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May 23, 2014 Staff Report
Sunnyside Shines placed 46 hanging flower baskets on lampposts throughout the business district today, with many of them going up on Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue.
The baskets are affixed to light poles throughout the district. The funds for the baskets were allocated by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s office.
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Hem hem hem…Dem flowerz need some fertilizin’ *unzips pants* hem hem hem
I noticed this walking around the other day. Looks so cute!
Cheap rents, hahahah, 1500 for 1 bedroom ROFLOL
No wonder you hipsters be shopping at GoodWill and sucking on leaves for lunch.
Op-ed page get another week off?
So precious not
The flowers are very nice..thank you JVB….I only wish there was a way to stop the constant barrage of weekly circulars that end up all over our streets…the biggest culprit being the trade fair supermarket on Roosevelt ave
Right here, Ari.
But I’ll be headin to see some of my friends bands in Williamsburg later tonight. Until we get some real music venues in his place I go elsewhere for entertainment. I’m only here for the cheap rents. Yeah, you heard right – cheap rents here in Sunnyside! Im telling all my friends, they cant believe I only pay $1,500 for a 1BDRM
Hey Jimmy, whats holding up that plant? you hangin it on something??
Where’s the Hipsta Thugg? Did he go the Hamptons with the other Hipstas?
I met Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey in there a long time ago. They were trying to order breakfast but the cook didn’t seem to hear them. Then I heard Pete say, “Tommy … Tommy can you hear me?”
Thank you Sunnyside Shines.
Why hasn’t there been a report about the new Art Store? That place is amazing.
That’s great! Those flower baskets really make this neighborhood look beautiful. I wish Sunnyside Shines would install them outside the business district. That would make things even better.
Putting the petals to the metal.