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Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

river otters21 girl: I had read somewhere that the decline of the neighborhoods is a part of the "Billy Penn curse". No Philly sports team won a championship since 1983 and since that time period Kensington......

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

Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down......

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

jack: can you top this, i was up by harlem in the 60's along east river drive, (loved the cool jazz played at some of the local bars in harlem) and spotted a car, with the......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

VALKYRIE: I brought my boat from upstate NY yesterday and was confronted with the Spyten Dyvil swing bridge in a closed position. There are no signs on the Hudson River side of the bridge with......

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

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

ante croatia: oooooh my god every bridge in new york has it's own charisma.i am 13 and i love all bridges especially suspension ones and cable stayed bridges but new york bridges-paradise for me.i especially love the......

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

Peter: if you take the wtc path to exchange place and walk towards the hudson river bank, you cant miss it. it faces east, towards lower manhattan, right across the river....

in response to: World\'s Largest Clock? by Peter

Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos: [[img:27389]] the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... [[img:27390]] a wider view of the same spot... [[img:27391]] the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws......

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

EvilGentleman: These pictures show 3 of the 5 or 6 police cruisers to be burned. I started photographing around 1:10 this morning. Unfortunately, my lithium batteries chose this day to die, and I had forgotten to bring......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

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

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

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

EvilGentleman: Three weeks ago, my van was hit by a man from Toronto driving the wrong way down {Sainte-Catherine} Street in Montreal. I was standing outside the bar having a cigarette and drinking a Coke (I never,......

in response to: Wrong Way, Buddy! by Elicar

gus hassler : i think these are what remains of the float bridges that were used to unload the barges known as car floats. the carfloats were used by different railroads to move their trains across the north......

in response to: Newtown Creek 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

little ukraine: i see nobody has given this a stab yet so... here goes... first of all, congratulations for having the initiative to save up a lot of money, because it is first and foremost what you will......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

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

2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with. first, one of the biggest reasons the......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

BelievelandBikes: The top three were in what's left of the Industrial beltway along the Cuyahoga River... The former LTV Steel (Due East of Steelyard Commons) and the last one is on the corner of Wiley and......

in response to: LTV by BelievelandBikes

CartLegger: Hey cinic, next time you should use the citynoise travel guide! Check here first. Actually, I am going to Randall's Island this week to take shots, as its such an odd place, an island of......

in response to: Times Square by Cinic

plas: Space invader has got (at least) - 2 pieces on the Elizabeth Bridge (Arts Centre side, and a giant one near Riverside Bar) - 1 above the Laundromat on Brunswick St - 1 visible on the edge of......

in response to: Street Art Prahran/Windsor. by ninety9lives

zinzee: For those of you looking to move here: I live in Bushwick off of the Jefferson L. I'm one block from the L train. I really do enjoy the neighborhood. I did get......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

ANOTHER ARTICLE: The same individual has posted new WARNING signs along the Bow River in Calgary: WARNING: So long as the CALGARY DROP-IN CENTRE is allowed to harbor drug addicts and chronic criminals it will be EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO......

in response to: Drugs, Drugs, Drugs by ksedge

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.

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Part IB - Birth - Billyburg's First Hipsters Came From.....Bushwick: Bushwick was mainly pastoral in pre- and post-Revolutionary War Kings County; salt meadows offered excellent grazing. Farming was central to the local economy. However, by the......

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

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Beadle and Tatum: Hey Little Uke! This is 'that grain belt bridge' too. The lyrics are really appropriate. I used to live 2 blocks from there and if you walk accross it you can go right......

in response to: First Bridge Across the Mississippi by Tyfoid Kid

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

MGerlich: The red bridge is the Columbus Ave or Road bridge, which is a link between the East and West banks of the the river (and The Flats)...

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

Mat: I'm form repentigny, and yeah it can be a great place if you stay in the west side of the town. The east side is more like a big wal mart than a town: Artificial,......

in response to: Historic Laser Spa by EvilGentleman

David: There's an over population of deer in Northeast Ohio. Sometimes deer follow the Cuyahoga river all the way downtown. I once saw a deer in my near west side neighborhood of Cleveland, which......

in response to: Wildlife in the City by Cameo

jack: colavito, its a joke. this was written back in the 60's and it came out of an old printing company, the sorg in manhattan off the east river drive just south of the south......

in response to: New Retirement Policy by jack

KEM198: A friend of mine told me SANE jumped off the Hellgate in Astoria. How that could happen and have him found in the Hudson would be odd since Hellgate is on the East River. He......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

karina: memories,1953,and that era,walking along the "boardwalk", as we called it. We (7 children ), and mom leading the way--from our walkup on east 81st.A pleasant outing. A playground, a fountain spray for tots in summer,......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

Ellie: Hello Everyone, I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I lived right off of Bushwick and Grand Street. I attented 196, IS 49 and Eastern District High. I moved to Florida in 1990,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Karlo: Whilst appreciating their reasons,I do feel it would be better if whoever was controlling this site didn't delete posts such as the one made by volunteer. Although it was bitter in the extreme,and potentialy liable,what it......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, interesting. I have never encountered this data before. I know that if you look at a topographic map, you can see an easily identifiable line of hills and mountains sticking out of the flat......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

EvilGentleman: Oh, I thought I was looking across the East River, with Brooklyn in the foreground and Manhattan in the background. I guess it would be a little smaller if I was looking at Manhattan, wouldn't......

in response to: Copies by sine

Spooky: haha. jamie mate, if you want to see the best graff in pbro dont go any further away than the train station. jump off the end of the platform going towards spalding if......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

EvilGentleman: Since the original bridge's ironwork was built 120 years ago, in 1886, the C.P.R. Saint Lawrence Bridge has been used as a pedestrian walkway by the Mohawks of Kahnawake. It became somewhat easier to cross......

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

Tyfoid Kid: In the 5th picture down you can see the other pedestrian bridge (the Washington Ave Bridge) that connects the East and West Banks of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. This bridge is......

in response to: Bridge Seat by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Maybe if they applied other tests at the same time as a driver's test. Like have the examiner offer beer to the applicant to relax them when they first get in the car. If the......

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

joey: i think the blue steel bridge on top is the superior ave bridge. it connects cleveland east side with the west side. the river and the flats is in the middle of both sides....

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

jack: elaine is correct it is mass hysteria but then again it was racial profiling. are the taxi drivers being trained to be suspicious of mideastern people. my thought is if this guy got......

in response to: Stupidity Is a Virus by sine

EvilGentleman: jenna: I understand completely. Who could blame you for such a neat dream? Here in Montreal, the only way we will get to surf is if a dam on the St. Lawrence River breaks, and......

in response to: Meditation Location by Tyfoid Kid

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My brother didn't lose himself to the East River or the Empire State during his trip. I'm sorry, Elicar, I don't think that I can take out a whole family. Not since I saw Saving......

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm thinking he'll do it by himself. When he last visited we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. He couldn't look down through the cracks in the wood to the East River without feeling woosy. ...

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

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

EvilGentleman: They have been removing some railcars each day now, but progress is really slow. I went down to take some more pics, but it was getting dark, so the last pic is a bit blurry......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge II by EvilGentleman

To Driver's Brother! Doing Damage Control.: I'm sure other people have said this before me, but really should your brother be glad it wasn't worse! He could have been seriously injured. Lock your car doors! If it had......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

driver's brother: and actually leah threw it right at the face of my brothers wife and called her pig,i mean at least in her lap i would understand but right at her face?...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Aaron: Yeah, the guy shouldn't have thrown garbage out on the street. And couriers are probably particularly sensitive to that since they are exposed to being hit by debris thrown out of car......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

rotten one: leah assaulted the car driver first by throwing the litter at him if she had just taken his plate # she could have had him charged or at least noticed by the police but she......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Pawel: I've just read some of these a bit more. Two things... could sconts be our infamous driver picture above? Secondly, as an Eastern European I felt offended that someone could really blame anything......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Walt: No licence plate numbers! This thread is being viewed by enough people (it is linked to at least one other Toronto forum now), that this idiot car driver will have it pointed out to him......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Timichango: Jesus-h-christ - psycho motorists strike again! It's getting bloody ridiculous out there. Glad that she's ok... can't say I'm as glad about the driver. If anyone knows her, and if she needs......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

GGP: the truck on the far right (pun intended) is sporting one of those ubiquitous patriotic "ribbon" stickers announcing "support" for the boys in Iraq, or reminding us that "freedom ain't free"....which reminds me of one......

in response to: Car Culture by joey

BoogyDoNw NYC: Now let's go ova da river 2 da bronx heyyyyyyyy:marble hill,kingsbridge,bed-park,fordham,university heights,belmont,east tremont,da whole south bronx,castle hill,throgs neck,west farms.YOOOOOOOOOOO,Da Bronx boogy down!!!!!!!...

in response to: Oldschool NYC by Graffiti

GGP: just to beat this dead (crashed) horse (car) a bit further, I kind of freaked when Peter said in his crash post that the paramedics gloves were sitting by the driver's seat. If used and......

in response to: Pining Away by GGP

Lurker: # Four "explosions or attempts at explosions" reported on three London subway stations and a bus, according to London police # Scotland Yard reportedly searching hospital near Warren Street station for man with wires protruding from......

in response to: Every Other Thursday by Editor

elaine: also, re context, our history with high rise building is very different from the US version, cheap tower blocks thrown up postwar to house the poorest when homelessness and slum clearance became acute, so we......

in response to: canary wharf porn by elaine

Peter: hi jerry... thanks for the compliments. i do truly have an affection for this city- that probably stems from moving up here from down south about 10 years ago- i literally had to fall in......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter

Peter: as long as youre always looking, life is good. you take photos when you can and file all the rest into "probable inspirations for text" later, heh. the cam sounds cool. were saving for a new......

in response to: Our Sky is Chalk by Paul G