Sign Of The Times?
November 14th, 2009 by Jeff Simmermon
I saw this peeling, yellowed and filthy sign offering “Easy Credit” in a neglected storefront around the corner from my apartment the other day. I wonder if the store went out if business as a result of offering Easy Credit, or if it went out of business long before credit collapsed in this country.
Somebody came along with a marker and edited the sign to say “Easy Credit For Homicides.” I know there’s some serious gang activity in South Williamsburg – the wave of gentrification hasn’t created nearly as high as it has on the North side – but man, I hope that particular credit market has locked up, too. I just signed a yearlong lease by the Marcy stop on the JMZ …
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November 15th, 2009 at 9:44 am
I wouldn’t worry. I lived at the Flushing stop for a year and as long as you aren’t completely ridiculous, you’ll be fine. The neighborhood is dense enough that as long as you’re aware and do things like take off your headphones when you get off the train at 3 am, any sort of threat will wait 5 minutes for an easier target.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Congrats on the new place. Keep those headphones hidden.
November 27th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I love it when art and humor collide.