Williamsburg's Other Finger Gets a Finger Friend

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Ugh, the finger is whatever, but the setback is offensive.

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Looks like the Fingers aren't the only things going high. I believe sneakers hung from street fixtures signal a drug sale spot.

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Why would one want to live in alley? I don't get these setbacks at all.

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yeah, good thing the cops still don't know that hanging sneakers signify a drug sale spot. ssshhh.

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It's a great location because the new tenants don't have to go very far for their fix. Basically you can score whatever you need on Humboldt between Richardson and the BQE. Best of all, the cops never patrol over there.

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What do the shoes signify??

* It's the work of gangs marking the boundaries of their territory.

* Bullies take them off defenseless kids, then sling them up out of reach as the ultimate taunt.

* Gang members create an informal memorial at the spot where a friend lost his life.

* Crack dealers festoon wires to advertise their presence in the neighborhood.

* The shoes increase wire visibility for low-flying aircraft.

* Overly puffed-up boys who have just lost their virginity or otherwise passed a sexual milestone look to signal the event to others.

* Graduating seniors mark this transition in their lives by leaving something of themselves behind; namely, their shoes.

* Kids do it just because it's fun. And besides, what else are you going to do with a worn-out pair of sneakers other than tie the laces together and toss them high?

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While the above definitions of what the shoes symbolize might all be correct, having lived on this corner for some time now I have to tell you that the shows in this case mean DRUG DEALING.
During the summer people come by car, bike and on foot to buy drugs. They seem to sell a wide variety as we've seen everything from hyped up crackheads to sleepy smackheads dragging their feet along humboldt.

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I pass this site everyday on my way to work and I for one am happy to see it going up. I love the area but the buildings surrounding 480 Humboldt are populated with absolute degenerates. Apparently the family right next door run the entire block's drug operations.

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Drugs? Really? I lived a block away for 4 years now, and I have scored any... what are you guys talking about? There is a wine store on that corner, and an occasional bum or two.

However, no way in HELL would I buy here. Did you hear what the plan is for the BQE there? It will be under construction for the next 5-8 years, it's kind a shitty location. You also have to walk 6 blocks up and 1 over to the subway...com'on this is not even really Williamsburg, it is as on the edge as you can get before it becomes a no-man's land.

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i don't know why curbed thinks that the removal of a gas station from mcguinness/bqe spells the end of gas stations in NYC - mcguinness is still lined with the freaking things.

just because people deal drugs under sneakers hung from power lines, it doesn't mean the sneakers signify drugs sales. obviously.

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Some may risk a finger or two but I personally enjoy a good fisting, architecturally speaking. The set back is for pedestrian safety. We are all used to the idea of flinging a pair of shoes over a low hanging cable wire, but the thought of shoes being dropped from the twelfth story could get a little life threatening.

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The people who buy these condos obviously never even visit these sites, nor do they live in them. It's wrong to even consider these places "residences", since they're just investments that are never even rented out.

A possible legal battle in the distant future?

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Drugs? WTF? I live two blocks away... these are normal blocks. There are crossing guards on the corner all day.

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Normal blocks? you're kidding! how do you explain the flock of mentally ill men that live diagonally across from the new developments who are constantly offering blowjobs to guys on graham?
As for the drugs, wait until summer and you'll see what I'm talking about. The best are the strung-out dirtbags that come early in the morning.

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drugs on the corner? I have lived around the corner for 6 years, and never have I seen a deal or anything that resembles it. Maybe the hide in the shoes?

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my old roommate used to get his pills from the guys on that corner. seemed harmless enough though.

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"Maybe the hide in the shoes"? Are you on drugs, dumbass?

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That rendering looks like level 32 in the sims...hipster paradise.
Yo anon, meet me under the shoes tonight. Hit me off wit some pills son.

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I have personally shared a joint with crack whores on that corner. Its $30 a pill. Money first bitch.

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Does anyone know what function the building in the foreground serves? I used to live in the neighborhood and could never figure out what it was. I believe it was a children's group home at one point, but I'm not certain. I moved while it was up for sale and never kept up with what happened to it. Condos, I assume, but curious to see if anyone else knows about it.

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Seems to be a a Mixed-use building. Whore house by night, Crack squater's safe haven by day. Yup.

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You sure you're in the right thread?

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Dearest Mr. Hole,
I'm looking for a new drug provider before time runs out and found the perfect thread 4 it here. Once these 2 giant fukers go up, the area is surely to be crawling with DTs and 5Os.