleasing.

river-street-at-7-pmnys

We saw you take photographs of graffiti back there.

Miss Heather: Yeah, someone spray-painted the word “meat” on the wall and I found it interesting.

Because it’s sort of “beefy”?

Miss Heather: Exactly. I happen to be a vegetarian.

Seeing where this conversation was headed (nowhere good— and soon) the Mister jumped in and after some more “dialoging”, they left us to go about our business. Inasmuch as interfacing with the NYPD can be amicable it was: tense, but polite. Still the experience left me wondering:

Why?

Perhaps these chaps have been instructed to watch photographers— especially those who happen to document “graffiti”? The only logic at work here I can think of is the presumption that when people (such as myself) document this stuff it is going to somehow encourage the people responsible for it to continue their nefarious work (and, in so doing, lower everyone’s “quality of life”). I suppose this is possible. BUT

deadbuildingwalking

it’s been my experience that derelict buildings (of which north Brooklyn has many— such as the one above example which is located around the corner) do more than their fair share of lowering my quality of life.

kentaveeyesore

Nice, eh?

elik

The above can be found on the front door of this Kent Street deadiface. Call me subversive, but I don’t really see how this could possibly be construed as making this building an eyesore. It has achieved that very readily on its own. Rather smashingly, I will add. One piece of street art graffiti isn’t going to make any difference; if anything the above bit of mischief adds some sorely needed “value” to this turd. It certainly makes me smile, anyway.

Speaking of which, a building doesn’t have to be old and decrepit to elicit social commentary, oh, I mean graffiti.

hipsters-move-out

northsidepiers

CASE IN POINT: Northside Piers.

Miss Heather

Williamsburg Photos Du Jour: A Sampling Of Street Art

April 10, 2009 ·
Filed under: Street Art, Williamsburg 

birdonmetropolitan

Metropolitan Avenue

moose

birdinflight

North 9 Street

25

North 10 Street

burnabanker

Bedford Avenue

marilyn

kentavenuetwosome

Kent Avenue

Miss Heather

Williamsburg Photo Du Jour: 11211

April 9, 2009 ·
Filed under: Recession, Williamsburg 

11211

From Metropolitan Avenue.

Miss Heather

Willamspoint Photos Du Jour: People In My Neighborhood

April 9, 2009 ·
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg 

foursome

coolthing

rosemarys

Bedford Avenue

tourists

Metropolitan Avenue

cooldudeongrand

Grand Street

americanplayground1

theroundtable

Franklin Street

nattydresser

Kent Avenue

cooperpark

Maspeth Avenue

footlong

Manhattan Avenue

Miss Heather

New York Shitty Day Ender: Zoo York

April 8, 2009 ·
Filed under: Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, Greenpoint Magic, Park Slope, Williamsburg 

blackdog

5th Avenue

washingtonaveboxer

Washington Avenue

deer

St. Mark’s Avenue

bedfordavedog

dogonbedford

Bedford Avenue

snake

pig

Metropolitan Avenue

zebratruck

North 1 Street

iguana

Nassau Avenue

twosome

Manhattan Avenue

Miss Heather

Williamspoint Photos Du Jour: More Naughty Bits

April 7, 2009 ·
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic, Street Art, Williamsburg 

godiswithus

Nassau Avenue

dreamofhappiness

pubesnekst

taint

dickchicken

slutlust

Metropolitan Avenue

There’s nothing in the world quite like north Brooklyn in the springtime.

Miss Heather

New York Shitty Day Ender: Al Fresco Living

April 6, 2009 ·
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic, Street Furniture, Williamsburg 

driggsavenuemattress

noparking

kitchenettewithsiding

futon

Driggs Avenue

decanters

Maspeth Avenue

fridge

South 1st Street

cot

Ainslie Street

legs

Metropolitan Avenue

Miss Heather



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