The State of the Avenue: March 19

This Elmhurst whitefish was left on the church steps :(

Dumping:

And it would not be 43rd Ave without drug crap galore!

Drug baggies found on 43rd Avenue between 72nd and 74th Streets:

Make of this what you will... 

The State of the Avenue: Saturday, March 12

Sorry I am posting late, but I have had a rough week. 

Below are some highlights from last weekend's OGCLE run* (*okay, waddle)...

A poor little chicken was deposited on my neighbor's curb :(

The usual number of drug baggies was found on 43rd Avenue :(

Aqua Fina, Elmhurst Style

-The photo below makes me think of Jonathan Swift's description of urinating: "making water." 

Of course, litter was abundant, as always.

Open (Crack) House! No fee! No credit check!

Looking for some prime squatting/f*cking/drugging grounds? Well come on down to the pride of Elmhurst, the neighborhood crackhouse! As you can see from the photo below, the door is usually open! 

Now this fine abode was erected in 2011, but was never quite finished. So that means no plumbing-- sorry. Most folks excrete waste in the alley on the side, tho I suspect plently also drop a load right on the floor indoors (so be careful if you are entering via one of the broken windows: you may well land ankle-deep in feces.. also, hypodermic needles, and who knows what else?).

I took the photo below from outside, because I refuse to commit a b&e (though would it even be considered a b&e if the door is open?). As you can see, our local talent has decorated the walls inside too! Aren't they so generous with their gifts?

And here's a photo of the outdoor toilet. Yes, you too can crap outdoors, the way nature intended!

Elmhurst, Queens: AKA, the public dump

Are you sometimes so eager to get rid of furniture that you simply cannot wait for bulk pick-up day? Dude, we've all been there. If you live near Craphurst, which is basically one big garbage dump, you can just drive your old furniture to 44th or 43rd Avenue and unload it right on the sidewalk. Because your time is more valuable than my quality of life. I realize it would be too onerous to drive a little out of your way to unload your bulk items in an actual designated-bulk-crap area (if duch a place even exists). Go you! You are so special! 

This cheap and sh*tty looking piece of furniture was left on the 44th Ave overpass last week. Thankfully it is gone now- maybe a neighbor called it in, and/or maybe the DSNY is just awesome❤️

Urine bottles are in full bloom

Happy almost-Spring! The mystery gardener should be back soon to work on the community garden on Woodside Ave and 72nd Street. Meanwhile, I have been trying to keep it litter-free. I picked out all the litter on Saturday morn-- down to every last cig butt. Sunday morning, the garden was still almost immaculate. But someone did leave me a little something: a big ol' bottle of frothy piss (yes, since I poured this liquid down the sewer grate I can attest that it was indeed urine). So, to recap: a wonderful neighbor planted this garden, an obese OGCLE cleans this garden once a week. And people STILL dump garbage and human waste here. Apparently, we just cannot have anything nice :(

 

A lovely day to sit out and smoke some crack

I did not find many drug baggies today, but I spotted these two ladies actually smoking crack right out front, in broad daylight. To be fair, it WAS a beautiful sunny day. It would be a shame to smoke  your crack indoors when you could sit out and enjoy the sunshine.

In all seriousness, this is just pathetic. Queens has become so filthy and lawless that people feel perfectly comfortable sitting outside smoking crack.