Day 235

Pqrtal qf the day

August 21st, 2012


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Portal of the day

August 21st, 2012



Totally different than the previqus pqst.

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Sure We Can

August 21st, 2012



Founded by homeless canners, Sure We Can is a homeless-friendly beverage container redemption center that seeks to eliminate the unnecessary hardships and demeaning conditions that canners face elsewhere. As the door suggests, there is also a garden on site; it utilizes many repurposed materials recovered from people's garbage.

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Morgan Play Station

August 21st, 2012



This subway-themed East Williamsburg playground claims that a perplexing array of trains stop here: the L, F, A, C, and 6. (While the L is the closest subway line to this spot, the 6 does not even enter Brooklyn.) Perhaps the playground was designed by Laurentius Farnsworth Aeolian Casimir the Sixth?

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K.I.D.S. Corner Library

August 21st, 2012



This micro-library has changed location (and name) since we last saw it.

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Cern and Cekis

August 21st, 2012



Two old companions of ours

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Peeta

August 21st, 2012


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Sounds delicious

August 21st, 2012


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Artdawg

August 21st, 2012


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Ain’t no such thing

August 21st, 2012



as halfway broke.

Despondent Mr. Owl was spotted multiple times on today's walk; you can also see him here and here.

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Our Lady of Lourdes grotto

August 21st, 2012



Complete with running water, this grotto at Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii in East Williamsburg is a smaller (though still quite impressive) one of these. A nearby plaque reads: "This shrine has been erected by the faithful in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes that she may protect the boys in the armed forces — May 30, 1943".

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Questionable objectivity

August 21st, 2012



Regardless of your feelings about the mayor's proposed soda ban, it's probably wise to ignore any advice on the subject given by a soda distribution truck.

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You’re welcome?

August 21st, 2012


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Lindsay Triangle

August 21st, 2012



This property was donated by Sarah Ann Wyckoff in 1868 under the condition that no building ever be constructed here. Technically a park, it was paved over in the 1930s (with the approval of a Wyckoff descendant) after it was deemed too difficult to maintain as a green space. What a lovely tribute to the family!

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Face Jr.

August 21st, 2012



Same artist?

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A former portal of the day

August 21st, 2012



turns out to also be a former subway entrance!

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

August 21st, 2012


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Barberz #22

August 21st, 2012


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If you see something

August 21st, 2012



spray something.

Another good take on the MTA's central doctrine of paranoia

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All hail the King

August 21st, 2012


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Jets vs. Sharks

August 21st, 2012





this would have been the portal of the day.

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Another elongated forehead

August 21st, 2012



Not nearly as elongated, though

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Portals of the spray

August 21st, 2012