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rf46@hotmail.com: Sharon, the candy store was next to the butcher. Maybe not for long. Margie lived on 1st between 92nd and 93rd. A funny story about her. She actually had a priest from OL come to......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

My Block: Wow Laura, great story, I'm sure you got an "A" especially if the responses your article received had anything to do with grading you. I read every one of the responses and enjoyed them immensely.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Agnes Doherty Ondrovic: My mistake Farmers Field was Farmers Feed - for animals. There was the 2nd Ave.El with the pushcarts underneath selling fresh fruit and vegetables with the rabbits hanging on the end. The 2nd Ave.El......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Peter H: Born Brooklyn 1955. Lived at 50th x 2nd 60th btw 3rd and 4th and the corner of 61st and 4th. I'd like to know if anyone has photos of the old PS2 in Sunset......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Richie Rubin: Jay Oshinsky,Y0U got[almost]ALL names/nicknames correct! `Dusty'was Eddy Dunn,& WE ALL knew Wallachs[1625]President, Bobby Machado was Joanie Borrusso's cuz,I heard HE died in ca.[racecar driver?]Steve Shiffman was a cop in 79th pct! HE lives in az.now!glad YOU remembered ME,P.S.167......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

marcia: Thanks for the memories: that is, in the 1970's when I lived off 89th and East End, my husband and I used to walk our Siamese cat (who thought he was a dog!) in the......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

Fig: Thank you so much! I was born in Metropolitan Hosp in 1960 & lived at 236 e 89th st, until we moved into the "projects" on 92nd & 1st when I was about 10. What......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Mary: I lived on 49th street from 1965 till 1983, near St. Agatha's. Even as a little blonde girl, I played stickball, skellies, tag...you name it, there were so many kids it was wonderful! There were......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): Hi Maria, I haven't looked at that picture in so long. I think it's somewhere with all the other umpteen souvenirs I have.:) I remember that Roller Rink. I used to go skating there with my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (c-76-98-166-243.hsd1.nj.comcast.net): Hi Laura, I don't know a thing about Yorkville excepte that my daughter and family are looking favorably at an apartment on 89th, near Lexington and 3rd. I'd be much obliged if you, or anyone else......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

ron gulley: jack i was also in worms in 1963,rotated back to the states 1964 for discharge. your article mentions the flattop and i spend many nights......

in response to: The Time I Almost Saw the Beatles. by jack

Sean Hopkins: Yo Pete I found out it's an old Terra Cotta factory from the 19th century. It's a landmark. It's actually in Forgotten NY. There's some amazing artwork carved into the side, my cellphone didnt do......

in response to: Long Island City: A Meter Reader\'s Perspective by Sean Hopkins

Steve: great article! lived at 325 E. 79th St. from 1963 to 1970. I got up on the roof one day, and tossed my GI Joe up into the wind with a handmade parachute......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

anon (cpe-67-244-2-63.nyc.res.rr.com): This is actually "Astor Row" on W 130th Street.... Striver's Row is on W 139th & W 138th between Frederick Douglass Blvd. & Adam Clayton Powell...

in response to: Striver\'s Row by B-luv

zagg: I don't have a picture for it but the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel is located at 999 9th St NW in Washington, true story....

in response to: Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself... by Franny Wentzel

Doug: I enjoyed this article and the comments. Takes you right back! I grew up in Yorkville in the 1970's, living near 79th street/York Ave. Softball and Roller Hockey at John Jay, Pizza at......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Ivo: Hm, Tyrant, I can't spot it here [[http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=r89th28cb4tx&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=28297914&encType=1]] And by the way, how do I properly insert a hyperlink?...

in response to: Dec 21 2007 and Jan 09 2008 Toronto by hool

anon (gw01m.dawsoncollege.qc.ca): would the tams tams be going on this sunday? its the 19th of april...

in response to: Sunday Tam-Tams by CE

cl: I'll add that I am black AND white, born and raised, grew up in Chicago, in Lincoln Park before it was "Lincoln Park" when Agazzi, (the corner public elementary school) was a playground of Unknowns,......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Hal G: I was born in 1953 at Unity Hospital on St. John's Place. We lived at 1420 Eastern Parkway (between Ralph and Howard) in a 3 bedroom apartment across from the Eastern Parkway Arena and Brooklyn......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

ReCyCler: Newtown Creek is part of the Hudson Estuary, flowing west for 3.5 miles between Queens and Brooklyn and empting into the East River. The creek is comprised of small branches known as Dutch Kills, Maspeth......

in response to: Newtown Creek: The Bad Old Days by ReCyCler

EvilGentleman: **Developer drastically scales back Griffintown project** Company wants less land than originally planned for residential-commercial development Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 6:13 PM ET CBC News More changes are in the works for a multi-billion-dollar......

in response to: Griffintown by CE

CartLegger: Now when you say old new york, well, I am always chasing that term down, trying to find the dust under the dust under which it lies. for example, when this building was going up,......

in response to: Remnants of Old New York by jack

David Goyette: Until 1951 I lived at 455 42nd Street just a half block down from the park. Moved to 49th Street at the corner of 4th Ave. and lived there until I went into the......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Great Read: Grew up on 79th & 2nd myself. 86th & 3rd was where I went for near everything growing up: Movies, Gimbels, Papaya King, The Ideal German food counter, Flaming Embers, buying Marzipan for m......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

CartLegger: Very good point, and powerfully described. These areas are in their own way forgotten, started by Jewish communities long since moved on in demographic transitions past. This cemetery is actually one of the oldest Jewish......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

anon (user1.cablevision.com): Mike(comment Aug.9th, 9:38), can you email me habraham@news12.com We would like to do something with the fire, even though it's been years. Thank you....

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

Ruppert Houses Problem: Ruppert House Crack Dealers Crack cocaine drug dealers, some actual residents of Ruppert House, are peddling crack cocaine in front of the Ruppert Houses. It has been going for years without exposure. Until now.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Crack Dealers dealing drugs @ Ruppert Houses, Yorkville, N.Y.C.: Ruppert House Crack Dealers Crack cocaine drug dealers, some actual residents of Ruppert House, are peddling crack cocaine in front of the Ruppert Houses. It has been going for years without exposure. Until now.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Dr Jayne: Great site. Did anyone go to dancing school at Miss Helen's School of Dance in the early 1960s? Probably on 19th ave? If you did, there was a family with three girls......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Movie Place: I vividly remember the yard south of 72nd Street. I remeber standing on top of a ventalation opening (all those grates that give the tunnel it's beautiful lighting effects) watching the fan on top......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Junior Apprentice: nver mind the flux capacitator question. I found it on the internet (like evry thing else) Is that really how people wore their hair in the 19th century? i had no clue. I've got friend......

in response to: The Past Is Closer Than You Think by ghost of grandin

maureen.downing@comcast.net: I lived on E. 89th St. between York and East End Avenues from 1940-1955 and have tons of great memories of coming of age in Yorkville during World War II & thru the 50's. ......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back.......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Joe F: Hi Laura ! RE: "my" 3rd Ave EL PHOTO ! I enjoyed reading your Yorkville memories as an ex 1940's-60's Yorkville-ite myself. It would have been appropriate and nice for me to also have been given ME......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

alan: jUST BY ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION CONCERNING SOMEONE IN THE PAST,A ENTIRE WORLD OPENS TO YOU. I lived at 4802 Snyder and left Tilden in 1960. What a different world. My grandfather owed the buiding......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

serlingrod: luna, your pic inspired me to seek out more in center city. here's what I found. [[img:27871]] 10th & Market [[img:27874]] 15th & Chestnut [[img:27869]] 8th & Ranstead [[img:27873]] 12th & Market [[img:27870]] 9th & South [[img:27868]] 8th & Market [[img:27875]] Broad & Sansom [[img:27872]] 11th &......

in response to: Toynbee Tile Remnant by luna park

Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft! Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

POWcityblog: Hydroelectricity - a short form from the 19th century. I probably shouldn't use it. Also, there isn't much graff on the coke machine, less than you'd find on something truly abandoned. Someone is cleaning that machine....

in response to: Oldskool Coke Machine by Peter

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, Yes, its been a bit slow at times!! On the 29th Feb you mentioned to Graham about "the other Irlam/Manchester page" Could you let us know its address> Cheers Rob...

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Jack: 9th Mar 2008 11:05 : I was wondering what they were but no one could tell me. We need more things that will help improve the water quality....

in response to: The Elevated Wetlands by vee

picturepack: Moonlight on Jackson and 19th. leave a cash tip....

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

Cyril Bagshaw: Viewed from our shop about 1970 of Fiddlers lane primary school [[img:26036]] Our young son Brian at the time and now sadly missed having passed away on the 19th january this year is seen ouside the school......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

BUGS: On Sat 19th Jan 2008 I held my 40th birthday bash at Chapples bar penton street near the Angel North of the river. it was a cockney theme, being a good old cockney boy i thought it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Lenora: This is an interesting site. I lived at 74 Bleecker St. Graduated from St. Barbara's 8th grade in June '61, went there for 9th grade and then we moved and I went to Bishop McDonnell......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

shirley willis: dec.29th, 2007 I am glad to hear how dreadful kansas is. I hope no one moves here. The skies are clear and the air smells good, and it is quiet. I live here and like......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

brdntyler@yahoo.com: I been around that spot also. But I'm from east flatbush, 89th and church by Brookdale ave.It's been a mintue since I been around but I'm glad to hear some real brooklynites talk about they......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased: I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger. I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Certainly is Stark, Abe or not. I vote Queens Plaza, right off the 59th street bridge most ugly....

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

GGP: Now I will tell a Jack-like story. When I was a kid, we would drive home at night from visiting my grandparents in Astoria (who, by the way had a Ravenswood phone prefix: RA8-4089, I......

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

joey: it's a mural kind of day, today. let it be remembered as such, {{Saturday, September 29th, 2007}}...

in response to: For Sale... by Biff

Toxteth Riot: Hi EvilGentleman. I don't like the term FYROM. I am not a fan of the term Republic of Macedonia either. The Graeco-Romans, that is, the indigenous population of the South-Easter Meditarranean, as a people share a common......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Angela Watkins~ Harris: I was born in Hutchinson, Kansas back in 1960 and I lived there for a while I did 1/2 of 9th grade at Sherman Junior High School and then attended 10th & 11th at Hutch......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Chris: Monday July 9th, I made a point to stop by today and view the progress. The family spent the weekend up on Greenhorn. The forest service has work ahead of them to reopen the road......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

Gwen's REAL #1 Fan: COME ON people!!!!!!!!!!!! You actually think your Gwen's #1 fan? To tell you I'm her Real #1 fan. I know all her NoDoubt and solo songs by heart. I even met Gwen at The Sweet......

in response to: gwen stefani's wedding by Steelisreal

upfromflames: Sure. The Brooklyn Historical Society Library. They have hundreds of them, mostly 19th century or earlier--though they include a few by that Brooklyn (Williamsburg/Bushwick) shutterbug Eugene Armbruster. They are not on public view, but you......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

ellen: I love Harlem too, we just moved to Lenox Avenue and 129th Street and its growing like mad and just so alive and so much fun! I learned alot from the people at newnewyorker......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter

Mark: I believe this mosaic is on Schell St., which is a very small street that is just east of, and parallel to, 9th St. It's about a half block South of South Street. ......

in response to: Mosaic, 19147 by vz

upfromflames: cjh: thanks again for your post. I used it on a walking tour of Bushwick today. One more story to add to the many, found in buildings gone, standing, and yet to be. Hope you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

serlingrod: Jamie, this is not a true representation of Philadelphia as a whole. In addition to Center City, Philly is really a collection of neighborhoods. The area I photographed (Vine to Fairmount from Broad to 9th)......

in response to: Spring Garden / West Poplar / Loft District: Lost in Transition by serlingrod

sirhcbre: I agree with a lot of what has already been said. Here are my two cents: -Profiles would be nice but shouldn't be mandatory. If someone wants one, they should be able to create......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: In response to upfromflames regarding Bushwick Corners: This response requires both historical perspective and adjustment of mind set to the Colonial New World. The 17th Century was a fundamentally agrarian society dedicated and tied to land......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

t: yeah, lived on 49th block last year....

in response to: West Philadelphia by Nairi

lisa 19th jan.4:45: i love the pictures and i want you to post more .by the way for a school project i am doing San Gabriel Mission....

in response to: Summer Shadows by jack

Todd P: We used to go to the Oriental, also the Alpine on 69th & 5th Ave, the Harbor on 4th & around 90th st., and the Fortway too.Great times!...

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

anon (localhost): Yes...this is the Birmingham....where the tragic bombing "4 little girls" occured. In some ways, I think the focus of the world made most of us look at ourselves and re-evaluate our attitudes...thus dealing with the......

in response to: Birmingham Alabama by dfwtiger

little ukraine: i went to blue note for my then-girlfriend/now-fiancee's 19th birthday, and saw a rather well-known artist (can't believe i can't remember who right now, but a friend and i were very excited to meet him......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

colavitos ghost: i like the one on the left as well; although it saddens me that you would no longer be allowed to drive your station wagon out to the end of e. 9th pier....

in response to: Gone Lakefront Memories by joey

little ukraine: those leaves on the sidewalk in front of the tailor's kill me. For the wider CN population... I feel like Patchogue has an appropriate presence on this page because, like GoG pointed out, it is,......

in response to: Stop Me If You Think You\'ve Heard This One Before by ghost of grandin

JNJ: Again. The problem isn't your, "whiteness". Human phenotypes don't necessarily always reflect the genotypes. "White", just like Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, is just a generic term used to separate people for the......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

j: is this walnut and 48th/49th?...

in response to: West Philadelphia by Nairi

john martin: In a nostalgic moment for roots I discovered your great web site. My family came to Barlick in 1939 with the Rover company. I went to Gisburn Road school till 1950. I wrote a......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Peter: the westway diner is on 9th avenue, and i used to live right across the street, a block up. to the right of the diner, you can see the victoria supermarket (now closed, though the......

in response to: Dinner and a Bed by jack

Ger van de Ven: Anne 9th Oct 2006 Anne I tried to contact you but it said that your E-mail address was wrong. Please send me the correct address...

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

SuziQ: Even better than the place mentioned above is a place close to the subway called "FreezePeach Cafe". It's right on the corner of 29th Street and Ditmars Blvd, but hidden away a little because it's......

in response to: Astoria's Hidden Jewel by Musicman

jeeff: regarding the last photo, it's the segway of the 19th century....

in response to: Camera Phone - July 06 by ksedge

jamie: that town hall looks an awful lot like a 19th century workhouse...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 11 by Scott Sargent

kate: I saw this guy late Monday night, he told me to google "ninjas killed my family". He talked non stop for 30 minutes, talked about his experiences in jail, mentioned he'd been in Baltimore. I......

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

Andrew Smith: Quote "Please could someone explain these comments... Night soil? (It was used to soak up Victorian Manchester's 'night soil'.) as in from sewage?(fertilised by 200 year old human waste)" Hi, Yes, I did mean human waste. I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Nakurmiik, I miss the mountains very much now, especially the part coming up soon when the ice breaks up. But I missed the summer heat here in Montreal, too. Nice to have real heat for a......

in response to: Kangirsujuaq by EvilGentleman

a DUDE here...: i think "dick: 9th May 2006 - 02:13 GMT"'s comments about how this is "too much drama" for one penis are completely moronic. is he not really thinking about the situation? ive heard of too......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Actually, you **did** get the new fine arts, or EVA (I have no idea what the acronym stands for) building. It is the one with the "hat" and the obtuse-angled facade on it's upper stories,......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

grant Harding: haha. there's a jungle gym type of thing on top of a building on 2nd ave at 79th st, I think....

in response to: Rooftop Playground by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

shoofly: I was in Seoul for my brother's wedding on Saturday, April 9th. I didn't know that the yellow sand was toxic until I got back to the States to read about it, however, many......

in response to: Yellow Sand by chiamattt

colavito's ghost: for some really great nyc bathroom graf, check out alt. Cafe on Ave. A between 8th/9th or Mars Bar on 2nd Ave. and 1st St. The Max Fish potty is pretty heavily tagged, but......

in response to: Max Fish Bathroom Graf by Laura

EvilGentleman: Pearl Harbor was attacked on my grandfather's 28th birthday, the World Trade Center was attacked on my stepson's 29th birthday, my first wife died on my 30th birthday. I dread the thought of someone in......

in response to: Video Stills of the Pre-9/11 New York by EvilGentleman

julie: oops, you're right! i forgot i was on 59th having lunch with my sis. she just moved to a new office near the world trade so i'm all mixed up....

in response to: Trees and Buildings by julie

Julian: I heard that Grey Squirrels were imported to the UK from Canada in the 19th century - a time that red squirrels look back on like arrival of the conquistadores in the Americas. They should......

in response to: A Beautiful Sunday Afternoon by Elicar

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: While there are too many great entries to choose from, here's my initial grouping: Pen cap by sky pape [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/756]] GGP [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2312]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2673]] Jamie [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2402]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2374]] (with the story and everything) [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1029]] Peter [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/574]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1024]] Elaine [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1901]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2354]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2353]] Nepal and Rangoon by Ian [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2372]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2425]] Sine [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2152]] Choppergirl [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2141]] Pavement patterns 1st shot Artic......

in response to: A Beautiful Sunday Afternoon by Elicar

james lipton from england: nashon: 9th Feb 2006 - 15:59 GMT you actualy have a daughter...dear lord...

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

Kewl Dude: "Reality: 29th Jan 2006 - 05:00 GMT Throwing discarded waste back into a car is in no way assault. Any half ass lawyer can paint that picture to look like the return of lost material. The......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Cheesy_Member: Instantly recognisable because of its unique design, the Forth Rail Bridge was one of the greatest achievements of 19th century engineers. The original designer was Thomas Bouch - but his rail bridge over the River......

in response to: Forth Rail Bridge by Cheesy_Member

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I made an attempt to go to work, but took one look at the backed-up traffic and hundreds of people walking toward the 59th street bridge and turned back. If I can avoid walking 4......

in response to: Vermin to Some by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

elaine: and even the moldy bread in the [[2122:junction box larder]] isn't quite miserable enough... [[img:6068]] actually, it is slightly worrying that it seems to be completely untouched. i took that photo today, and the previous posting on......

in response to: abject objects by elaine

Peter: hah this is a classic city story... when you said {mr. softee}, i could hear the diesel-rumble from those trucks perfectly in my head. tangent: i used to live up at 109th and Manhattan avenue,......

in response to: In Somnia by kc

joey: i remember when i was a kid the 9th street pier in cleveland used to look like this every now and then. lake erie rushing through the railings. but no more-the old 9th street pier......

in response to: it rained a lot by kc

jack: terrific, i worked at 44th and 8th ave as a concierge at the milford, the grand hyatt and the plaza. things have changed. 8th ave and 42nd st. were hubs for prosties and......

in response to: Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan via Car by Peter