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Wendy: About a month ago, I took our little dog out for "last call". We walked down our front steps to the sidewalk. About twenty feet away stood two raccoons. The dog started barking. ...... Rich: This multi-family dwelling looks like it's near to Washington Ave on the same side as the old police station, where they filmed parts of Eddie Murphy's "Vampire in Brooklyn". I used to live on Classon...... Keith Bernstein: I also remember two basement areas in PS 167 used as gymnasia and remember receiving polio vaccine in the east basement area, probably in 1955.
Esther has brought up an old memory. During the 1952-53 school...... 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...... Mitch Spector: And here's the final weekly update, taken the morning of October 30th. This will likely be the last picture of the building standing (incidentally, ignore what I said about the windows yesterday, I was...... 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...... Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a...... always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the...... 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...... Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington...... Frenchguy: This morning, I was bitten 3 cm from my eye (2 in). One of the most renown bird scientist of the XXth century said a bird would never bite your eye, but I am not...... Terry Gorman: Hi Andrew
I am the final stages of a book about the non-league football grounds of Lancashire, and was very interested in the photo of the old Irlam Town clubhouse in Silver Street. Would there...... Me: Re to Hutchinson Escapee
That sick pervert lived in Pretty Prairie,as you stated,not Hutch,the sick pervert who sexually assulted and killed an elderly woman this past month also was from out of town,Mcpherson to be exact.They...... Hutchinson Escapee: If a NYPD cop was charged and arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting (repeatedly) his 16 year old step daughter, it would be a national outrage and Nancy Grace would have a field day with it...
Not...... Me: Re to Hutchinson Escapee
Actually the Dillon Grocery Store chain was founded in the Sterling and Lyons area. As far as the judicial system being corrupt,show me one that isn't.The men who run this country are...... Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at...... James cashan: Hello Bob Salmon,
Yes Vincent Cashan is my father, coincidentally i have just spoken to him on the phone, he says he remembers you well and says hello, said you were at the same...... Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos:
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the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
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a wider view of the same spot...
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the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us...... Mitch: Just an FYI: Ben's is safe for at least another 2 weeks, there was a newspaper article saying the public has until May 21st to fight the demolition decision. If no one challenges it (or...... James cashan: Found this site through my friend gary sparkes, thrilled to see people had foresight to capture Irlam and Cadisheads social history in passing lest be forgotten forever especially photos by rob tynan, yes i...... chiamattt: I had no problems whatsoever. The vast majority of China Supporters (chinese students) were full of smiles and willingly posed for pictures. The Seoul Police were polite and didn't hinder my movements at all. I...... Nobody: Leaving the addicts, thieves & general POS'S to pray on themselves?
They have those sorts of communities in NYC. Theyre called Projects.
Projects, incidentally, were originally supposed to be these sorts of community-centered entities that you're daydreaming...... cyril bagshaw: Hi Susan
The bakery which you knew as Potter's Bakery for many years previous, was owned by James Goodier, brother of Joseph Goodier, who incidentally was the organist at St John's church in Vicar Lee's era,and...... Uchie Martinez: Hey JoeD:
I too lived on Melrose Street by the live poultry market, around 1965 thru 1988, I'm 43 years old now. Do you remember Maxi's Ice Cream Shop on Knickerbocker between Melrose and Jefferson, Paul...... Alan Taylor: Hello everyone, lots of names cropping up that I recall, but more are from after I left my birth town in 1965/6 although I continued at the steelworks until 1972 & transfered to Scunthorpe Works....... Peter: theyre tearing down pretty much ALL the old graf-covered warehouses in {harrison}, the ones all around the {path} station there, and many on towards {journal square} too. any idea whats up? i mean, i knew...... John Dereszewski: To DeSales:
I can tell you a bit about this small street in extreme southern Bushwick. First, it was originally known as Hull Street and marked the point where the then winding Bushwick Road took a...... historian: Many of the crimes,and the one you are referring to, are in the archives of the NY times www.nytimes.com.
Also, the fire on Central Ave. in June 1974 where people were killed and the landlord was...... Michelle: I found citynoise after the cyclist/motorist incident that took place in Kensington market here in Toronto. Ever since then I've been hooked!... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi John, what great pics. I remember a couple of incidents with that bridge in cadishead. Once during heavy rain, it became flooded, and much to the delight of all us kids, there was a...... 99˘Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ...... Roy Bamber: Does anybody remember the day that the Manchester Ship Canal burst into flames trapping a rowing boat that was ferrying passengers across the canal? One on the passengers who was badly burned but survived lived...... karlo: P.S
The first one is at the corner of Beechmount ave,and the Falls road in west Belfast.
If you look closely,you'll see that the name of the street is 'R.P.G avenue'.
( For those who don't know,R.P.G stands...... little ukraine: those in Sunset Park weren't as lucky. also, not coincidentally, they weren't as wealthy. third avenue? who needs it! "not worth saving." just about two miles south of the beautiful...... neesa: And here is one more story on the stolen bike. My and my brother's bikes were stolen yesterday evening in front of the Fairview mall (DonMills subway station)!!! Both bikes!!! We went to the cinema...... CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16...... Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new...... Peter: i shit you not- i walked past this exact phone two days ago, transferring to the Q to 7th Ave after a stop at the Atlantic Target... and didnt snap a photo of it myself...... I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from...... CARAMELO: I was born, raised and live in Bushwick (near Flushing Avenue. I believe that the neighborhood is definitely getting better. Sure, you have your incidents here and there, but we live in NYC and anything...... jeeff: artists are only an example in this case because the neighbourhood became an art destination. i would be equally concerned if the neighbourhood had been turned around by portuguese bakers, who were then priced...... Ringo: The "rant" againts christianity was actually more to do with the inferance that christains are superior to antyone wearing a patch. I have not said that pathc holders are whiter than white. I don't know...... Peter: colavitos ghost: coincidentally, im reading it right now! a friend gave it to me for my birthday this summer, and im just now getting around to it...... elaine: ooh! pretty! i once went to a film event at a swimming pool, and the films lit the water and the water lit the roof in a ripply way that was just lovely. there was...... sine: Update:
I just watched the ABCNews report on Nightline about the Foley 'incident'. Earlier I had reported Mark Foley's connection with Scientology after he entered rehab in Clearwater, FL (Refer to above article). Segment one involved...... anonymous: Hey Sue, what sort of developer lets a so-called "illegal" building stand for over 20 years, then... and then coincidentally decides to suddenly cash in on a local housing boom?
incidentally, id really like to know...... susannah: I was talking to a friend just the other day about how the NYC crime statistics don't really make sense based on what we have personally experienced, I mean, what are the odds? And he...... aer suzuki: thanks, well even though it's not my doing so much...it's a night-photo (yeah straight up) of a local bus stop sign. i was waiting for the bus looking at it thinking a single sticker is...... Rich Brand: These shots remind me of how cold it gets there in the winter. I too grew up in Ithaca and worked at the Gun Co. briefly (63-64) and Taughannock State Park, incidentally, before migrating...... joey: guardian of the arts. yet - did you know?
The Thinker Vandalized
At approximately 1am on March 24, 1970, a bomb irreparably damaged the Cleveland Museum's version of Rodin's The Thinker. The bomb itself had been placed...... EvilGentleman: Canada is generally safer. This incident has frightened everyone, and reminded us of some of the worst-case scenarios resulting from being in a very public environment, but the reality is, this was a one-off event....... Disgusted: Has anyone Bothered to ask why this crap started?
nationalists decided they would take down loyalist flags in protestant areas because they "offended" the children on their way to school ...who incidently had walked through those...... Peter: coincidentally, theres a graf artist from {los angeles} called skullphone... [[http://www.skullphone.com]]... Peter: thats actually the {williamsburgh savings bank} ([[4519:1]], [[3104:2]])... which i coincidentally saw a documentary on last night. its the tallest building in {brooklyn} and will be until {ratner}'s {atlantic yards} scheme happens... ... anon (cache-rtc-ad06.proxy.aol.com): Meye:
OMG! I was out last night pulling weeds in my flower garden when I spotted something walking up on me the right side from behind. At first I thought it was a big...... 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...... TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were...... Peter: "do i have the right?" well, most people accept the tenet that anything done in public is in the public domain, unless otherwise specified. thats why cabs that use cc-tv warn you, thats why calls...... Angela Wilson: OOooh! It has been five years since the incident and I am blessed to see the amount of hard work and energy to rebuild. I've just seen the movie UA 93, the flight...... 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...... New Yorker: You guys might want to read the entire post before having to risk sounding like a complete IDIOT. This guy is a repeat offender. I recently saw the same incident on the news and I'm...... Mr. Seenitall: I'm a 25 year old guy, and I haven't lived in any one city for longer than 10 months in my whole life! And honestly, I have to agree with Yippie-Skippie. Multi-culturism is everywhere, not...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: This incident has nothing to do with Dafur, Bush or world famine. All those things are separate issues, for a different time. This is about someone getting their jollies without consent. Sure, you see a...... L.A. Woman: Well...I'm a chick, and I'm with anon. Grow up. A flasher on the train is not the downfall of mankind (nor is it particularly threatening - unless you're afraid of cock?). This way of thinking...... Peter: jamie: im with you on that. coincidentally, i just now posted [[3751:Sup, Tree?]] before finding this thread... interesting.
ea: tattoos? what youre saying would be tantamount to someone coming up and tattooing their name on your...... Elicar: Speaking of a thread evolving to a different life of its own...
Apartheid... in Canada?
For a country who has opened it's borders to everyone, for a country who has legislated equality in the workplace, for a...... EvilGentleman: Banning certain backgrounds in Canada? Tell me about it. I remember not being able to go to the Plaza Bar in Chateauguay back in the 1980's, because they had an intermittent "No Indians" policy, depending...... Elicar: ...and the other half loitering. When I used to work near there, the mall is always full of kids. I rarely saw a shopping bag in their hands. Perhaps, they all went to see a...... EvilGentleman: Considering the fact that this frozen spectacle was later reported by the NY Post to be a rabbit, one can only assume that the Post reporter either witnessed the block of ice at a later...... Peter: sdo: please tell me youre joking...
911? "see something/say something"? its a frozen cat corpse, not a "dirty bomb".
for real.
the cops at the 13th laughed when i inquired about this incident today. odds are, you'd...... Peter: while at [[3628:criminal court]] this past weekend, i saw a man arraigned for selling a pack of cigarettes (well, part of a pack... it only contained 3 cigarettes, according to the docket) to a plainclothes...... vintage virgo: it is really inhumanity? im not sure i would jump to a conclusion like that. i guess it depends whether that cat was dead before the "ice incident" or not. artists all around the world...... jeeff: wow, i really like that stairwell. when i shoot at night i find incidental tripods - pretty much any flat horizontal surface will do.... jeeff: coincidentally that's roughly the speed of pioneer 10, the 3rd fastest interplanetary spacecraft.
[[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/spacecraft/q0225.shtml]]... EvilGentleman: My cousin Bradley Phillips died in the early 1980's while saving the lives of two men who drove their car into the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Even though Bradley was a not a strong swimmer, He...... Elicar: So Jeeff, that was you! I used to volunteer at the Distress Centre. This is suppose to be a suicide hotline but most of the calls I received when I did my required overnight shift...... Peter: i tend to avoid them, especially when it rains, given the higher-than-average ratio of incidents involving inadvertant electrocution thanks to {ConEd}'s manky infrastructure...... Elicar: If America has almost closed her borders, Canada has opened hers. Not only do we accept qualified immigrants with open arms, we have legislated that certain groups be given (more) equal chances in the public...... urbanghost: he wasn't jaywalking as jack 'jokingly' says. There was an incident amongst several youths involving a knife, and this kid was mulling around the area refusing to leave when the police told everyone to...... Elicar: Anthing is possible. Your suggestion is sound, however, where would I get an endless free supply of cardboard boxes? Plus, a box of 80 clear blue bags cost $8.00. Just add $2.00 so theplastic box...... jack: sorry but i dont know his name. it was an incident at the wall and this kid tried to escape. the ruskies shot him and he hung on the wire.... Peter: jack: ive got a kawasaki! incidentally, its a pain to ride over cobbles. especially the rough, torn up cobbles near the {prospect heights} {post office} on {fulton}.
wheres your camera? are you still taking photos?... BZZZP: just in time for the centennial/centenary etc festivities, incidentally... REWD: i cant wait to goto jail for the highfive incident, someone help me, i'm goin down...... :(... des: yeah toronto is just soooooo hardcore,not to mention the driver vs courier incident.lol... Jury Member #3, After Evil Gentleman's Trial: [Toronto Tar Reporter] "Why did you decide to convict in the end? Everyone was sitting on pins and needles, waiting for you and the rest of the jury to come back from its deliberations. Since...... Viernes: To miss manners: None, you are completly missing the point. Aparently from your perspective the only possible stance to take about an incident such as this is to side with one of the parties involded....... mtb4ever: I've read through many of these postings and am astounded at some of your comments. On the subject of what started the whole thing - littering. Mad Max actually said, "So he littred big...... Media_Baron: Why should the courier or the motorist lose their jobs?
Neither of them were working at the time of the incident.... Litter did I Know: SHOW RESPECT...you raise good points... I guess because i have been trained in non-violent civil disobedience, I have never had to deal with more than verbal threats and abuse. I do not just dump...... Mach: Just btw here, didnt any Ontarians catch wind of a great film called CRASH? And I dont mean Cronenbergs sleazoid celluiod number. CRASH will make
you think LONG AND HARD about incidents such as this. Mark...... Michael: Sometimes it takes an over-the-top incident to make a point that's well worth making. I commend this woman for having the guts/audacity to throw this guy's crap back in his face. I'm sick...... protestarmy: I found and posted what is attributed to be the couriers version of this story. I found this on Spacing Wire. It presents a slightly different angle on the whole keying of the car issue....... bib: WhatI usally do is ge tmad ....think about it. But on a good I have followed idiots like that person and left a nice deep scratch on their car...make it real deep it costs...... Grey Aluer: I hate people… whether it be the two people involved in the original incident or the dumb cunts arguing over religion. In fact everyone involved in this whole discussion, I hate.
I have herpes
... Kilgore Trout: What really sinks this moron is that he returned to find the courier after the initial confrontation. There are clearly two incidents. He has to assume responsibility for everything that happened as he returned to...... NDP Voter in Ottawa: Is anyone else wondering why incidents like this don't occur more often? Each of us has seen someone blantanly littering on our city streets. The reason is that anyone with an IQ higher than 70...... SamFarber: popasmuf: 1st Feb 2006 - 22:43 GMT
I can't believe this lady didn't expect some kind of reaction when she did this.
Go literally block down the road from this incident and there are logans and rancid...... The Chimp: My guess is that "rage boy" and blondie were mixing it up in the car long before our plucky little bike courier showed up. His reaction seems to be way over the top for...... Kd: I was there that Sat and witnessed some of the incident myself. The woman was obviously being attacked. I missed the beginning and it all happened very fast. I sensed the aggression of the motorist......
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