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ndg boy: ....i remember the bad old days of the benny gang.......when they went around kicking in peoples heads with their steel toe boots and lumberjackets......before the punk thing and the shaved heads kicked in....monkland high school...... Warren S. : Jeeeezzzz... guys! Richie... Joe, thanks for the support on this one.
Once I had my responding comment out there, I couldn't return for a while just to cycle it out of my system a tad....... JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's....... zagg: Is that a cement diving board? Seems to strange to me since I think I've only jumped off of plastic ones.... 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. ...... Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC,
You applied the correct word for what is needed...MOVEMENT! That's a push in the right direction that starts out very small and gains strength as others jump on. All won't want to join...... Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969...
The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story :
I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive...... Peter: when i got back into town this past weekend, the sight of the (agreeably underwhelming) {brooklyn bridge} waterfall greeted me, so that was my first chance to see them... glad to find your photos, man......... Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists...... serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to...... surviving: All of the post I"ve been reading has some kind of validity to the experience and surviving in hutch. I will not capitalize the "h on hutchinson' so please don"t think I messed up....... zagg: And now for a word from Toronto's Barenaked Ladies:
"Near where I live there's a viaduct
Where people jump when they're out of luck
Raining down on the cars and trucks below
They've put a net there to catch...... T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at...... Seeking Contact: Ella Street,
Stever passed away about 15 years age. Both Fiolo and Danny (with the big Doberman dog that jumped the the front door glass, but loved to play rough when I wore my leather coat...... 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...... The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time.
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We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When...... Damian 666: I think its more fun just to put the spikes in the ground and the paint on the fence so when they jump over they stab themselves through the feet and you can follow the...... Picky Lurker: Is someone reloading their posts over and over to get them into the top-ranked "Popular Articles" list? I just reloaded this post and the view count jumped over 100 views in a few moments. I...... jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two...... 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...... richard: the rats jump up from the toliots bad dirty old shithole
... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob,
The posh end hehe, you didn't play with the likes of us 'rough' kids... the park I do remember, tho not the abandoned cars, I would not have been brave enough to open...... Ms fresh {F.Y.G}ALL DAY: ACHS is da most borin skool in history nd I mean it.yea imma freshmen nd already wanna leave.We only in da second semester nd I still have sum same classes,I have da same teacher twice,my...... Alan Taylor: Hi,
Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob.
Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)...... Alan Taylor: Hi,
Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob.
Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)...... Roy: As a former resident of Salina I am horrified that this is put on here. Yes those pictures are boring, but you can find them in any old town. There are some fun places to...... Alex Price: Hi Everyone, I Just Remembered That Everyone Goes On The Disused Lorries And Jumps Across Them Lol, But No-one Really Goes On Them Coz Theres A Man
That Is Opposite The Lorries In His Lorrie And...... Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne,
I only meant the mundane stuff, by all means information on your dad should be posted, you never know who ends up reading the information. Also post information found on any possible relatives, one...... Zenblonde: It just amazes me how provincial and small minded some of the people here are. It also amazes me that Gary is quite happy to make money from whom he thinks are such dreadful people,...... Montrice Weathersby A.K.A Sconey Wrong: I was born and raised in the Henry Horner Homes projects in 1975 in the building 2145 w.lake St.We loater moved to 2215 w.Lake st and all i could remember is gun fire and purse...... CarrieBicknell: an interesting note about the needle in Auckland, NZ is that you can jump off of it. Yes, they actually have a harness/cable system they can hook you up to and you walk out...... Peter: you know, i really hate it when people repeat blatantly knee-jerk (and ultimately, meaningless) mantras like ##"Never Forget what happened that day!"## ...as if its going to just, you know, skip right out of our...... Peter: guy: thanks for your posts; im glad to see youre taking a crack at going pro- best of luck! additionally, ive enjoyed looking at your posts; the ones concerning exotic animals, especially, are just so...... Kyle: I thought so. My dog likes to jump in that stream. If you see what drunk people do while crossing through there on the way back up to Kingston road from Queen street makes me...... ACD: ayo, i'm from switzerland and i also know sane..his my model of graffiti..man, my enlish is soo worth..i cant explain what i want to say..
R.I.P. SANE
ps. so he died, cause he jumped down of a...... jack: great barbara, nice writing, it is a beautiful time of year, in brooklyn in the 40's and 50's the old men in the neighborhood would gather up leaves in piles in the streets and burn...... Johnny : Hi im from Nw London and am very interested in taking up parkour, not done much in it but am very athletic, fast, and got good jump use to do sprinting and long jump for...... Queen LaLa: Yes. Broadway Street Fair, complete with donkeys, plaintains, jumping jacks, and health insurance booths! Only in Astoria.... jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el...... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my...... serlingrod: I absolutely love this pictures. It looks like you can jump from one mountaintop to the next.
I took a flight from Detriot to Tokyo that lasted 12 hours, so that sounds about right. I...... jack: i was hitting balls at that range last summer, the parachute jump, and next to it was a carousel back in the old day's, from the parachute looking down the boardwalk you can see some...... jack: the rose tatoo, once my buddies and i went for tatoos, we wanted 'rangers' tatooed on our left shoulders, but i was chicken, couldn't stand the needle going into my skin, the next day i...... jack: hah! i fished those waters back in the 50's, used to jump onto the rocks off of the belt and throw in my crab nets and then fish for porgies, before i left for the...... 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...... autumn: carla - I'm scared of raccoons too...They growl, hiss and charge at me. They live in my trees too, jumping from one tree to another over my house. They have chased off all my wild...... addict.: i would travel to kensington daily to purchase heroin. jump oon the el get off at somerset purchase needles and then heroin and crack. it was really sad the thinks i saw.... Peter: its hard to be objective about "safety" and "neighborhoods" in nyc in general, as everyone has their own stories and experiences, and fluke things happen in every neighborhood, from the hood to park avenue.
but i...... Chris Rodriguez: I live on jefferson av. off of evergreen an bushwick.... Ima tell u right now its the best place 2 live if u a kid. im 16 an shits hectic around here but i wouldn...... Belroc: True 2 pigs eye boys...
If your gonna be a graffiti writer you have to take the risk.
Yes thats a Quote from Lee in Wild Style..
Well, thats not exactly what he said.. You get the point.
But...... Bobs Ferry Accident:
We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’...... jack: your correct, thanks, i have to tell you that those troop ships were something else, we slept 4 bunks on top of each other and when the boys got sick and threw up in their...... bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side
Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border
muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior...... ilana: my boyfriend and i (brazilian and half filipino/half white) lived in bushwick for 8 months. we shared an apartment with a wonderful ecuadorian woman, Carmen, and her daughter Patricia on the first floor of a...... Lakim: I'm from brooklyn born and raised straight outta the section of East New York it's one of the the worst sections in brooklyn we had bloods, crips, latin kings exc. And it was broken down...... NAME: Brooklyn is a great place to be. I lived here since i was 2 and have seen many die, many leave, and many goin nowhere with there lives. 1st b careful about where u...... IVY: I grew up in beatiful Humboldt Park. I lived there from the age of 7 when it was all white. There were only two Puerto RIcan families on our block. We lived...... Hood: The only darish thing i can do at the moment is jump of a trampoline on to the ground at high altitude and speed.... Leo from Upper US: I too lived in Upstate and migrated to California.(winter SUX)
If any of yall heard of "The second dam" in Ithaca
I am a legitimate maniac that jumped from the highest
cliff there into the deep water next...... Hahaha.: I love all of you who defended norman :)
I've lived here pretty much all my life, and it's not half bad. Is your opinion of an entertaining city someplace like Dallas? If so, your poor,...... Majin_Boo: I just got home around 2:15am and there was a raccoon just sitting on the driveway. My girlfriend thought it was a huge cat and was about to get out the car, but I quickly...... Mushi: There are mean people everywhere in this city, whether it's Bushwick, Sunnyside, Park Slope, the Upper Eastside, Soho...it doesn't matter.
People with attitudes like some mentioned above really upset me. Yeah, I'd love to live...... 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...... jack: i love old boats. especially boston whalers. i took a cruise to europe with 1000 soldiers, we slapt in hammocks four up to the top, stormy weather in north atlantic, guys were throwing...... Armstrong: I just got a two bedroom railroad in one of the big old brick tenements on Starr Street right on the park. I'm excited. I've lived in Bushwick since 2000 and I love...... robert: I know yall moved off the subject of ConeyIsland but some ppl talkin like its a nice place. Maybe if you stay by the amusmentpark you will be okay but if you go into places...... jack: the blonde on the marque looks like the girl on the plane in first class and the attendant told her to move to coach because she didn't have tickets for first class and the blonde...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'd be happy to jump from there.... Peter: also, exactly as i expected, the goo for this entry jumps straight to the tv show, 'lost'... ... jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,...... Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't...... Peter: i plan on doing some major editing to the city list... making stuff consistent. i go through it every now and then, but have let it slide recently... good point. ill jump on that when...... gary: jack, yes. i rode a steeplechase horse. i was very small. i was born in '52 in brooklyn and grew up a few miles from coney island and steeplechase park. on...... j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest.
I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of...... jonathon/ peterborough: absolutely fabulous.
i wish that one day i will be able to jump over a car and not kill myself in the proccess.
free running is one of the best sports i've ever seen and wish i'd...... been: Jump? Nooo, that's SpiderCat.... BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All...... devil doc: Live and Let live. I remeber wen i was 14- 15 years old hanging out in front of CB GB'S and talking to a few members of the HA. Down right cool people. I...... Stardreamer: I remember walking by that house when I was younger, imagining I lived there. That I was in the past and that was my portal to be able to jump back and forth in time....... Ridas: I need someone who does free running in London, i am fit, but not too good in parkour, but i have good jump and speed. No fear in me, and i have pasion for it!...... Thomas H: I grew up on Stanhope and Knickerbocker lived there and around there from 1951 to 1966. I remember Knickerbocker shops and Bargin Town on Broadway.I remember sleeping on the fire escape and hitten two and...... Biff: They were perfectly polite camels, but I'm not sure about the wrangler with his hand in the jump suit...Biff. No they were actually very nice and wanted me to get nibbled, but I chickened...... jack: tim, i remember seeing manhattan the way you saw it and remember it. but you and i, (probably the two old farts here) we'll drop the farts, the two older gentlemen, ahem, grew up...... tashaluksa@hotmail.com: I have an uncle who works for the TTC and he told me that there are suicides every week but generally they are able to keep service running or have limited interference unless it is...... JA: yo sons of nyc sane was a livin legend and still is. He dead though we believe that he jumped off the MANHATTAN bridge or the BK bridge. watch your tone wit em.
...... jack: it means, if you will permit me to translate, a story about a man and a women, both late twenties and a little boy about 7 and she was waiting at the kew gardens train...... cyber: I saw him during the filmfest in September. He was doing his thing in Yorkville and huge crowds of people watching for film stars at Sassfraz restaurant and then out of nowwhere Zanta jumped...... jamie: the cn famous **{parachute jump}**... JNJ: "I was running in Humboldt Park the other day, as I have for a few years, when 2 Puerto Rican 17ish year olds rammed their bicycles into me. I stepped to them, as it were,...... autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total...... controversy: sup peeps im a 28 year old fireman i used 2 roof jump in school and would like 2get back into the parkour way of life,are their any parkour schools in the south london or...... EvilGentleman: Moi? Incendiary? **NAAAAH!!!** That's about as likely as me being sarcastic. Besides, Scott seems to enjoy stirring up the natives, per se, so he should have a thick enough skin, that this should bounce off...... 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...... hool: i like to imagine that the cab tried to pass the streetcar on the inside, jumping the curb on the island. there should have been cardboard boxes there, or a fruit stand.... jack: good story, you drew a picture with words. is it true or is it a story? anyway i understand how you feel about the pro, i remember once i went to a women...... jack: WELL NOW, A TRIP TO THE PAST...the last time i was at the fair was when it was in it's actuality. it was in full bloom, you kids should have seen it. it...... Jon: obviously if mario does a jumping headbutt, something cool will come out. Come on guys, anyone can see that.... susannah: I don't believe in Ghosts - but my husband does. Anytime I stay up later than he does he gets spooked when I finally come to bed. Its really annoying. He'll jump...... Kat: I love the third picture. It always makes me smile to see a grin like that on an older person's face, when they've been through so much pain in their lives. My grandparents......
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