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[Photo courtesy of the Food of the Future] The Moore Street Retail Market, popularly known as La Marqueta de Williamsburg, has been saved! It has long been threatened with closure and the mom-and-pop merchants there have charged the city didn’t care about them or their future. About two years ago, the city tried to shut […]

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Chief correspondent E.C. Stephens, brought this CL Listing to our attention yesterday. We must say that it does have that GL something to it: Crutches for the Tall Daredevil in your Life (East Williamsburg) Some crutches for someone in need. –or– Could also be a good Christmas/Hanuka present for your hypochondriac cousin –or– Could be […]

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This post was flagged as a Best of CL and we agree. It’s a classic and it’s from East Williamsburg. (Props to Super Correspondent E.C. Stephens for hunting this down and bringing it to us.) All we can do is say, read this thing. You’ll be glad you did: To the girl who stole my […]

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This blue couch, which has seen better days, but is out on the street just in time for warm weather, comes from Boerum Street in East Williamsburg. Miss Heather sent it our way.

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In addition to the Stop Sign and the One-Way Sign, there are No Pigs Allowed on Ten Eyck Street. The pic comes from Miss Heather, who also hit us off with this one last week.

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Miss Heather, who submitted this image of a a sign on Powers Street in East Williamsburg, notes that each neighborhood seems to have a specialty. Her Greenpoint neighbors enjoy destroying and discarded couches. People in Bed-Stuy appear to excel at destroying pay phones. The good people of East Williamsburg, meanwhile, she says, do very, very […]

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There are so many elements at work in this sign from Ten Eyck Street in East Williamsburg that it’s hard to know where to start. Well, we know that we need to start with the Curb Your Piggy element, which is superb, but we also have to note the damaged one-way signs and tagged Stop […]

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This beautiful specimen comes from Leonard Street at Montrose Avenue in East Williamsburg via our Roving Greenpoint Correspondent. She writes, by way of background: As anyone (especially women) who live in the area can attest, this corner is often populated by large groups of men “hanging out”. While drinking beer they sometimes enjoy themselves (and […]

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One of our favorite of all messed up street signs are the directionally challenged one-way signs. Our Greenpoint Correspondent came across the one on Catherine Street in East Williamsburg.

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While it’s not strictly a “street couch,” it is compelling adaptive reuse of seating. Miss Heather who shot this on Graham Avenue in Williamsburg and sent it our way calls it “Car Seat with Fruit.”

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This isn’t strictly a street couch in the sense of being out in the street because it’s unwanted or put there for the purpose of seating, but today is President’s Day and this “Sofe & Love” special for $279 definitely fits. It comes from Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg and comes to us thanks to […]

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We’re guessing that the owner of this home on Union Avenue took issue with people trying to buy the property at some point in the past. The “Attack Dog” sign beneath it would also seem to be a disincentive to anyone that wants to ask about the availability of the property.

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What would it be like if you got a Con Ed bill for, say, $65,000 or perhaps $35,000? Apparently, this is what happened to two loft tenants at a building at 300 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. We got an email from Frank Shifreen, the artist that Carroll Gardens blogger Pardon Me for Asking posted […]

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We’re not saying that the situation pictured above at 291 Devoe Street in East Williamsburg is not safe. There appear to be safety harnesses and ropes in place. All we can say is it appears to potentially not be the most secure thing we’ve ever seen. The photo and the information are from our Greenpoint […]

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We caught this in front of a church on Montrose Avenue near Manhattan. It’s definitely big smile material.

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If you read GL, you know that from time to time, we enjoy posting photos of what we call Street Couches. Some are in great shape. Some are in excellent locations. And, some, like this one, are trashed. This one comes from our Greenpoint correspondent and was found on Scholes Street in East Williamsburg. That […]

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We featured this building as a “Construction Site Du Jour” back in the spring because it was so special. Well, now that it’s been fully unveiled to the public, it’s just as nice. It’s not as, uh, ornate in design as some of our previous “What Were They Thinking?” friends. Nonetheless, its utilitarian character and […]

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140 Scholes Street is going through a heavy duty rehab, presumably to emerge as luxe condos or apartments. Our Greenpoint correspondent caught this moment of sleeping on an angle sufficient enough to combat a serious acid reflux problem. She also caught some of other conditions on Scholes should you be inclined to check in on […]

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