This “No Right Turn” comes from Noble Street in Greenpoint. It is next to a putrid-smelling chicken factory, which is, of course, on the left of the sign.

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The flowers are blooming in Greenpoint too, from which this lovely photo originates. It comes to us from Miss Heather, of course. The specific location is Greenpoint Avenue.

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“On May 2, Studio B is slated to celebrate the debut of a large rooftop level…Fans of a cleaner, quieter Greenpoint (as in: the neighborhood’s residents), though, balk at the opening altogether. According to them, Studio B’s patrons forever vomit show flyers, cigarette butts, and broken glass (and occasionally actual vomit) onto the streets surrounding […]

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This collection comes from Greenpoint and we will let Miss Heather explain: “This melange of discarded furniture is located in front of Ladder 106 on Greenpoint Avenue right off McGuinness Boulevard. This is arguably one of the noisiest–and when the wind is just right–smelliest sections of the Garden Spot. The magazine rack is a nice […]

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This bike on McGuinness Boulevard has clearly seen better days. It is one of the hundreds around Greenpoint and Williamsburg in various states of deconstruction or bending and come from the digital camera of Miss Heather.

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BUST Magazine is having its “Spring Fling Craftacular” at Warsaw in Greenpoint next Sunday (4/27) from 11AM-9PM. They’ve had “Holiday Craftaculars” there in the past. Here’s a bit from the email: BUST Magazine¹s first ever Spring Fling Craftacular is set for Sunday April 27, 2008. After 3 years of enormously successful and Folio award winning […]

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We woke up this morning to an email from a group called The Change You Want to See, that was widely distributed by the New York Action Network point out that today’s Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day festivities in McCarren Park have a number of interesting corporate sponsors. We’ll start with the most ironic of […]

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One does expect, at this point, to begin finding couches and chairs that have been dragged or carried outside for the purpose of planting oneself in the sun and relaxing or hanging out. Such would appear to be the case with this Street Chair (which, of course, is not strictly a Street Sofa, but is […]

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“God. Oh my God. It’s 8:45 and I’m pacing around like a crazy person on the subway platform again. The G Train, man. The fucking G train. It’s gone from mild annoyance to genuine outrage to pure, paranoid obsession. Everything, I mean everything, wrong with my life can be traced back to this train.”–Gawker

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There will be a Push for Parks status meeting in Greenpoint tomorrow (4/17). It is sponsored by the Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning (GWAPP). It will include updates on Million Tree Project, Barge Park, Cooper Park, India Street End, Greenpoint Ave/Transmitter Park, UFMP (United Friends of McCarren Park), Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn Greenway, […]

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The interesting Karl Fischer building on McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint is Lofts 305 and will be on sale soon. It has killer views of traffic roaring to and from the Pulaski Bridge over Newtown Creek and cars filling up at the nearby Exxon Station, with possible bonus vistas (and aroma) of the Greenpoint Sewage Treatment […]

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Studio B in Greenpoint continues to win the hearts and minds of its neighbors. Renowned for the rowdy late scenes, public vomiting, screaming and shouting at 5 AM, the club was the scene of a brawl between skinheads last weekend. Also, there is springtime joy in the form of its new rooftop garden. The legality […]

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The other day, we posted a photo of a fallout shelter sign from Bergen Street in Park Slope. Today’s post-thermo nuclear conflict offering comes from Greenpoint.

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To say that 143 Huron Street, a new condo in Greenpoint, makes an impression is an understatement. “I’m not too sure what ‘look’ this architect was trying achieve. If I had to take a guess I’d say Imperial Storm Trooper meets Jawa Sandcrawler with a dash of Mondrian thrown in for good measure.”–New York Shitty

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Last night, Community Board 1 voted to approve the Brooklyn Greenway through Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The plan promises a walking and bike path on or near the waterfront. More details to follow.–GL Inbox

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There was an awful accident at Newtown Creek early yesterday morning when a car plunged into the water, killing one man. “The death is under investigation, but it would seem that drowning — rather than the extreme pollution in the creek, a byproduct of decades of pollution from coal and oil refineries that opened alongside […]

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There a significant meeting coming up tonight (4/8) for the Brooklyn Greenway. Here’s the info from the Brooklyn Greenway webtsite: Big Turnout Needed for Greenpoint/ Williamsburg Greenway Meeting The full board of Community Board 1 will decide on the plan for the physically separated bikeway on Kent Ave and West St. We need a strong […]

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This old and somewhat annotated and altered stencil of The Gipper comes from Greenpoint. They have been around for years, but still entertain.

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We’ve seen toilets put out for disposal on the sidewalk before and they do make for good photos sometimes. However, they also invite people going on the street to sometimes make use of the facilities rather than the sidewalk. In stylish black, no less.–New York Shitty

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We have always believed that Greenpoint offers the most comfortable and intact street furniture, and today’s submission from Miss Heather, does nothing to disabuse us of the notion. It comes from Java Street and really looks like the kind of furniture that invites take a load off.

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It’s the “Go Greenpoint” Earth Day Festival in McCarren Park on April 19!

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This very compelling piece of street furniture comes from Green Street in Greenpoint and it reaches us via the digicam of Miss Heather. Nice.

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The Pedestrian Upside Down Sign above comes from 147 Maujer Street in East Williamsburg. It was sent our way by Miss Heather, who also provided the shot of the actual pedestrians below. Whether one cares for the building in question is definitely a matter of taste. We’ll simply say that it is not to the […]

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If you’re interested in the topics of trash and trucks, there’s a meeting with representatives from the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Committee of Community Board 1. It will take place tonight, (3/31) from 7PM-8:30 PM at the Buckley Center at St. Cecilia’s School which is located at 1-15 Monitor Street.

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It is hard to say anything about this overturned Greenpoint sofa except that Miss Heather calls it the Green Street Tartan based on location and pattern.

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