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CartLegger: The rail aspect of Barren Island is nothing I'd ever thought about before, but now I know! http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/indloco/barc.html ...

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Walter B.(mackmuggs@netscape.net: The third avenue el separated the rich people to the north going to central park from the poor and middle class going to the south to York Avenue and the east river. Between the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

clif eddens: yoooooooo, the whole section they painted over has been bombed the fuck out of. The WHOLE 125th street entrance got hit CRAZY like, maybe a couple weeks ago. not just the entrance but the tracks......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

David, oldham: Very interesting article and can finally put to bed the debate I've had with passengers in my taxi everytime we have noticed the posters....

in response to: Call Out Gouranga! by Jamie

Ken Martin: Lissette, I read your comments. Wow, I just stumbled on this site and a lot of memories came back. I remember Mr. Faber, John Chen, coach Fiedler and others. John Bonaparte recently retired from the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Frank C.: I grew up on the corner of 1330 Halsey and Irving back in the late 60's until I escaped in 1979. I had to run home from PS151,(On Knickerbocker) because of the racial attacks form......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Robert: I can assure you that Bob and Ben had just about finished singing all the songs in Higway 61 Revisited when the painting was done... and, please, let me make clear to some of the......

in response to: Bob and Ben by Robert

reijo: I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and intractable, Patient to some degree, at first recognised as a frontier; Useful, untrustworthy, as a conveyor of commerce; Then......

in response to: tokyo waterways (the arteries) by jeeff

Gordy: I moved to 41 Eastern Parkway (Copley Plaza) in 1952. I attended P.S. 241. My 3rd grade teacher was Mrs. Lightcap, 4th grade, Miss Sternfeld, 5th grade was in the High School of Homemaking next......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ron in Bedstuy: That hood tachometer is so cool. One of the criticisms by sports auto enthusiasts when car makers (like GM in this instance) mounted a tach on the hood was that when a driver slammed the......

in response to: 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix by Peter

Myrna Spagnolo-Culver: Moved to 1000 President St. in 1954 and attended 241 with Linda Mantel and Norman S.. Was so impressed by neighborhood that I wrote a paper on the area. Ms. Kenny was my favorite......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Franny Wentzel: I've actually seen bits of one of Cantinflas' Mexican productions. I'd bought a bunch of used Betamax tapes and there were a couple Spanish language ones that I dubbed for a Puerto Rican classmate....

in response to: MM by robert

u no me: did ja get stabbed er not...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Cliff: I lived at 1038 Union Street, between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Gus's Luncheonette was on the corner. Honey's Toy Store was in the middle of the block. I man named Danny owned it. Fisher's supermarket......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lee Glen: I can understand being in a bed,not a tent not a grandstand, but only its intent. enjoy the Feast of the Tabernacles....

in response to: Sukkot Tent in Town by Franny Wentzel

Ultragravitational Scatterbrained Jewish MC: Sukkot in a tent, let's all get bent! Lulav Etrog, Chol Hamoed. I've got me a tent, but I'd rather have a bed!...

in response to: Sukkot Tent in Town by Franny Wentzel

NotAnAnimalHater: I live in Philly PA. I saw on the news that raccoons are taking over in Philly. I've had them in my ceiling for over a year now. In the summer they're not so troublsome.......

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

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

Sol: Helen, Your 10/8/06 talks about a bank being located on the corner of Bedford & Eastern Parkway, where Towne Hill was. I recently drove by and noted that the bank is now Chase. Also, no......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

aquila: prepostereo....well said, even though i didnt read the rap, i understand exactly what you mean, being both a tracure and a poet myself...ill probably read it tomorow tho...its neerly 4am nar an am off to......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

Sleepygirl: Wow, what beautiful photographs!!! They break my heart though. As a Cemetery Director this sort of thing disgusts me. It is mismanagement of funds. My cemetery runs off the INTEREST of the funds collected for......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

willigan and again: its an old hotel. theres all sorts of amazing stuff in there, including a playable Steinway piano, a few beds, balconies, and i even found an old cane in a closet. alot of the floors have......

in response to: 6 Moths, 10,000 Miles Later by fuzzytank

Franny Wentzel: I wonder if the neighbourhood described by JD Salinger in 'De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period' - he puts the 'Les Amis Des Vieux Maîtres' correspondence school in "The Verdun" above an orthopedic appliances store - has......

in response to: NDG by CE

Agnes Doherty Ondrovic: continuation of my area. Besides the Monroe movie theater there was also the Granada, Colony and the Loews on 72nd St. where the ceiling looked like the sky including stars. Bicyles could be rented from......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

mime: Cemetery for people who never made their beds?...

in response to: In Wobbly Rememberance by CartLegger

did time too: Spent a many nights and days behind those for walls. 8 yrs.Reid wash your mouth. you goof. I did my time in the mid sixties till the riot then was moved to diasyland,CB Yeah after KP became......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Lavette1: I rather live in E.O, Than Nwk. I lived in newark all my life. Until I was carjacked at gunpoint. The boy wasn't even 18 yrs old. I felt so violated. I could not believe......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

jordyn : Norton may seem boring to outsiders, but if you take a minute you could have the time of your life. I love living in norton, you can walk 3 or 4 blocks to see friends.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: And for those of you who may have difficulty understanding Quebecois or French-Canadian English, particularly those of you outside of Canada, I shall do my best to translate Wonder's beautifully informative comment into standard English: Guaranteed......

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

rf46@hotmail.com: Forgot some of the few memories Gansfus bar on 93rd where we would have one of the older guys buy us containers,the blackout and hanging out at the brewey, Reifs and his mothers surprise German dishes......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Tex: I saw in the Hutch News today a Texan moved to Hutch, stayed a while, decided to go back to Texas, but since they don't have a bus station in Hutch he had to get......

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

Blondie: I ran from Wichita after being kidnapped, robbed, and raped there all in broad daylight. I ran to Hutchinson where I felt I could be safe. I have had three children here and......

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

JAYROCK: Listen...You just have to understand that living in a big city means you're taking a risk. If you're a middle class white person you're a rich white person to everyone else in the projects.......

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

lynn: I lived there from 1959-1966, but I must have been living in a parallel universe. The place was a dump, a hotbed of racism and close-mindedness. Couldn't wait to leave. Went back......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

mountaingeezer: mountaingeezer from Arvada, Co., 7/13 & 14, 2009: This was a destination trip to see the castle. We stayed at the Pine Lodge cabins (good water, showers, and bed). I hiked St.......

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

hutch_78: So many opinions about a small Kansas town...did you think the same think about Greensburg, KS? You might want to talk to some of the people there that survived and have put so much......

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

rob21: coney island is not bad comparing to some other nieghborhoods in east flatbush, brownsville, bed stuy, east new york or bushwick. i know this because i live in west 33. its probly the worst nieghborhood......

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

Zen: I live there - starting today. The cow steer heads looked fantastic - I had never seen that before. I'd seen gargoyles, chimeras, lionheads etc but never this. Right after I signed the lease I asked the......

in response to: Where\'s the Beef? by serlingrod

Danny B.: Awesome...I too just picked up skateboarding again after 13 years of hiatus. Last week I bought a complete from Darkstar and hit a local school and bombed a couple hills on it and had the......

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

Peter: dude... this is a great shot! is that green strip the hill we climbed up on, where the abandoned table and such were? if so, it turns far more green in warmer weather than i......

in response to: Beyond Hunters Point by CartLegger

Ira duffy: geta grip the lot of you,everyone was gutted about 9/11. at least here we dont have to worry about insurance if we have an accident thanks to our NHS. do you have insurace? no. oh......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Franny Wentzel: Dover Books has a series of William H Miller'sbooks on ocean liners and cruise ships [[http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-gift-ideas-antiques--planes--trains--and-ships.html]] I have four of the ocean liner books. Their 1939 NY Worlds Fair book and their NY in Aerial Photos book......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

Janet: I went to 210 in the late 40's and graduated in 1949. From there I went to Tilden High (I believe Wingate was about to be built--and Wingate became the high school serving the St.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Franny Wentzel: Wynona's got herself a big brown beaver and she shows it off to all her friends. One day, you know, that beaver tried to leave her, So she caged him up with cyclone fence. Along came Lou with the......

in response to: Fire the Marketing Guy by torontofreelance

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

renu...kaapstad: ya i agree! if you have bombed you will know how much risk it takes to bomb and to bomb well.....

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Sunset Park....: I grew up in sunset park (47th st & 6ave) between 1975 through 1990. Everyone hung out on the stoop in the summer, and we'd play stick ball, stoop ball, and tag into the night.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

john: I live in the derg and it is a dump the first wanker you'l meet is richard ross he'l try and sign you up in the UDA lol and then roy reid he robbed every......

in response to: The Hair Shop by Jamie

Sambabulli: I'm going to go out on a limb and wager he was yelling at his girlfriend, flinging his food around (or grabbed hers from her) and in a fit of rage tossed it out the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Stan: I guess I go back a little farther than most. My dad was a veteran of the first World War and we went to the parade every year, me sitting on his shoulders and wearing his......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

mary: does anyone remember james and mary mccormick in bedford avenue?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Douglass: This photo brings back memories of growing up on South Eighth Street between Bedford and Driggs Avenues and playing at a riverside park near where this photo was taken during the late 1940's and early......

in response to: Wallabout Bay by CartLegger

Gina: I'd love to move to Philly too. It's great that his art is such an integral part of the city. The film was also amazing, it shows a lot more of his work than is......

in response to: In A Dream by serlingrod

Graz: Maybe reason he parked there, like that, is that the person is just an ass. As you go through the photo series, it's apparent that all the spaces are used by properly placarded vehicles. As......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Peter Puleo: The plant on display in the photograph is a Phragmite. However there are both a native and imported species of this plant, but it was not until the 20th century that the out of control......

in response to: Prairie Brooklyn by Peter

Theresa: hello, can anyone help me i have found out my aunts went to live with their uncle on Bedford Avenue in 1926 "McCormick"can anyone help?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arit: As a black woman who is Halakhically jewish, i'm disturbed by these people. They depict G-d as being only for them and preach hate towards most other groups of the world. To me they are......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

Progrock71: Lived in Bushwick from 1975 to 1992 and I have to say it wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be BUT it depended on which part you were in since it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

knut: Accoring to the nowegian newspapir Dagbladet, Oslo got 4 times higher crime rate than New York(new york got a very low crime rate compared to other us citys). Most off the crime in oslo is......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Tekno Dave: Joy! Another thing to add to the list of "Why I never want to visit Newark Again" ... LOL (I got stuck overnight @ Newark Airport...long and complicated, I dubbed Newark Airport as the Voldemort of......

in response to: Left Turn Only, No Left Turn by Peter

magyn: Disturbed's playing my town in a week. I'm so stoked, I bought a 08 tour shirt to wear to the show. I'm so stoked....

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

Paul U: We as kids from Fresh meadows rode our dirt bikes there for years (mid 1970's), was a very old dried up lake bed with lots of sand. Rat infested, we would see trees totally......

in response to: Amazing Bike Trail by Sean Hopkins

Peter: ...

in response to: Calling All Guitar Players by Sean Hopkins

harry petchesky: Yes, I did help organize a PS 241 reunion about 10 years ago. We gave all the addresses to the school adminstators in the hope that they would keep things going. I know Joan Hamburg......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

wouldn\\\'t you like to know: Happiness comes where ever you are...it is up to you to find it. Oh, and don't look for it in your neighborhood or part of town...it comes from within. Those of you who haven't found......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

jnnglebunny: I live on Kauai. I kind of have a love hate relationship with the chickens. When i leave the island its like there is something missing because i miss the sound of them going......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

ze: the alley is accessible from ULR, then runs down to the tracks and bends then releases at the next street. so it dont really cross the tracks, and it only runs parallel for like 10......

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

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

Kriestine Mangel: to JP1515JeffersonAve after reading your post I felt as if I could've written it. You described my childhood almost to the t. I lived on Halsey between Irving and Knickerbocker from 1964-1980. I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Willie: To Anon, who spent so much time at Town Hill. Do you have any pix of the club's exterior on Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue? None seem to exist! And, yes, you......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Franny Wentzel: I tried to read as many of these post as I could and the one question I have to ask is of what earthly good is a 'poor' neighbourhood if it fails to provide and......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

TRUTH: Chicago has been a hotbed for Gentrification. As a "Business Town" it attracts allot of out of town Professionals and Graduates. It also attracts those who wish to attend prestigious schools like The University Of......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Watauga Mike: It's sad to see these signs but as a native New Yorker I know that these R&Rs have been posted for the reasons that in the past there have been gang fights, family picnics where......

in response to: The Cemetery of No by Peter

a stripper from super sexe for tyler: I agree that super sexe from two years changed, changed a lot. I'm dancing there from 5 years ok, from when it was no contact. I stop dancing there when it change contact, but I'm......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Queequig: Good thing there is the barbed wire!! what would a cemetery be without it?...

in response to: The Cemetery of No by Peter

Melissa: Those don’t strike me as preemptive rules as much as reactionary rules. I bet there’s more to the situation at that cemetary than meets the eye. Maybe it’s like the cemetary in France where Jim Morrison......

in response to: The Cemetery of No by Peter

D. D.: Why are there barbed wire electric fences, armed guards, and surveillance cameras around graveyards? Because people are dieing to get in there. ...

in response to: The Cemetery of No by Peter

anon (pool-96-224-232-42.nycmny.fios.verizon.net): I knew town hill very very well it was owned by morty shnabel who had a pink lincoln, barbara striesands mother took here there to sing and morty threw her out, elliot gould used to shine......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Catherine of Hazaard: In terms of Canadian cities I think the top skylines are as follows 1. Toronto - Massive, big, and impressive. Its the closest thing we have to New York 2. Vancouver - Not so tall because......

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

Catherine of Hazaard: In terms of Canadian cities I think the top skylines are as follows 1. Toronto - Massive, big, and impressive. Its the closest thing we have to New York 2. Vancouver - Not so tall because......

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

norms: One last thing which i wanted to bring up. The Town Hill Restaurant was the first place that Chubby Checker, did the twist. This is fact. There is an old obsure movie called " Bye, Bye Braverman". The......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

New Bushwick/Wickoff Heights resident: I give it 2 years before I get price out from here. Specially around Dekalb ave stop. I live in St. Nicholas & Stockholm St and I love the area but what I pay is......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Heh! Well Peter, I used a very similar explanation with my then-fiancee back in 1991. We were in a long-distance relationship, with her being in the American Midwest, and myself being in Montreal. I explained to......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

bedstuyguy: I used to make love to a French woman who owned an apartment around the corner from this great old neon. The sign in fact faced the windows of her kitchen and den. I used......

in response to: Brooklyn: Former Home of Eagle Clothes by CartLegger

Peter: curiously, im a 31 year old white male who has lived in brooklyn for pushing half my life. i live right up against {bed stuy}. i even lived on {park place} between {washington} and {underhill}......

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

truth: i'm a 25 year old white male. i've lived in Brooklyn for 8 years. in the last 2 years I've had masked men put guns to my head twice, once in Crown Heights, and once......

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

Leslie: One thing I noticed in many of the comments was that Bayside Cemetery is abandoned. IT IS NOT. This cemetery is owned entirely by Shaare Zedek. Even when portions of a cemetery......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

dreamsbushwick: wow some people are so dumb..it isnt safe anywhere right now you could be in the most whitest or richest place in ny and anything can happened of course you have to be careful everywhere......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Michelle: Wow, what great memories you all are bringing back to life for me when my family and I lived in Brooklyn! My family and I moved to 135 Eastern Parkway - Turner Towers in......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

Bayside Watcher: Renee, your concern and outrage for the condition of the mausoleums and the internal crypts are spot on. And reinterring the remains of the dead in those crypts and securing the mausoleums should be......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman, Let's put aside the talks of misappropriated funds and discussions of amounts of money and man hours it would take to overhaul this cemetery. While I can only......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman, I am probably one of those people you would categorize as the uneducated by believing everything I read off the internet to be true. As you can see by......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

NWhyC: Rabbi Andelman, You say we should feel free to contact the president or rabbi of the congregation if we wish to know more. Though this sounds hopeful, I did contact not only Rabbi Friedman but also......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Kriestine Mangel: wow. it's cool to read about people's memories of Bushwick. I may be a bit younger than some of the posters...Our family lived on Halsey St. between Irving and Knickerbocker between 1964 through......

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

CC: I was born and raised in North Devon (1946-1976). I lived on Smith Street. The building in the 3rd pic was the CIBC bank. It was robbed in the early 70s. The 4th pic shows "Bolen's......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Richie Rubin: Davida,you wrote`a club opened on Flatbush ave.'Ben Mastiks'town& country club'was all the way down near belt p'kwy..after ave U! & I usta go dere & see top notch acts..I even have a menu from there[c.1957]but`Town Hill'[bedford/Eastern pkwy]was da......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I like this site very much,especially when people write about PS 167. I lived at 1125 Sterling Place (between Kinston Ave. and Hampton Place) until I was about 14.I went to the Erasmus Annex......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown