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May 15, 2009

Dressing Up Montague Parking Meters

We'll admit to not entirely "getting it," but that doesn't make the parking meter art project organized by the Montague Street BID this week any less fun. As the reported, "dozens" of volunteers spent Wednesday night sheathing 69 parking meters on the Brooklyn Heights commercial strip with yarn cozies; the official unveiling was during No Parking hours yesterday morning. (Check out the photo above and more at StreetsBlog.) The event took its cue from similar undertakings in Paris and Mexico City.

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Parking meter cozies? I now have the sudden urge to watch old episodes of 'Mama's Family'. Iola Lucille Boylan could whip up a toaster/blender/whatever cozy like no one else.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 15, 2009 10:49 AM

Lookie here ya'll! A out of work Douchebag is dressing up meters, Aw sweet!

Please bring on the crash!

The What

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at May 15, 2009 10:50 AM

Am I the only one thinking that these are going to act as big stinking sponges when the doggies tinkle on them?

Perfect for the hot summer weather.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 15, 2009 10:51 AM

Think this is cool. Now if they would only cover the whole meter..

Posted by: etson at May 15, 2009 10:53 AM

I just have one question:
Why???

Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 15, 2009 10:54 AM

This is assinine. THL is correct.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 15, 2009 10:56 AM

Ditto what THL said.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 15, 2009 10:56 AM

They'll last 6 months and then be an unravelled mess.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 15, 2009 10:58 AM

Not.a.good.idea.
plus they might work in the Caribbean but not on Montague Street

Posted by: gemini10 at May 15, 2009 11:01 AM

ugh. I hate to even comment anymore, but I have to support Knitta!

I love Knitta Please! I LOVE them. I love turning the idea of "tagging" upside down, thru knit.

People.... ah, people. What can I say, except I just don't know when the world got so cynical. I'll point out that it's highly unlikely they'll last 6 months and then be a mess since it's a temporary installation that will come down in a month. As usual, people talking without one ounce of knowledge.

Posted by: Ringo at May 15, 2009 11:05 AM

Ringo...welcome back.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 15, 2009 11:08 AM

No need DIBS. I've been enjoying Brownstoner without reading the comments. It's been a small but real improvement in my life. I only checked here, because everyone loves Knitta Please, right? Right? Oh, nope. Of course, of course. (Caribbean? Oy)

Back to reading the stories only for me. Try it DIBS. You may like it.

Posted by: Ringo at May 15, 2009 11:13 AM

These people have a lot of time to burn.

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 11:32 AM

"plus they might work in the Caribbean"

Why would they work in the Caribbean?

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 11:34 AM

I love them and appreciate the skill that went into making them!

Posted by: ebklyn at May 15, 2009 11:35 AM

I don't think the cozies are meant to be permanent, it is just a fun temporary art project. You old foggies should lighten up. Its just colorful yarn on parking meters.

Posted by: sam at May 15, 2009 11:36 AM

"organized by the Montague Street BID"

I'd love to know what the anti-Fulton-Street-BID folks think of this particular initiative.

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 11:36 AM

It's just beautiful. There's nothing to "get" just enjoy the colors.

Posted by: Maly at May 15, 2009 11:38 AM

"It's just beautiful."

I think that's a stretch, but I'll admit it's more colorful than a "normal" parking meter.

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 11:53 AM

These are adorable! Although it's the winter, not the summer, when the poor meters really need cozies so they won't get cold.

Posted by: zinka at May 15, 2009 11:53 AM

A group of guerilla knitters based in Texas started tagging public places about four years ago. Now it's spread.

One of my favorite experiences of all time was after that huge snowfall in 2005 or so and coming out of the house on Sunday morning to a completely silent, carless Williamsburg with only a few locals straggling down the street. There were heaps of snow everywhere; everything was white. The pay phone on the corner of Grand and Bedford was tagged in a red cozy. Love!

Posted by: mopar at May 15, 2009 11:56 AM

The most fun on Montegue Street since the Saloon closed.

Posted by: BH76 at May 15, 2009 12:05 PM

20-30 somethings with too much time on their hands, trust funds with too much money, unfortunately they dont do the right thing with their trust funds like do blow and drink it so they have to act like wigga-wannabes and fauxtists and do boring crap like this and self promote themselves on every blog on the internet.

lame

FAIL!

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 15, 2009 12:10 PM

Knitta please! 69 poles get wrapped. guess love is indeed a warm pole. hah. pervy artists.

Posted by: goldie at May 15, 2009 12:24 PM

Yeah Rob, why can't they all work a dead-end job and be quietly miserable like normal people ?
How dare they bring color, whimsy and smiles to the streets. Don't they know better? They'll never be cool like mopey teenagers doing things.

Posted by: Maly at May 15, 2009 12:29 PM

I don't think this is boring at all. Silly and lighthearted, yes. Will give people a bit of a boost or a laugh. Unless they are crabby and humorless.

Posted by: Carol Gardens at May 15, 2009 12:39 PM

rob, you are getting bitter in your old age.
lighten up! it's Friday!!! YAY!

Posted by: sam at May 15, 2009 12:47 PM

I think it's kinda cute... Not that I would ever do it, but I'm sure these folks that knit don't take time out of their lives to knit. They just knit these colorful strips when they're watching TV, talking to friends, etc. It's probably just sort of subconscious activity.

Posted by: tybur6 at May 15, 2009 12:52 PM

"20-30 somethings with too much time on their hands"

now tell everyone what kind of hat you were wearing last night...come on, let's hear it mate!:)

Posted by: infinitejester at May 15, 2009 1:21 PM

Ah, the brutal streetscape of the New Depression!

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at May 15, 2009 1:25 PM

quote:

How dare they bring color, whimsy and smiles to the streets. Don't they know better? They'll never be cool like mopey teenagers doing things.

yeah keep repeating that on EVERY BLOG on the internet.

nitta PLEASE!

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 15, 2009 1:46 PM

quote:

now tell everyone what kind of hat you were wearing last night...come on, let's hear it mate!:)

ugh. busted! i know lol

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 15, 2009 1:50 PM

Oh sorry - I said Carribbean - wasn't to offend
ever been?
It's great there - the palm trees, the people, the gorgeous flowers and colorful buildings - those colors make sense in those places

but do I want to see the meters all dolled up in Tea cozies b/c some artist thinks it's cute - gimme a break!

Posted by: gemini10 at May 15, 2009 2:31 PM

ENY - also you knowwww not to start with me ;) yardie ;)

Posted by: gemini10 at May 15, 2009 2:33 PM

"ENY - also you knowwww not to start with me ;) yardie ;)"

Chill. No problem! I get it now that you were joking about the abundance of colors (definitely Caribbean). I was a bit confused at first. I was thinking "Hey, the Caribbean isn't exactly full of parking meters...."

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 2:51 PM

I'd like to see red, white & green ones in the Italian and Mexican neighborhoods.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 15, 2009 2:56 PM

This would be handy in the winter to prevent any "double dog dares" like in "A Christmas Story"

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 15, 2009 3:15 PM

HA dipster. does that really happen. ive stuck my tongue on many poles in the winter and it never stuck like it did that kid in a christmas story.

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 15, 2009 3:20 PM

Best movie ever

Posted by: gemini10 at May 15, 2009 3:22 PM

Rob, the pole needs to be metal...

Posted by: GHB at May 15, 2009 3:28 PM

" ive stuck my tongue on many poles in the winter "

does this even need a rewrite? haha

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 15, 2009 3:39 PM

"Skin poles" don't count. HA! OK, I'm sorry if that was tasteless.

Posted by: East New York at May 15, 2009 3:43 PM

ha. i walked right into that one didnt i!

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 15, 2009 4:18 PM

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