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New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Special Anti-Theft Edition
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Furniture
From Clay Street.
New York Shitty Photos Du Jour: Garden Spot Pastoral
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Art, Street Furniture, Urban Artifact
Taken September 22, 2012.
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: South 1 Street
Filed under: 11211, Street Furniture, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken August 29, 2012.
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Manhattan Avenue, Revisited
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Furniture, Urban Artifact
Sometimes Greenpoint is like a box of chocolates…
you never know what you’re gonna get. Bon appetit!
(The above-depicted documentation of the aftermath of one very enchanted— if not memorable— evening was captured for posterity today August 27, 2012.)
New York Shitty Street Seating Du Jour: Manhattan Avenue
Filed under: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Street Furniture, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken August 25, 2012.
New York Shitty Video Du Jour, Part II: Java Street, Revisited Once Again
As I mentioned in this post, today I had the pleasure of bumping into Kate Zidar, the headmistress of the Newtown Creek Alliance. After we concluded our impromptu film shoot, I informed her of the next piece of open space on my itinerary: the Java Street “Pop-Up” Park. She did not seem to be aware of what this wonder of public/private partnership was. So I gave her a general run-down:
- That despite brandishing “Pop-Up” in its moniker, this park was anything but spontaneous. In fact, it took almost six months to open.
- When it did open (December 2011) most of the plants contained therein were dead due to neglect.
- This endeavor was apparently funded (at least in part) by $15,000 courtesy of our Borough President.
- And, most recently, it has been the location of quite a bit of feral furniture activity (which I have learned came at the behest of a number of loft residents being evicted).
As you can imagine Ms. Zidar found this quite interesting— but I digress. Without further ado, here’s what Java Street looks like today. Enjoy!
As you can see, gentle readers, very little has changed. But this story might, just might, have a happy ending— and soon!
After yours truly shot the above-depicted footage a Department of Sanitation vehicle was spied with my little eye (READ: digital camera) surveying this archipelago of detritus.
To be continued…?
New York Shitty Feral Furniture Watch: Al Fresco Living
Filed under: 11222, Feral Furniture, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
Java Street keeps getting more and more interesting nowadays…
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