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Allan: Julie, Yes. Mr Abramowitz was the principal. I had Mr. Berhard(Bernhart?) for 'homeroom' in the 8th grade (1958). Don't recall if I had him for any specific subject though. He was a fairly big guy and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: here's another shot of the same truck i posted up there on 21st Apr 2008, but over a year and a half later: [[img:29684]] ...

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Bushwick by Peter

Peter: ha! perhaps a leftover halloween costume puled from the curb on trash day? this looks like {park slope}......

in response to: Miss Box by adam

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

Richie Rubin: JANE;wowie!.YOU got some memory!.now;it ALL iz comink back to ME! I lived on St.Johns pl.nr.Utica ave.& am 7[seven]yrs YER SR,ergo, YOU were a`squirt'when I bowled @`da Pit'& danced @ many`affairs' @`President Chateau'& consumed `tons'of pickled herring & chopped livah......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jane: I had to comment. This is awesome. I was born in 1949 and I lived at 1587 Carroll Street which is between Carroll and Schnectady. I lived there until I was 12 years old.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: considering that at least half of the area of this site is comprised of steel pilings coming out of the ground and trecherously irregular trenches and holes dug into it, i wouldnt recommend it at......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Peter: curiously, this {ice machine} is dressed a bit like [[wiki:Melle Mel]] was when i saw him on halloween: [[img:29585]] ...

in response to: Ice Sale by Peter

zagg: Funny, I'm cringing that I had to ride public transportation (Sarnia Transit is infact: CRAP). I've been biking happily 5+ KM since August to work, but now winter had come and the roads......

in response to: Commuting by Foot by Peter

chrissy: Hey it's Chrissy Beerhalter from Tioga Street what's new and exciting out here? I see Lynnette out here posting so here i am .....looking for old friends from the neighborhood! ...

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Alan: It looks like a primitive VLF or ULF antenna to me -- at one time such low frequencies were used to communicate with submarines under shallow water, and the Earth's own magnetosphere emits in those......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

Rich: I grew up around the corner from this armory, back in my time growing up it was used to store tanks, trucks and half-tracks. I saw and heard these vehicles as they labored very noisely......

in response to: Armory by Peter

jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

david swift: hi gus What an excellent web site! ive just seen my mum on the 1964 gala day photo (Susan Duxbury)a relation to the duxburys on another picture on this site. My grandad had a shoe shop......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Marianna Calabrese: Hi to everyone in Brooklyn land i grew up on 271 CENTRAL AVE. i also went to ST.BARBARAS SCHOOL FOR 8 LONG YRS,I spent lots of time in the cloak room or the hallway for......

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

Mark Brown: That is so wild that I saw this I was looking at this page & I saw Blue knight lounge & it caught my eye I lived right up the street from it actually I......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

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

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Why isn't anyone writing anything? I think that I shall have to write again. I remember the window of the Famous retaurant bakery. It wasn't like any other bakery window. It was retangular and it......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: heh, these are the only voting machines ive ever used in nyc, for every election since 96, the first i could vote in. these are also the same type of machines pictured in the original......

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

Joe Mayo: Hi Jace... This is amazing, reading all these blogs brings back great memories. I also talked to Rocco he told me he spoke with you. He also told me about this site, do hear from......

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

Keith: I went to school a few miles from the Aquila site in Bickley and visited there in 1975. We were told that they did testing for electronic equipment that was purchased for the MOD. They......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): for Suzy R. I remember you.Your Mother (MRs. Gradstein)was my 6 grade teacher in 1955-6.Perhaps she brought you to school then. A classsmate of mine,Sharon, who lived on Lincoln Place and Troy Ave, and I once......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Yolanda Rodriguez: How many memories ah, Knickerbocker and Halsey. I lived at 792 Knickerbocker and Halsey. My brother Raul, Frankie,Eduardo, my sister Lucy. Does somebody have any comunication with with lucy, frankie or eduardo. ......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Suzy R. (gradstein): to: Esther Herschman (Rechstschafner), Teri, and Keith Bernstein- My cousin, Doc S, just clued me into this site. I am Ida Gradtein's daughter, and it realy makes me feel good to hear the nice......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Richie Rubin: ALAN K;oy!joyva hal-a-vah..esp.choco.covered tidbits, [& da jell-filled ones too!.WE musta consumed 1,000's of dem deadly`penny candies'in OUR`yout'..no? ant local`candystore'was literally a`killink field'all dat crap WE swallowed/digested is now startink to take it's effects.no?.but kishke hadda be da`deadliest' item WE ate..MY kin......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Yep, Richie, I remember the Coca Cola bottling plant on Linden Blvd between Georgia and Pennsylvania Avenues. Grandma Ann and Aunt Nettie lived in Starrett City. Coney Island Joe's was little more than a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: My pal David Helbon and I used to swim at the Brownsville Boys Club on Linden Blvd. Then, reeking of chlorine, we'd bop across the boulevard to "Coney Island Joe's," for great franks n'......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jean: This is a new one on me! The only other time I've seen so many pumpkins all together is at local farms where stacks of pumpkins are waiting to become someone's jack-o-lantern! This......

in response to: Pumpkin Park by AG

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I think I remember the words to the school song a bit better now. How's this?: School song The Parkway School Dear Parkway School We give praise to shrine, As we gaze at your flag on high. Shouting your name As......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I think you may possibly be putting two different memories together. My mother was married on Buffalo Avenue in 1951 where you were Bar Mitzvahed in 1955. A narrowish "two family" brick......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I have tried to think of the words of the school song. This is all that I can remember. Can any of you complete/edit it? School song The Parkway School Dear Parkway school We give praise to your......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: I took some pictures this afternoon, as well. From the looks of the back, I was within half an hour or less of you. I was only able to snap pics from inside my van......

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

sanjeet: Is this Javed Bhai from Kistwar. Saw ur artical on Bhalesa. Nice one. I am from Bhadwarwah. www.bhadarwah.com admin@bhadarwah.com...

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Alan Kupperberg: I sent my photos to the editors at citynoise yesterday and we shall see where that leads. I'll keep my fingers crossed, Jane. Thanks for the tip. Janet, I've confirmed that the movie......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Keith Bernstein: According to my recollection, the Twin Cantors catering hall was located on the southeast corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway with the entrance on EP. Thanks Alan for your wonderful memoir....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

cody halls: use are toy us got cancer u downies bitches...

in response to: Peterborough Graffiti: Riverside/Railworld Bombs & Tags by Jamie

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

Janet: Before Honey's moved to Eastern Parkway, the store was on St. John's very near the corner of Troy, right next to a little Jewish tailor who worked at the window on his Singer. Once inside......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

K Bernstein: Hi-- Judy Oshinsky must have made an impression on many of us. She and I were both in the same class (the IGC) at PS 167 in 1958-59. The class was half fifth-grade (that's me) and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alex To: I'm from Hong Kong and I may be very shallow to say I'm in love with the funky outfit, but thanks to you I'm finally being introduced to the giving culture of the Pearly Kings......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

brushman: i dunno lynette , those names sound very familiar , i lived at 3329 lee st . , i am 39 and hung at howard and ontario sts , and on the corner of lee......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: Brian, I used to live on Ella Street between Tioga and Ontario. 3423 N. Ella Street!!! I hung around with the girls I named above. You may have known the Mackley's. I used to hang around......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Diane: I am also from the Yuba area. Actually I am Kaeleen, Helen and Kim's relative. I was a Machovec and my mother's maiden name was Revels. I happen to work with Teena Wallace who lives......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Rich: Hi Everybody, I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (212-118-142-4.saudi.net.sa): السلامك عليكم انا اريد بنت من الرياض او من اي بلد تكلمني علي هذا الجوال0503244526او الاميل aboabthal@hotmail.com ...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Janet: The luncheonette on the corner of Lincoln Place and Schenectady Avenue sold charlotte russes at the window--all fluffy whipped cream and a cherry over sponge cake (half as much cake as one expected because of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jaz: i grew up in marikina city before we left the philippines 3 years ago"disiplinado na halos lahat ng marikeno" :) ... and i miss riding those jeepneys and tricycles - they could take you......

in response to: Metro Manila by Laura

BELROC IOF XP: Thanx for all the love people. It's starting to get cold out!! Anyone that knows me knows I love to paint on cold ass winter nights. Maybe I'll have something new this year. Yo, what up DJHALO,, Long time no see!! I......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

الاصيل : مرحبا بيض الله وجوه من يسعى للصلاح وماقصرتوا وكفيتوا ووفيتوا واللي فية عقل بيحترم نفسة ومابيكتب هالتفاهات مرة ثانية وبيض الله وجهكم ياخطاب وياخليل وكل من كتب كلمة تنم عن اخلاقة اللرفيعة لكي يتعض المغمضين......

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Ezekiel: God is just their rule is come to an end The Father and his chosen shall rule.All praises....

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

khalil: انعلو الشيطان و اتقو الله...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

khalil: انتم اغبياء حقا هل تظنون ما تفعلونه جيد انتم الان تمرحون و تزنون و في الفوق عند الله نري ماذا سوف تفعلون الله ينعلكم...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Geoff Peacock: Hi to Gus, The names for the above Saracens photo are (L to R): Cliff Stocker, Barry Sagar, Geoff Peacock and Ken Ranson. Terry Hollingsworth had been with the group earlier, but left before this pic was......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Stan: That other movie house was the Strand. At one time it had live acts along with the movie (vaudeville I guess). I remember my father taking me there to see a magician who supposedly sawed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

anon (94.99.24.137): راسلني يللي تحب GAYولا احلا Mishalibrahimi@hotmail.com احب الشباب...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Peter: its a nice photo, rune, but ive seen this photo several hundred times online in the past half-decade or so... its a pretty well-known photo meme. why did you post it here? is it even......

in response to: Forrest by Rune Willem

pearlykingjim: Just got back from Old red cow in Smithfield market what a blinding gig we had i would like to thank Claire and her other half, and special thanks to all the customers. All the best of......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Young meet the old Festival: If you fancy a good old Cockney Knee's up this weekend Bermondsey based Pearly King Jimmy Jukes the Genuine Pearly king of camberwell and Wayne Adams better known as The Barrow Boys, will be entertaining the......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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: Richie, I lived in the same building as Judy Oshinsky. I have a few photos of us back around '55-58. She had 2(I think) brothers. On the corner of Schenectidy and Union was a dry cleaner......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Humboldt1: Arquitecto, Seriously, you don't need to use all the 5 dollar words. I have been in Humboldt Park for the past 3 years, having purchased an apartment building here in which I live. I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ed "Class of 60": I guess there are some people that look in the mirror and don't like what they see. They blame everyone but the person in the mirror for their miserable putrid lives. They look......

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

RUTH NELSON SHERMAN: MY MEMORIES GO FURTHER BACK. I NEVER LIVED IN bROOKLYN BUT WOULD SPEND A LOT OF SUMMERS WITH MY BUBBY AND UNCLE A 1710 CARROL ST. MY PARENTS MET ON A BENCH ON EASTERN PKWY AND......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

Lexxi: Great to know that the legend of Mr. Rufus Rockhead lives on with the naming of the street near Atwater Market, unfortunately most Montrealers have no idea of the history associated with this brilliant man......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

anon (dialup-4.237.219.23.Dial1.NewYork1.Level3.net): Dear moving to hancock, Where are you moving from? Why Hancock and Halsey? Is Hancock low rent and easy transportaion?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (ool-18babe68.dyn.optonline.net): Moving to Hancock off the J Halsey stop...what's it like there?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

sadie.bleu: i lived & worked in norton for about a year & a half. hated it while i was there, too far from friends & family, but it got under my skin & into my heart......

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

Bill Diggins: i grew up at 77 granite street. off bushwick ave. pilling and chauncey and halsey streets nearby..dead end street that led to the bing belly hill over the tracks near aberdeen park. railroad boys??? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

rick: i grew up in kensigton area as well on willard and frankford its a shame im 35 years old i moved away in 1984 i live at the shore with 2 kids i took them......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

herb weitz: got to union & kingston around 1938-9 went to 167 for 1 semester then the crown heights yeshiva (310 crown)next to ps161 at 13 I discovered Shwabies poolroom HEAVEN, a warm place to play hookey and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Sigh, such a Canadian response there, zagg. "One of these days, I'm gonna make a sign" ranks right up there with "I have half a mind to write them a stern letter"....

in response to: Exotic Slurpee Plant? by zagg

ms hall: I went to Acorn from 1997-2001. When i told younger kids that i went the this school they were like, "You went to that bad school?" The school was not bad when I left 7......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

me: Sean, your comment is crap - the case is still open with the Marshals - There was no body found as you claim....

in response to: How to Disappear... Alcatraz Style by Frank M. Ahearn

TEFCON: I was arrested in October 24th 2006 for writing on the Westside of midtown manhattan. I got out on HALLOWEEN . That's a week's worth of Halal sandwiches. Fucking ridiculous....

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Sara: Anyone familiar with Bushwick Ave., close to the Halsey St stop? Safe or to be avoided?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Warren S.: Sometimes, I had to report to the cloakroom straightaway or directly to the hallway. One nun had a big steel edged ruler, named "Mr. Brown;" she whacked kids across the palms of their hands with......

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

CHRISSY-46: what a cool site. I can't even believe I found people that came from my childhood, teenage, neighborhood. I grew up on Melrose St. between Knickerbock and Wilson in the early 50's. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

scott hall : roland lees hay do you have my colledge football sheets you would bring them to my house every week lived at 639 wishart you......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

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

scott hall : dam its been 26 years im not maried (was once wont do that again) i got 5 kids 4 girls and 1 boy ages from 2 to 17 ......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

scott hall : lil joey bridge do you remember me? hows your sisters i moved out in the 80s ...

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

M. Collins: Glad to hear that Mayor Daley finally won over city approval to have the last of the Cabrini Greene structures razed and cleared for new development. Although once a decent complex in the earlier half......

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

anon: Bernice Barnett married a man with the last name of Mechanic many years ago. Joel and Stevie, the twin Barnetts were my friends who lived across the hall in 1226 Lincoln Place. ...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Karla from Toronto canada Hi neighbour :): Cool shot of this.Great place to have a scary halloween party.And if this place is really haunted I would be glad to take a after midnight tour.Im no freak but im into the paranormal stuff....

in response to: Smallpox Hospital by Ilona

mort: york & dauphin was a getto in the 60's. almost no one from the k & a section would walk through that area. i was attcked by a small mob of stone......

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