Shopping cart terrorist? (Photo courtesy of nolastname)Listen, people, I’m just a cart and I go where they push me. I carry what they put into me. I’m not a terrorist. Yet, here I am standing next to this SUV with a full tank with this crude bomb.
lake st
Signs for Lake & 86th Streets hang quite low. (Photo by Ray Johnson)The street signs at the intersection of Lake Street and 86th Street are hanging quite low on the sign pole. The signs are either not attached securely, thus, causing them to slip, or they have been placed
concrete jungle
A shopping art in a sea of sand. (Photo courtesy of nolastname)I wanted to be posted as one of those beautiful Wednesday Midweek Photos, while the author of this silly shopping cart feature insisted on putting me up on Thursday. So, who do you think won that argument? The
The Census 2010 was supposed to be like a category 5 storm, where every single resident was going to be sucked up in a flurry of… um… tabulations. Instead, in parts of Southern Brooklyn and Sheepshead Bay, it barely touched ground with participation rates as low as 44 percent in
hydrant
Is this undercurb water leak a symptom of something bigger?On Wednesday, April 19, 2010 this hydrant was observed in use at the side entrance of P.S. 254 [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/22/K254/default.htm] on East 19 Street. There was nothing apparently out of the ordinary
Bus Shelter
B49 bus shelter gets demolished (Photo by Ray Johnson)The B49 bus shelter located in front of 2900 Ocean Avenue has been demolished to make way for a brand new one. The operator of the hydraulic excavator who was sitting in the cab of the truck, as if in the
Alzheimer's disease
State Senator Marty Golden’s office is spreading the word about a special book signing and informational session for anyone interested in caregiving for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and memory disorders (some emphasis added): > Dessert with the Authors Booksigning with Drs. Rosemary Laird & James Huysman, Opening
kool
(Photo courtesy of reader nolastname)It was cold outside when someone came up and snapped my picture. That was January, I think. Why they took so long to put me up on this site, I’ll never know. I’m only a shopping cart, but I felt slighted getting second
building code
Construction workers are breaking apart a portion of the curb in front of 2447 East 19 Street, between Avenue Y & Avenue X. Just a day ago, the spot was a sidewalk parking spot in front of a private yard and lawn with pretty landscaping. The foreman in charge of
coop apartments
Anti-trash sign posted in the front window of an apartment building.The message on this sign addresses what seems to be a growing problem all around Sheepshead Bay: trash left in front of residences by its very own residents. In case the ALL CAPS message is too ‘loud’ to read,
Bump slow marking on East 17 Street, between Ave X & Ave W. (Photo by Ray Johnson)This “BUMP SLOW” marking was seen painted on East 17th Street between Avenue X and Avenue W not so long ago. A local resident told us that it was marked by the Department
Crossing guard sits in her car & chats with another visiting crossing guard while kids cross themselves. (Photo by Ray Johnson)At the corner of East 19th Street and Avenue Y, the crossing guard stationed there is not always, ummm, stationed there. Children attending P.S. 254 [http://schools.nyc.