Comments about arson

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C, B and Ontario: It is great to read all of those who remember how we grew up and how things used to be. It brings back tons of great memories, I moved out of the area once I......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Lori: I have recently seen some pictures of the castle from a classmate that lives in Buela. I asked her where this intersting place was and am planning a trip to come see for myself! My......

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

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

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

steve : To Linda Larson----Joan Lissenden was my age and schoolmate at P.S.120 on Barren Island. She passed away about the start of WW2. I remember her as a very nice girl who was left-handed...

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Tex: Statistics show the murder rate is almost nothing, but the non-violent crimes such as burglary, arson, theft, basically property crimes where people are looking to steal to get by, are higher than the national average.......

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

Linda Larson Brooks: I grew up in Flatlands Bay. Some of the people from Barren Island moved to the bay. Schnieder sounds familiar. I know the Lissenden's moved there too. My uncle Bud Ackermann......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Joanne Amorello-minor: HI alison was your grandmother mrs Pearson? it suddenly came back to me!I do have these little electrical impulses now and again!Thankyou Rob for your kind words..and Alan i've tried to get to you via......

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

Tex : Oh, But despite all of the above, Hutch is a nice safe place to live........NOT!! According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics. Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are setting their homes and businesses......

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

Elicar: It went up to 14.9 C yesterday; warmer today. Dunno the exact temperature. Which reminded me of the third week of January in 2006. I came back from Cuba wearing denim shorts planning to change......

in response to: Spring in January? by Elicar

Tex: Hutchinson is a safe place to live, better than most cities?, Yea right, you better check the facts. According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics. Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are......

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

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.

upfromflames: I need to hear about the Arsonists! Tell me more!...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John Dereszewski: The Bushwick Initiative is really is an impressive development, probably the most creative initiative since the Bushwick Action Plan of the late 1970's. Over the past month, I have visted Bushwick several times and traveled......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: I don't think the only difference is having a degree or not. Its about having been there or not been there. And you gotta be of a certain age for that that I am not......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson** The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach. just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere.......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: I want to thank you all for your links, especially the fire statistics from Brad. And Pierre, you know well that you are not alone in your experience, in Bushwick, or in NYC. And......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Peter: this is a pretty thought provoking topic, and definitely one that prompted me to also think of the {bronx}... check this: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx#The_Bronx_in_the_movies]] apparently, it had alot to do with arson-for-insurance fraud... which would certainly parallel with the fiscal......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

robert Pearson: need to know the exact number of true bridges within and/or, connected to the city of of New york I am at rpearson4@nyc.rr.com...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

crlsgll: This conversation about Bushwick is great. I love reading the personal narratives that fuel each story and shed light in our differences; which is a blessing in disguise, for if we all agreed then this......

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

What biziness?: Hope yall have learned that all criminal activity is related but slightly competitive only if evryone is getting a piece. None is needed but the guys know that someone will do it if they dont......

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

hool: it's mike parsons. i talk to him often when i walk by....

in response to: june 25 2005 toronto by hool

carlos mario: Since I'm writing about gentrification in Bushwick, this all is so interesting, especially the part of the story that The Truth mentions, as it relates to what I'm writing. Roger Starr, planned shrinkage, arson, disinvestment,......

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

carolita: wow, memories! when I used to take the path train to parson's on 13th street from penn station (because it was 25 cents cheaper than the subway, and I needed that quarter for my......

in response to: Blood on the Platform by Peter

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

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

all mighty aim crew "87": they dont undestand our dialect on the walls,our heiroglyphics.thats why they destroy it.keep puting up those peices.art will overcome;it always has!!!!!!!!!!ALL YOU YOUNG CATS PAY HOMAGE TO THE WRITERS THAT INSPIRED ALL YOU YOUNG BUCKS!!!peace......

in response to: Miami Art Massacre by Bob Edelson

SOGans: Anonymous, so what is your point? That because the ALF condones arson that freezing cats in cubes of ice and leaving them out on the street is alright? How do you know how......

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

Elicar: I'll pay the flat rate airport limo fare rather than grabbing the train. Especially from Seoul? Whooo...that's at least 13 hours to O'Hare? Then from O'Hare to Pearson? I will be in no mood to......

in response to: All Aboard by Elicar

Farrell: Vanity Fair magazine ran an incredible photo of dancer/choreographer David Parsons stretched out high above NYC on one of the Chyrsler building's gargoyles. I'm assuming the photo was taken by the peerless Annie Leibovitz. Does......

in response to: The Chrysler Building by Pakko

jeeff: clearly... pet bird is an arsonist!...

in response to: Flamelets on Vanderbilt Ave by GGP

michael: i was brought up in rathcoole. still a youth and always a loyalist! UDA UFF UYM R.I.P GRUGG, CARSON QUIS SEPERABIT...

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Carson: To be pedantic, that last one isn't a profile; "profile" is from the side....

in response to: Lionel Richie Paste-Ups by Peter