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EvilGentleman: Yeah, I have went by a few times to have a look, and there is a hole in the east face of the building now. I did not take pictures since it was dark each......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

RICHIE RUBIN: I WENT TO TILDEN![MOST KIDS ON`OTHER SIDE'OF EASTERN PKWY WENT TO H.S.OTHER THAN WINGATE,IN FACT WINGATE WASN'T EVEN FINISHED WHEN I GRADUATED IN `58,NOT`59!ERGO,WE HAD MANY OTHER F-A-R-AWAY CHOICES! I SAW JUDY`O'A FEW YRS AGO IN MIAMI,SHE'S STILL......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Allan: Found this site, and these posts are fascinating. PS 167 brings back memories. Graduated in 1959. Sorry I hardly recall any of my teachers' names. Might remember if I heard them. I do recall my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Barker777: I love Jacksonville. We moved here from Northern California and have not been back to Nor Cal since - 5 years now. Same as Nor Cal – spread out but if you can......

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

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jeeff: my hometown of london is supposedly in the very northeastern tip of 'tornado alley' and that's only a couple hours west of toronto by car. but i had never seen a funnel cloud in......

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Cliff: I live near Toronto, any time I am remotely close to Montreal I always take a side trip to Nick's. Once on the way home from the East Coast a car load of us......

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Ceil Midiri: I had a blast growing up here in the 70's...there really wasn't much crime, at least that us youngsters knew about. We just played our games outside in the summertime til we heard our......

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

Jessica: I used to live in Kensington,but now i live in florida. I loved it up there and still do. I feel more like at home up there because all my family lives there and people......

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

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

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

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

Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in......

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

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

JoeyD: Sticky: 4th Aug 2006 - 01:13 GMT UUummm, that's a skater kid, not a hippie, check out the "rainbow family" or all the kids that used to be on Phish tour type stuff for what modern......

in response to: Modern Hippie by JoeyD

Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

chae sone: Mad cowed assemblymen. WHO REPRESENTS KOREA? The Korean people want to be free from the mad cow riots. It reminds Rousseau’s statement. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is chains.” In this social condition, he proposed......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Ross: Sure, You can walk under it though side to side only, not lengthways! You can also walk along the eastern side, cycle over the western side, climb the arch, and there's even a museum......

in response to: The Bridge by Ross

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

It exists !: It's located just outside of the "Pioneer" gas station on Lakeshore, a little east of Hurontario... For real....

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

joey: OK. now posted as; {eastside} , the Old Neighborhood...

in response to: Cleveland in May by joey

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

Eleanor: Have read this article many times and I'm pleased to see it is still drawing comments. NewYorkDave ... you said you were on Bushwick Buddies but left because of the "right-wing" politics ... You're probably right......

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

Jamie: It's a recurring theme here. Someone posts a bunch of photos, or maybe even just one photo, from a particular place which don't paint a rose-tinted picture of that place and you can guarantee someone......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis......

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

luna park: ahhh, that totally makes sense! crankshaft, heh, what a funny word. seriously, this thing was at least 10 feet tall and randomly cemented into the middle of the sidewalk....

in response to: Weird Industrial Thing by luna park

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

joey: i think we turned off of canal rd into a driveway leading to some gravel business truck loading zone. i almost felt like a trucker in the kia suv rental car we were driving. you......

in response to: Cleveland in May by joey

janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

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

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

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: What's a telephone? Ohhhh, wait... Is that one of things that is like a cellphone, but plugs into a wall, and has wires coming out of it? Hehe, seems like yesterday, when my VCR remote had......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Peter: nice find, jack. that mural was done in 2003 by [[wiki:Zephyr (graffiti artist)]] and {dr. revolt} on the side of {niagra} bar on the {lower east side} to commemorate the passing of [[wiki:Joe Strummer]]... [[http://www.zephyrgraffiti.com]] [[http://www.nytrash.com/Revolt.html]] [[http://www.niagarabar.com]] ...

in response to: The Future Is Unwritten by jack

NewYorkDave: Hmmm, I just realized that that route wouldn't have made any sense considering the number of blocks involved. The pretzels surely would have been cold by the time he reached Onderdonk--unless he were running the......

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

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

dirana1: You have got to be kidding me. Does anyone out there know the history of the place? It was British, you at least have that much right. However, it was originally and......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised. Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

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

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

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

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

Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to......

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

sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or......

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

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

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

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

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Alan, I agree with Rob, please keep trying... and I am keen to know what your response to me is.... my email is msi31309@bigpond.net.au if you don't have any luck here. Norma, my dad didn't......

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

ed marecek: go yorkville pirates....grew up 76th second and third....east side house, john jay park[yea, we played softball] and association in the street, remember that?? sold shopping bags on 2nd ave....doubles and homers of the wall [77th......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Peter: i think youre referring to {manhattan}, as it has areas referred to as "upper east side" and "upper west side", whereas {brooklyn} generally doesnt. to me, the "upper east side/east side" is where folks move......

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

JGurl: Hey I'm only 18, and I have concerns too. I have to transfer to a university in Brooklyn within a year, and I might get an apartment on the east side since I heard it's......

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

Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian......

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

The Irlam weather watcher: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook England early on Wednesday morning. One man was injured when a chimney fell through his bedroom ceiling and many homes and businesses were damaged by......

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

Samuei: Not to disrupt the discussion, but did anybody else notice that those photos (except the one picture of the Fair) are all of the same building? It's on 20th and Monroe, about a 5 minute......

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

the in: wow this is a hot issue with many different sides to it. First I'm white and poor and a hipster. My first choice was to live in Williamburg. But the prices there have gone up......

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

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

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

unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

mattho: yeah i live in west orange east orange is pretty ruff the side by bloomfield is not that bad but i would not go there at night or in the parks at night......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

steve kettle: bliney smithy, you have created something awesome. just reading through some of these names takes me straight back to my childhood. i remember living in the shop Joyces fabrics (mum jean kettle (nee dixon) never changed the......

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

Edward: Better area? There should be a picture of the other side of the building or even across the street (http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/Eastern%20Parkway.jpg) This school is near the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The barbed wire is to......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

janet: Hi Stan—and all you 167 alums out there—The beautiful public library in classical style on Schenectady & Eastern Parkway was a place to visit, to use, but for me not to hang out in and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

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

janet: I moved from St. Johns Place between Schenectady & Troy to St. Johns & Albany in early 50's and boarded IRT to Manhattan at Kingston. Wish I could remember Famous Restaurant on Schenectady,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: Graduated 167 in '43. Lived on Eastern Parkway then Albany between Lincoln Place and St. Johns. Mr. Lodato was principal, Ass't principal was Mrs. Cohen (with the red wig). Mr. Allen taught science and Mr.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jan: Recently I took my grandson to the children's room in the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. It had not changed from the way I remember it in the 40's, except for the inclusion......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

joey: little. i'm was cleveland east sider and i rarely went to lakewood. i remember going to club on W25th street and my uncle john's house on W65th. my jazz club story (1997) was seeing pharaoh......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

janet: Dubrows on Eastern P’kway, just off Utica: the name was set in big art deco letters (red neon?). Inside, cafeteria style. with big windows, a cashier that you gave a punched card to.. Was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Michael: I graduated PS241 in 1965. Lived at 334 Eastern Parkway. My best friend's father owned Radin's Deli. Anyone remember eating at Radin's? How about Ben and Sol's Deli at the corner of Franklin and President?......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not "One of America's best kept secrets! La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

Joining the Whine: Hey Padre Island - Texas schools ARE crappy, at least the Houston ISD. JSC, NASA's location in Houston, has nothing to do with anything but the fact that NASA needed a way to transport......

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

Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the......

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

Bob: I have lived in Lawrence, KS as well. I have traveled this great land of ours extensively (Driven through every state east of the rockies and south of New York) I am not saying all......

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

colavitos ghost: wish i was in ny to buy my xmas gifts there. great recommendation. i was living in east harlem a while back and passed by a couple different botanicas every day. unfortunately, i never......

in response to: Bushwick Botanica by upfromflames

Dick: The neighborhood during the early 40's was fabulous. PS 241 on President Street was new. In the schoolyard, softball center & right field were along the fence to the BMT trench. A home run hit......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jayeastsider: I think it is pretty cool that you all liked my photos I have been out of touch for awhile expierenced a divore with my wife and kinda fell into a rut but back on......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the......

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

Peter: hey "like it is": even our 'beloved' [[4368:hutchinson, kansas]] has more sex offenders per capita than {bushwick}! your brand of reactionary bullshit is just that... bullshit. whats your point? i mean... i live in {bushwick},......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kasia: thanks for some ideas of how to treat my parrot. i've had him for a week now and i can touch his feet when he's inside the cage but if gets angry or bored with......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Peter: heh, i know exactly where some of those shots were taken... i used to work up in {washington heights}, and commuted home to {midtown} by bike every day, and often took the scenic route through......

in response to: Moments in East Harlem by serlingrod

eastside kid: Let's see a Johnny Dee 3 whole car......

in response to: Mark 198 KIT17 MG Boys by All City Kings

chiamattt: Thanks adam. Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa......

in response to: Osaka Part One by chiamattt

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.

Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident: As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness. On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak......

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

MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR......

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

Michael: I grew up in Yorkville in the 1950's. We lived on 90th St between First and York. I remember the fireboat station at the foot of 90th St just outside the fence at Schurz park.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

gwendolyn (jillgwenward@hotmail.com): so sad to read about all the thefts as i was there myself last fall with 2 different bikes and just had my beautiful (and recovered from last year) specialized stolen again. sigh. guess i'll......

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

anon (cpe-68-175-92-187.nyc.res.rr.com): I always thought the tall black monstrosity on the east side that looms over central park was the ugliest building in new york....

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

Jason: I'm sorry to agree with Gentrification, The old Southeast Side used to be a mecca of beautiful homes with flowers and families enjoying life in the 1970's-early 80's. The area was majority Irish, Serbian......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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