As I stepped out onto my fire escape to survey the destruction next door, something sitting in my very own backyard caught my eye.
My camera isn't great, but I hope you can see that what you're looking at is a homemade toilet. A standard toilet seat mounted on top of some sort of bucket. It even looks like there's a box of reading material sitting next to it. Cozy, no?
Who is pooping in this thing? This isn't situated in a private area of the yard. Something like 15 apartments look out into this courtyard, not to mention the construction guys on the roof.
More destructo-porn after the jump.
The cabbage factory is coming down fast. Yesterday a giant beam hit the ground so hard, my neighbor—who was showering at the time—said her tub jumped about six inches into the air. Can't wait til they start pile-driving. Good times ahead!
Also, isn't the McCarren Park Mews coming along nicely? I can only hope they'll keep it that nice aqua color so we can have our own version of Julian Schnabel's Pepto Bismol building. Unlike those uptight West Villagers, I think Williamsburg would welcome a colorful alternative to the glass and Fedders fug that's taken over the hood.
It's not every day that you read the question, "Who's pooping in that thing?" Or, for that matter, snort chocolate out your nose. Thanks, Dategirl.
Posted by: kate | October 30, 2007 at 04:02 PM
does New York Shitty know about this!?
Posted by: Tracey | October 30, 2007 at 05:08 PM
I do now. NICE. We have our own al fresco potty up here. Discovered it yesterday:
http://www.newyorkshitty.com/?p=2449
Posted by: Miss Heather | November 01, 2007 at 05:51 PM