One Long Island City resident has found a way to jazz up one of the city's most ubiquitous eyesores: construction scaffolding.
Chris Carlson was looking for a way to make his surroundings a little more cheery after a wall of scaffolding was erected a little over a year ago, next door to his home on 47th Road, where a developer is building a new apartment complex.
The 43-year-old said he first got permission from construction workers at the site to paint the scaffolding a vibrant blue, and then took to regularly decorating the plywood with posters and funky art.
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Hey instead of doing this why doesn't the City pay graffiti vandals to fill the wall with their tags. That would be such an original and extraordinary idea and fit right in to reaching out to the population on the fringes of society. Don't mind if you use this idea Bill, I would not say a word.
"Permission from construction workers" They don't have the right to give that permission! The DOB determines the color of construction fences.
Aren't construction fences now suppose to be green?
In addition, I thought you could not post artwork or posters on construction fences?
Totally illegal!! Construction fences must be green and advertising cannot be hung on it!
I love that anyone reads this benign article and finds cause to be outraged. Y'all need to look at your priorities. I mean really.
Another hipster with too much time on his hands.
This is what happens when you forget to put up POST NO BILLS. People come along and make it look all pretty.
The 43-year-old said he first got permission from construction workers at the site to paint the scaffolding a vibrant blue, and then took to regularly decorating the plywood with posters and funky art.
Vibrant! OK, good so far!
The wall of scaffolding, located off 11th Street, is currently adorned with a string of holiday lights and funky art, plus photos of famous faces like Johnny Cash, Bill Murray, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits and Christopher Walken in a bunny suit. There's a picture of a boom box, a B-52s poster and several small images of Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski meditating.
Uh oh!! Where’s the diversity????
As the character Buggin' Out in the film Do the Right Thing said:
“Hey, Sal, how come they ain't no brothas on the wall?”
"I love that anyone reads this benign article and finds cause to be outraged. Y'all need to look at your priorities. I mean really."
Really: For our information, outrage is an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
I do not believe that anyone thus far has expressed anger, shock or indignation.
We are just letting Mr. Carlson know that he does not have the right to paint a construction fence or post anything on it.
To those who think they are doing the community a service by enforcing a "green fence" etc. rule: it's called discretion. Use it.
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