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Allan: Richie, I DID live in the same building as Judy O. We both lived on the first floor. I was in the front. Her family in the back. She had a male dog 'Nipper' and I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arrest Development: Let's get real, gentrification, which means "from gentry, noble birth, good genes", is really a catering to Euro/Anglo culture who are given privilege, mobility, whether it's suburban or in the city, and easier access to......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Keith Bernstein: I would like to add some comments about Mrs. Ida Gradstein. I thought her to be an effective teacher and a sweet lady. The mention of her name brought back some memories of my sixth......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Henry Jones: I saw the Venus Flytrap on the U-Haul truck in Wisconsin, too. Here's an article about their campaign: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8941866_ITM I'm trying to find the text beneath the pic. Is your original photo good enough to make it......

in response to: McShopping Center, Venus Flytrap U-Haul, Alabama Cop Plate and an Iranian Fiesta by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

anon (223.houston-02rh15rt.tx.dial-access.att.net): yea i live on the north side of town and i see their work alot...

in response to: Destruction or Art by Robert Emanuel

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

JOSEPH BRIDGE: we are the voices of the past. i do agree that the thousands of current residents of kensington should be heard on here. they can share their concerns. i'm sure some people in kensington have......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Confusedkat: These are absolutely wonderful. How can I get a copy of one of these?? What do I ask for? And how will I receive it? I also haven't found a way to get there.I live in Oklahoma......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

kellymac: thanks for the links peter, my skepticism at the "factual" information in the book started with her claiming there are natural caves under Manhattan, much less ones accessible from subway passages. she clearly had......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Michelle: People will bitch all they want to. They can make up their stories, print them, and make everyone believe it's true (including law enforcement...usually they are the ones who start it up). Everyone grows a......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

jeeff: you've probably already checked the new york times archives (free access with signup), but if not it has about 70 hits for "federation of american motorcyclists", with lots of articles from that time period....

in response to: Brooklyn Motorcycle History by cycles-past

Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi everyone, There are a few gremlins on this site, many of us are having problems. I couldn't access anything for a few days last week. I have just re-read some messages and realise I have......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Leatherman: Appreciate your efforts, you have a historians eye for graff. I used to be a member of 12 oz and no longer am. I googled some of my old Norwalk friends and found you had......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

anon (bas8-toronto12-1096757587.dsl.bell.ca): Lovely shots. Number three is almost divine, with the rays of light penetrating the gloom. Is it Ashbridge's Bay? Have you seen their former house, at Queen and Connaught? There is the most amazing......

in response to: On a Cloudy Day by Elicar

Helen Blitzer: These posts are great. Janet Grayson-I remember Dubrows very well, with a lot of characters eating there. I lived at 1285 Lincoln Pl. corner Schenectady, went to ps 167; remember pickel store; Principal......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: you better check it out quick... from what ive heard (and saw last time i was in the neighborhood), its quickly being renovated... this is good, for sure, but its more than 2/3 of the......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Paul R Taylor : In its heyday Liverpool was the richest city in the world and was the gateway to Europe, Asia, Australia, south America, north America and the world. The River Mersey, the Irish Sea......

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

Jaydee: If the newest buses are wheelchair accessible, why are there no wheelchair users travelling on them?...

in response to: Fredericton Transit by CE

Frank: I have 3 or 4 huge fat raccoons that visit regularly on my flat garage roof. The mess they leave behind is utterly disgusting! I have to go up there at least once a week......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

anon (82-44-1-121.cable.ubr01.tonb.blueyonder.co.uk): I've just started at Goldsmiths. New cross isn't beautiful, but it's fine and your're one dtop from london bridge...about 7mins to get easy access to central london....

in response to: bleak day, new cross by elaine

HushUp: For the person who thinks that someone should ask the side of the 'Gang Member' on why they shot and killed my son's friend - It's obvious you have no clue what it's like to......

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

John Dereszewski: Smudgy, you should, at once, access the www.upfromflames.com web site ASAP. While the show has closed, the site is still live - for now. If anything, it has more info than the exhibit did. (An......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

JKS: Hello. I'm a white, college-educated newcomer to Bushwick. I've always been poor, but by comparison white people are much wealthier than ethnic minorities. I'm white, and I have no trouble admitting that......

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

Frank: For the record, there are two entrances open on Sundays. One is at the south end of Mokom Sholom cemetery (the western strip) and the other is at the north end of Acacia cemetery......

in response to: Bayside Cemetary: Rememberance Overgrown by CartLegger

99¢Dreams: Peter, you didn't just run with my idea -- you sprinted with it! And I guess the finish line isn't yet in sight since you titled it "part 1". Great work -- I just......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

Carole W: Stumbled onto the site by accident, really appreciated the photographs,not sure about the comment not much happening, there are things happening but they are not very well advertised. We also have access to lots of......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

jeeff: wikipedia's article on the [[wiki:Leslie_Street_Spit]] hits on many interesting points about the spit (aka {tommy thompson park}). it's a manmade breakwater and dumping site for land dredged from the harbour and construction landfill. ......

in response to: Toronto Skyline & Brick Art by Michelle

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

anon (233.chicago-02rh15rt.il.dial-access.att.net): read: "fall of the roman empire"...

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

Peter: oh man, i am so gonna take you there. wear some tough boots and bring your cam... its very easy to get into if you know the right access point... i didnt even post the......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

St.Louisfire: That is a W.P.I.V. also known as a Wall Post Indicator Valve. The glass window on the valve has a "target" that will indicate OPEN or SHUT , the function of the valve is to be......

in response to: Water Valve by groovehouse

CE: Thanks EG! We have been doing that to eachother a few times. Maybe the next time we get together (maybe this weekend?) we should collaberate on some posts or each do seperate posts......

in response to: Tour of Montreal’s Chinatown by CE

autumn: Coyote urine bought online DOES NOT WORK, don't waste your money. Raccoon repellent bought in store irritates every living thing that comes in contact with it, inc. birds,humans,pets and the envirement. I returned it. When......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: On the following satellite photo, look for the tree casting a shadow across the main road in the middle of the photo. See the building immediately to the right of it? That is the store......

in response to: Open if Not Closed by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: That's why I took the picture, it's rare to see a completly empty car. I think this was even taken early in the evening but it might have been late at night. I guess......

in response to: Empty Metro by CE

EvilGentleman: dean, I believe the consistency of the snow should be such that when you move it around, it sounds similar to styrofoam. Has to be pretty cold for it to get that way. Vermont just......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

CE: You seem to be spening a lot of time around the Peel area of downtown. It's interesting because that's my new route home and I've also been taking a lot of pictures around there......

in response to: The Windsor Hotel by EvilGentleman

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: kricket - Most French people here are quite open-minded and tolerant, but like anywhere else, about 25% have an intolerant redneck way about them. It is this 25% who are famous for completely ignoring you......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: At the moment, I'm in class, the only place I have internet access for now. **Never** opt for consolidating phone and internet bills, if you are not 100% financially stable. I cannot regain my net......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

Anthony: I live near Denver International Airport and have been there many, many times and have seeked out and found everything mentioned here and then some. I first heard about the DIA conspiracies a few......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

colavitos ghost: hey procyon. not to get too personal, but would you mind divulging which non-rta-accessible suburb your parents currently call home?...

in response to: Cleveland from the Golden Hour on by procyon

I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

little ukraine: I'd be interested to hear the opinions of the NYers on this site (or of anyone who is familiar with it, for that matter) of the Bobst Library, seen here on the left. I......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

little ukraine: From today's Brooklyn Daily Eagle... "On November 15, 1977 the Williamsburgh Savings Bank...was declared a landmark. It was designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer in 1927. They chose a Romanesque style for the 512-foot......

in response to: Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clocktower in Mourning by GGP

Sirhcbre: As soon as I saw the post my first thought was "fuck, he got to it before me!" Everytime I walk by this I mean to take a picture and never do. Classes are going......

in response to: Crounch Crouch by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Thanks, guys. A lesson to everyone from my experience. Do **not** link your telephone and internet services into a single bill. If money gets tight, you lose both. Thankfully, I have net access in my......

in response to: You Call That Open? by EvilGentleman

jeeff: i remember that. for a while it was set up as a billboard for cancer research, with a couple of those coin-operated telescope things. you were supposed to try and spot the tiny......

in response to: White Elephant Down by Tom Miller

Peter: if you have access to freights like these, i wouldnt mind seeing more here anytime......

in response to: Train Kept a Rollin\' by joey

EvilGentleman: I'm not 100% sure, but I believe Castro has been to this office. He was in Montreal for the funeral of his friend, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 2000. I can't imagine......

in response to: I Left My Transmission Fluid in Cuba by EvilGentleman

Cameo: His "donation" box looks a little suspicious. Plus he obviously has access to a laser printer, and he's far cleaner than every other homeless person I've ever seen....

in response to: Stranded Santa by Cameo

colavitos ghost: well, euclid avenue's not in wonderful shape right now. however, things are looking significantly better than they were five years ago. good stuff: 1)the rta is redesigning the roadway itself to improve public......

in response to: Rant by procyon

aer suzuki: it's not every man who knows how to accessorize for the arctic......

in response to: Death on Ice by jack

anon (bas13-montrealak-1167893846.dsl.bell.ca): There is absolutely almost always zero problems with security at Turcot. But where you park your car is another story. The etrances to Pullman have been locked for about 4 months and cops do like......

in response to: Shadow Sniper by EvilGentleman

aer suzuki: it's not a house at all. obviously it's a ufo hangar. look at pictures #4 & #5 : the little aliens drive into the garage on the right, gain access to the left building through......

in response to: Modernism on Squires by CE

Chris Erb: There's a good series on Turcot Yards on UEM: http://uem.minimanga.com/abandoned/turcot/ I thank you Neath for bringing up Turcot Yards because you inadvertently brought me to the UEM website which will be of great use to me when......

in response to: Shadow Sniper by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: [[img:14331]] Our old cameras, as taken with my current camera. Kodak DC280 2MP $810 in 2000 Used as primary for both me and my wife from August 2000 to July 2003. Sent for repairs. Came back for duty as......

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

EvilGentleman: We should demand greater access to shipyards. Perhaps if we show our artistic license to gain admission? Ok, enough from this **pun**dit. I'll be good now....

in response to: Cranes by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: Good point, Chris. Most of the truly spiral staircases are in fact, either fire escapes or accesses to rear balcony entrances. Then there are the double spirals, one for the left side and one for......

in response to: NDG by CE

I.T.U.C.: (Sorry for the break in transmission, had to fix a problem on my PC), and Bus action only illustrates the need for more control measures on Mass Transit routes (Buses; inclusive of cycle lanes), and......

in response to: Bus Vs Suv by barry

Peter: its all about "character map"... start-button -> programs -> accessories -> system-tools -> character-map... voila! all the characters you could ever want, right at your copy-n-paste fingertips ;)...

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

elaine: links for twitchers and other nature lovers - it being spring here, there are many baby things to see, and obligingly many webcams to see them with. peregrine falcon family in a quarry here [[http://www.plym-peregrines.co.uk/]]......

in response to: Fledgling Greenfinches by elaine

EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has......

in response to: Down Home Charm by Michelle

BOC: 1st of all Gina I bet you know nothing about Bushwick. Your just being a stereotypical ignorant fool to think that every minority kid (because that all that in Bushwick) that lives in Bushwick does......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, Elicar... What we have here... is a failure... to communicate (cue acoustic guitar) I never claimed that others were responsible for the actions of drunk drivers. It is **always** the responsibility of the person who......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Now why on earth would a future Einstein use such illiterate uneducated words to express themselves? Obviously we are dealing with a faker here. Nice try... And as far as speakers go, try these. [[http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=SRST33BLUE&Dept=audio&CategoryName=pa_PADepartmentAccessories_PersonalSpeakers]] The......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

cynic: When are they going to close the stupid airport, and leave the ferry for walkers and cyclists to more easily access the beaches on the island than from the other ferris? How obvious a......

in response to: Toronto Island Airport Bridge by Cameo

Ronan - North Belfast: Ardoyne is in NORTH Belfast!!! Reggie it's bigotted people like you that hinder progression in such segregated societies, calling them "lazy, car stealing, pensioner mugging ballbags" is a gross over generalisation, how many people have you......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

elaine: i think access may have become more restricted in the era of 'rave'. stonehenge is a bit similar, you can get close, but there are a lot of fences and sentry boxes and whatnot. national trust......

in response to: Sound Mirrors by elaine

EvilGentleman: Based on the pictures in the link, I am guessing they restricted access to the area due to the disrespectful things some visitors carved into the concrete, like the swastika on the 20-foot mirror. Truly......

in response to: Sound Mirrors by elaine

EvilGentleman: Ok. Anyways, I was only commenting on the fact that I too, have been refused access to locations here in Canada based on my ethnicity. I did not mean for it to explode into a......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

joey: asianesque is a word they use on the home shopping network. http://catalog.hsn.com Home Page > Fashion & Accessories > Carolyn Strauss > Asianesque...

in response to: Downtown Berkeley by joey

delascabezas: haoxtable - unless someone has access to a whole lot of superfreezing apparatus, i don't see how someone could freeze a cat with the blood seeping out of it like that. if you have......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

anon (p54907093.dip.t-dialin.net): I think I'll make a comment on this graffiti here on the picture and then to this forum conversation. There's nothing really special about it. This is the kind of graffiti you get in every......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Chris: For fucksake, some people really do make up these huge complex opinions of a country when they dont no shit about it at present or its past. Any one that lives in a developed country with......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Peter: thats really great that its accessable. i like how the road just runs right up beside it. if it were here in america, theyd have it surrounded by a fence, cluttered with signs and plaques......

in response to: London Wall/London Wall by elaine

kc: That B'way bridge (thanks for the ref) looks extremely difficult to access--like you'd need a kayak. And right--I guess cave painting is graf, then, too. What's the def, any writing on the wall, except the......

in response to: Olde Graf? by kc

Peter: re: predating spraypaint... yes, of course. i saw a "swan" piece under the {broadway bridge} (painted ca 1975-8?) that was definitely done with yellow and black housepaint... i mean, you could see brushstrokes as if it......

in response to: Olde Graf? by kc

Peter: linear parks can be problematic? how about {riverside park}? its one of my all-time favorite parks in {nyc}... not only have i spent countless hours lounging about in it on sunny days, watching the river......

in response to: The Highline Debate... by Nick Aster

Get out of your car, buddy.: Toronto must be a tale of two cities. If you live in the inner city, it fits like a comfortable old shoe. There are few places in the world that can boast such......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

an impossible child: thanks, peter, i cant actually access swinney from work (?!) but will have a look later tonight elaine: yeah, quite - i got so incredibly frustrated yesterday, as i was walking as you just could not......

in response to: People Shall Be Banned by an impossible child

Elicar: By the way, the Food Court of the BCE Place has three very accessible and very clean public bathrooms....

in response to: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go! by Elicar

GGP: that is very exciting! and huh, wish I did have access to someone who could do the transfer. I found a great place in lower manhattan that does it, but boy is it expensive! not......

in response to: Somebody\'s Watching Me by Peter

EvilGentleman: I would imagine that: 1 - The bill will not pass through the House of Commons, as the Conservatives do not have a majority in Parliament 2 - If for some reason this bill should be passed......

in response to: Privacy Vs Law by realCanadian

grange: I see its wheelchair accessible for handycaped acorns too....

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

EvilGentleman: This morning, I was driving my wife to work by a different route than normal and came to a red light. I realized that I needed to make a right turn a few blocks ahead......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

rgist: how would graffiti writers think about having access to a billboard truck. would a moving wall be a cool idea or just lame? (student.pnca.edu/~rgist)...

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Lily: I am doing a researpaper on teenage Drug-abuse in Bushwick past and present, if you can help me w. any ifo please tell me. One of my questions is why do you think drugs is/was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

hool: there's nothing on citynoise.org that says "anything and everything goes". it is lightly moderated. very lightly. we do not tolerate abusive comments, spam, or crap, but we often tolerate more than we......

in response to: The District by sine

jake: I moved out to bushwick with my wife a few months ago and we are really settled in. We have a beautiful place for peanuts (that we fully renovated) and there are a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

moose: "call a reputable no-kill animal removal service" We had two trees beside our house which provided raccoons access to our roof. One year one mother managed to push......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Film Buff: I love it. You guys are giving me the best material for my next short. It will be a day in the life kinda thing. The first scene will be this event......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Alok: You said "after reading some of the more colorful comments above - who in God’s name is giving all you ignorant, hate mongering, misogynists access to a computer? It appears that most of you can......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

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