Spin Class -- Now With Training Wheels?

Spotted in the Slope on 6th Ave and 5th Street:

Feel the burn...

Seriously? 

Some poor kid lives just three blocks from one of the nicest parks in NYC and his/her parents decide that the best cycling option is a stationary bike?  No wonder this thing ended up on the street.

Note to unbelievably lame parents: buy your kiddo a real bike, yo.

Repeat Offender! For the Love of Stuffed Animals!

Spotted in the Slope on 6th Ave and 9th Street:

At least this little guy is well equipped to self-soothe by rocking himself back and forth...

If the background surrounding this elephant looks familiar, it should: these are the same folks behind Pooh Bear's tragic demise, reported by ATIB back in August.

What is with these monsters?  More specifically: what do they have against stuffed animals?

So this is what affordable NY housing looks like, Pt 3: Tent City

Sadly, I have another NY housing-related entry (for a recap on what's been covered thus far, have a look at my first and second housing posts).

The optimism that resulted from the beautiful dollhouses I found in June has been completely decimated by the following monstrosity, spotted on 5th Street and 7th Ave:

On the up side, how many Brooklyn apartments have you seen with natural light on all four sides - PLUS a skylight?

It's like a makeshift tent city... for toddlers!  Is this the start of a transient baby community?  Or was space inside the adjacent brownstone at such a premium that the parents decided to put their kid's room outside?

Such a sad state of affairs...

Sweet Dreams

Spotted in the Slope on 9th Street and 4th Ave: 

I don't care what this kid's mom told him - giving up a race car bed for a big boy bed is NOT a step forward.

Can I interest your toddler in a cuddly blue stuffed animal? Or perhaps some drain cleaner?

Spotted in the Slope on 12th Street:

Note the very fine dividing line between the "toxic things that could kill your child" on the left, and the "FUN FUN FUN things for your child to immediately grab and play with" on the right.

Negligent parents, or truly sinister?  Will continue to monitor this residence for further trash heaps...