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Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008 To City Noise Editors, I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it. I thought your group......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: Today was demolition day--Saturday, November 1st. I went by 8:30am this morning yet apart from more bricks removed, it was still standing. When I visited the site again, by late afternoon, they had torn down......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories By Alan Kupperberg Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

fred p: when the city turned its back on greenpoint in fiscal crisis in mid 70's people had enough and started to sell and move out...hence the shit moved in.....

in response to: Greenpoint by Curbed

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

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

Peter: ive always had a special place in my heart for peterbilts. the red and green and sunshine is an awesome combo! damn, i gotta go explore {greenpoint} more before summer ends......

in response to: Truckin\' by luna park

anon (dhcp35b.drake.brockport.edu): Some of the posters up there had a very good point about Cabrini Green. Although it was claimed that it was the most dangerous area ever that even the police is scared to go......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics. We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by......

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

D: Also, the spill was only in a certain section of Greenpoint, there are tons of maps online you can look at. Greenpoint is a great 'hood and one of the best in all 5......

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

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

anon (splp1.starpoint.com): I thought that Greenpoint sits above a lake of toxic waste.... ...

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

EMILY: yeah greenpoint is shit but that's where i live lol...

in response to: Greenpoint by Curbed

EMILY: i saw another one something like this in a pier in greenpoint, brooklyn... it looked pretty old but idk...

in response to: Revs Hope Graf Sculpture by Peter

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

my town: fuck all u niggas talkin shit bou da east coast and west cost if yo bitch ass aint never been down dat road den bitch dont try to make a point to us about da......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

my town: fuck all u niggas talkin shit bou da east coast and west cost if yo bitch ass aint never been down dat road den bitch dont try to make a point to us about da......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

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

Kenneth Maki: image 16177 the pastachio green place was where I lived at 272 rue Rielle Verdun is an awesome part of Montreal, beats the hell of Pointe St, Charles....

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

simon: i was in chicago lastyear - travelled from ireland on business but main purpose was to visit cabrini green as i didnt do it the first time i was there. i rented a bike......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well. Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem. Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has......

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

Mushi: Stopped into the new K-Pax Deli on Starr between Wyckoff and Irving. It's a nice, CLEAN little place opened by a Polish couple (which is odd because the Polish population seems to stay in Maspeth,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jamie: would that be the same [[565:greenpoint]] that sane smith put the 'green' in?...

in response to: Greenpoint 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

augusta: this is not technically willilamsburg. it is GREENPOINT. the old greenpoint terminal is still there to prove this. i live 2 blocks from where this fire happened....

in response to: Goodmorning Williamsburg by Veronica

John Dereszewski: Smudgy, your block is not doing that badly. Most of the really nice buildings on Linden between Bushwick and Evergreen, e.g., #64, are still there and doing very well. The few buildings that were lost......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Someone in Detroit metro: Wow.....some of the comments made here have been really ignorant, but then again everone is entitled to their own opinions right? Here's mine: I have lived in Detroit metro area my whole life. I......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Tony T: Chris, thanks for posting the Freedom Square pict. I grew up a block away on Evergreen and Willoughby. I'm 42 now and live in Japan, but I still enjoy looking at old photos of where......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris: Monday July 9th, I made a point to stop by today and view the progress. The family spent the weekend up on Greenhorn. The forest service has work ahead of them to reopen the road......

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

jms: my wife and I have a 10 month old. Currently, we're looking in bushwick - want to save and purchase a home/condo once the real estate market recovers (maybe in bushwick). I've lived in......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

blueeyes: Last year, I moved from Williamsburg "Prime" (Bedford stop), where I lived happily but cautiously for 7 years. During that time my next door neighbor was held up at gunpoint at our front door (2005),......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

dougieESQ: Bushwick AKA: East Williamsburg...yeah, no thanks. Keep drinkin' the kool-aid hipsters while I stay put in greenpoint....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jimmy Legs: i'd just like to point out that bushwick's crime stats are no worse (and in most cases, significantly better) than that of bed-stuy, east new york or crown heights in the last year. sure it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mushi: I've now lived in Bushwick for 10 months. Other than the fact that where I live feels like a dorm sometimes (loud music, loud people), I do feel safe there. Yes, as I have said,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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.

alaska from brooklyn: Hey can any of you help me? I grew up in brooklyn over in greenpoint and i just found out my building was torn down and they built a condo. I am......

in response to: Atlantic Yards by Peter

shelia/neworleans: Tyson All this kid has been talking about is some writing on the wall saying "White Boy Killer" and is it safe for white people to walk through Cabrini Green. He is not interested in......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

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.

Mat-E: Thanks folks. For karma purposes, I should make sure to point out that while that is my house, I am only renting two floors of it...the neighbour upstairs is an arborist (tree scientist, essentially)......

in response to: Remember Spring? by Mat-E

jack: actually i was not the hippie type like way into the drug scene, rather i was what they would call cool, like between a rocker and a mod. my thing was manhattan in the......

in response to: End Gender by Biff

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

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

EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

galaxy: ahhhh, greenpoint. brings back memories from the year the garbage collectors went on strike in the summer time. nothin' like the whiff of diapers mixed with rotting food in the humid summer of......

in response to: Greenpoint by Curbed

elaine: was this in response to [[3156:these?]] because if so, greenpoint needs to understand branding a little better......

in response to: Greenpoint by Curbed

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

cool-tsk: JEFF jack: 5th Feb 2006 - 01:04 GMT ok it is or there is a rather small sence of artistic creativeness. but its their names they are promoting. because their families probably did not pay any attention......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

Jury's Verdict on Evil Gentleman: A fundamental premise of justice, is that it is blind. Whether you choose to stand on moral values or not, whether the colour of your skin is black, green or white, whether you are a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

observer: I am disappointed in our gutless boys in blue for not laying charges against Mr. Goliath who fights girls half his size. Never mind who hit who first. Now where are our Bay Street lawyers to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

sho fizzle: What's wrong with horking a great big green loogey on his windscreen? It doesn't hurt anyone (unless you've got TB), it doesn't permanently damage property, and it appropriately expresses a biker's disagreement with a situation. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

LEETO: COLAVITO DUDE I'LL SLAP YOUR FACE OFF AND THAT'LL LOOK SHITTY TOO YOU GOT NERVE TALKIN' ABOUT GANGSTA PUT IN SOME WORK IN THE HOOD SO MOFO'S COULD TALK ABOUT YOU! THAT'S CALLED BEIN' ABOUT......

in response to: Leeto & Beef by Peter

Jamie: also: is a shop window, like, in direct sunlight, the best place to store fresh vegetables and suchlike? I read this thing about potatoes the other day, about how they produce a toxin, i think......

in response to: The Bodegas of Washington Avenue by Peter

Peter: I walked past where that "greenpoint" mural was this past weekend... and its been buffed. oh well....

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

KRAM 2: JA IS A MOTHAFUCKING' BEAST! it's almost as if though he's following me.. when i lived in jersey city... i one day saw a JA tag on telephone company box on kennedy blvd... and now......

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

518 gin mill: i remember grand street in the mid 40s. trolley cars. clean streets. no graffitti. doors were old, they were new. they were clean. ragamuffin day, bell buttons jammed on with chewn gum. the rko republic,......

in response to: The Doors of Grand Street by Peter

R^6 : a little geography lesson - all the suckas who think they live in williamsburg really live in greenpoint. williamsburg is south of the wb bridge.realtors expanded traditional borders. the owners are no better. that r.i.p.......

in response to: Walking in Williamsburg 2 by Peter

Deshant: High Gravity Steel Reserve... Why is it called High Gravity? Because after six of these it feels like you dropped a metal brick in your pants. I also noticed the Danish FAXE. I used to......

in response to: Beer by Peter

GGP: well, hot damn! this is fabulous. i love the primitive graininess and the watercolory hues. makes me think of an early 60s road movie, or rudy burckhardt's photos of queens...and films. nice to watch it silent, and very......

in response to: First Video Post! by Peter

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

kobe: for a phone-cam, those colors are tops. look at that red and green. im starting to fancy these little phone-posts of ubiquitous stuff. they are always really interesting and on point........

in response to: Paperboxes by Peter

hotdogx: I would like to thank the person above for their input here, and this illustrates the true feelings on " the tribal matters" outside northern ireland. many unionists deny this strongly, but the evidence is......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

elaine: I didn't put the second tourist info pic in because obviously it's a crap photo, and then I got waylaid by the whole issue about resizing - but let me just say 2 things. This......

in response to: Banksy et al by elaine

Flower: Re: Justice Monument, Clerkenwell Green I think that Banksy is certainly an interesting guy but I am not sure that the above stunt is really terribly impressive. The words of MC Dynamite are quite frankly crass,......

in response to: Justice Monument, Clerkenwell Green by banksyfan

greenday: seems like she dissapeared without a trace - did she ever marry old whatshisface? - i made a point to burn all of the photographs - she went away and then i took a diffrent......

in response to: Northern Ireland Memoirs: Part One by Jamie

Peter: yep... thats why i posted this. that first image (puttin' the green in greenpoint) is a piece ive walked past a million times while living in bklyn... its been there for more than a couple......

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

chris: *sigh.... i miss my brooklyn.. :( if anyone could go take pics of my old street for me i'll do anything!! lol,but seriously..if anyone wants to take on this mission to give me the best......

in response to: Midtown Manhattan from Brooklyn by Peter