Comments about king brooklyn

There are 100 comments about "king brooklyn"

Allan: Richie, Went to the Brooklyn Paramount several times in the early 60's to see many of the 'doo wop' groups, early rock & roll groups too. Ben E. King, Ronnettes, Clyde McFatter, Martha & the Vandelles,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

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

Teri: Hi again everyone. I was remiss in not checking this board for a week or so. I was born in late 1947 and lived at 1074 until I was 18 1/2 years old......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Bob: Alan, Childrens Museum at same locale, between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves on St. Marks place. It's ultra mod now a sign of the times....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

CartLegger: Peter: I hate to disagree with you, but a quick look at your sources points out a flaw in your conclusion. Scorecard, a generally dependable site for a wide range of release, is way off......

in response to: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility by Peter

indian-afro-german-polish-female: just got finished looking at that documentation about you, guys, out there in that "city-jungle" new york, rather brooklyn..it showed me, afro-german, that there are more to it then thugs and little criminals amongst black......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

arty lady: Planning on renting an artist loft in Bushwick in one of the large loft buildings on Siegel st. I'm a woman of color and will be taking the L train. Don't really know Brooklyn well.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Stan: I was born at 1074 Eastern Pkway, moved to 919 then 915 and around the corner to Albany Ave, between Lincoln and St. Johns. My wife can't understand why we always lived within a few......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Danielle : i probably will rent a room in brooklyn sunset park ...is it save ? I will be working in manhattan and coming late from work ...i never been in new york and im scared hearing......

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

thesouthernapple: Hey everyone, I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave. I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

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

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

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Brody: What a delight to come across this blog. It was truly "the best of times." Not only did I have the privledge of playing football for Bernie Mars 58'-60' but my uncle played......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: yep, it reminds me of when i played behind apartment buildings in brooklyn, and in particular one yard with louella and her brother and we were in her sprinkler and we lay there looking up......

in response to: Neighbor\'s Clothes by luna park

jack: shizen, could it be the sadist, 'lockinglear decrebided' he was in southern france and would take pictures of people and reproduced them onto models and used them for, (you know what) they were life size......

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

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......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

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......

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

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

jack: the earliest i remember is Staten Island in 1948, it was country then, i was 6, but there is a story i personally know is true, because i made it up so there, and it......

in response to: Staten: Once Upon a Line by CartLegger

jack: lived in brooklyn from 1942 till 1968, then after 6 years of army duty married in 1968 and moved to valley stream then huntington and finally to new jersey and now am looking for land......

in response to: WTC Commute by Peter

abiona thompson: dude you should get picks of the shit curtis and ster did when walking over the williamsburg bridge from brooklyn to manhattan if you walk on the right side when getting on the bridge and......

in response to: Ster by Peter

David L. Drogin: My mother had an aunt and two uncles living on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue (next to the Lubavicher Synagogue), and my paternal grandmother lived across Eastern parkway. We visited all the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: hey "movin to wick", wake up! youre working with a conception of {new york} thats about 20+ years outdated... i mean, serously. youd think {brooklyn} was {beirut}. perhaps youve been watching too much ##law and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Editor: though the content of this sort of post isnt typically what we have on this blog, im going to leave it, as it sounds interesting, and the photo is nice. "cycles past", i urge you, though,......

in response to: Brooklyn Motorcycle History by cycles-past

Colorado Kid: I drove a truck in Brooklyn and Queens, delivering fuel oil. You should expect something bad to happen, always be on your guard. I've had more run ins with all sorts of people. You never......

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

rosanne underberg: I'm sorry but I have never heard of a Ronald Underberg - what is your grandfather's name???? My father was Samuel Underberg and maintaining a building of that size both inside and out is a......

in response to: Underberg Building, Goodbye by GGP

brnxbaby: Nah, I got fam in brooklyn and they are just fine..I stayed my summers there alot when my moms was working... You have nothing to worry about sweet heart... But still be on your guard,......

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

Martha Rice: My mother grew up at 1076 Lincoln Place. She was born in 1925, and is 82 today. her maiden name was Helen Jane Rice. She had a wonderful life there in Brooklyn and I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Len Lipner: KNISHES OK, for anyone who wants to do his/her own cooking, I just wrote an email to Stan and to Alma, containing a sort of recipe for knishes as I remember them from Brooklyn. ("Sort of"......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

{{A}}: Everyone is going to have there own personal opinion about the schooL regardl3ss. But for the ones who attend ACORN...they cant say that this school is all around bad. Just because this school may not......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Questioning: I have a question...I am a white non hipster brought up by a single parent working 2 jobs in brooklyn so i know what its like not to been the one looking for rent stabilization......

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

jack: anyone who has rode the subway remembers this sign, i took the n train which is the old seabeach express into brooklyn to kings highway. many, many years ago....

in response to: 42nd street subway sign by caracarn

David: The photo shows an entrance to a secured parking area in back of the school. The school is a very large, lovely well-maintained school. The photo in the comment above shows Eastern Parkway in front......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

EvilGentleman: Thanks, little ukraine and Peter. My family was indeed part of the Mohawk ironworking community. I went to the museum in my hometown of Kahnawake with my grandmother one time, and there was a good-sized display......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

little ukraine: I'm with Lefty, EG, you should post them. I have similar regrets; my grandmother grew up on Chauncey Street (right next to the Kramdens, right?) and my father says he remembers her talking about......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: ok jenny, i will go to brooklyn to visit my aunt and go looking for the prop house and take some pictures for you. karen if you saw the shows in the 50's then......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ......

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

JOEY TPA CREW: Queens is right, and good catch on the "DC-10" tag. The Captain disappeared, Tage is no longer with us, Duck 77 is still around, works in a moving company, still living in Woodside, UJ-178....off to......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

brooklyn girl: im a white girl born and raised in BK. you cant be serious with this message board. most of these people sound like they never leave the house. why do you think because your white......

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

Frank S: Holy cow, I can't believe it. A friend e-mailed me about the story. I did a google search and sh*t I'm back in Brooklyn. 169 Harmon -3rd floor. I hope word......

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

Bill: Thanksgiving in Brooklyn in the 1930's. We lived on St Marks Av and Utica most of the homes were 2 family and owner occupied on the 1st and 2nd floors and 3rd floor was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: i pass that place every day going to/coming back from the train. i never see anyone in there. im assuming its because theyre still pretty new. with all the cheap (but admittedly spartan/utilitarian) {bodega}s around......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

catherine: my best friend and i are looking for an apt in brooklyn. neither of us are stupid, but we are young (20). naturally, my mother is worried that i won't be safe if......

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

FromAmsterdam: Me and 2 friends are going to new york for 3 weeks in januari. me and another one are white and the 3rd one is hispanic looking. whe should be allright by daytime in brooklyn......

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

jack: wonderful pictures of the people and the place special to you, in brooklyn all us kids would be in costume and standing in our doorways waiting for the darkness and each one would run out......

in response to: Bushwick Halloween by CartLegger

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......

in response to: We All Enjoy the Colors of Autumn Leaves by Barbara Christensen

Evelyn Villanueva: Just moved to Florida (3 months ago) from the Bushwick Area, lived there for 40+ years. Graduated from P.S 274, JHS 111 and Bushwick High School. Also in the 70's. I will tell you that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue Station by Peter

huh?: Is there any single neighborhood in the world-- much less Brooklyn-- that actually has "a shooting every day"? Where do people get their ideas of Brooklyn from? It's not like it's fucking Darfur there or......

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

jack: as soon as you said it i realized i knew it, just wasn't there at the time, i don't know about the less hairy legs, european girls don't shave the legs or armpits, the hairy......

in response to: French Dog by Ilona

serlingrod: hool, i love your candids. has anyone ever said anything to you while taking their picture? I always get nervous someone will take offense. do you shoot these off the hip? I took some passerby......

in response to: Sep 16 2007 Toronto by hool

Re. Hush up: If you delt with the economic conditions of this town (LIKE I DO) on an everyday basis you would see the truth. Hutchinson is a low income area! PERIOD! Why do you demand attention, you......

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

smudgy: John D, thanks so much for your hopeful comments. I was in #59. As young as I was back then, I was only allowed to go around the block without crossing streets. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: wow, here it is september 2007 and i'm listening to all of you talk about the theatres in brooklyn, yes karen those were great day's waiting in line to run into the theatre on a......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

madame maxime: I've moved across country and have lived in many different states. Always I carried my books with me, and when I went to graduate school I kept accruing more. The last move from......

in response to: Booktrash by Peter

jack: thank you wally, my great-grandfather was one of the workers on that bridge and he also worked on the battery tunnel, roebling has a town named after him, roebling new jersey where his wire factory......

in response to: Brooklyn Bridge and World Trade Center by WallyG

Chris Rodriguez: i KNOW THE HISTORY OF BUSHWICK... i know the history of brooklyn, of all of new york. i wrote a 10 page essay on bushwick for school. Im not saying im a know every single......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Neighborly : I've lived in Bushwick for 3 years... gotta question. Why do most the kids who are mainly artists, musicians, new to the area, mainly white folks, got some pocket money - you know who I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

steve : Cartlegger; I'll try to be brief with some details. Please don't hold me to the exact dates because I am going back from memory and not researching. Barren Island as we knew it......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Madelyn: Wow! What an experience it has been reading all these posts about the neighborhood I grew up in! I also went to Enrico Fermi, remember Mr. Lily and played violin in the orchestra. I graduated......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Rumours travel quickly. Truth travels slower. Yes, there was a problem. But all was a misunderstanding, and settled by the end of the day. No one is going to stop the Bushwick mural. Come......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Brooklyn-Pete: Thank You! I only wish I had found this blog sooner. I would love to go on a Bushwick Walking tour, and will try to keep August 11 open, keep me posted on updates. -Peter...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Brad: Oh man, I love Brooklyn. Each time I visit New York City, I like Brooklyn more and more. Not sure why, it might be a combination of the reputation, the culture and just so many......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

upfromflames: Heez, brooklyn pete, where you been? You are the seemingly improbable middle ground who understands it all and says it well. I just wish we had heard from you earlier. If you have the time,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Brooklyn-Pete: Bushwick is not the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn, it's definately no Park Slope but it is not as bad as some would have others believe. The neighborhood is very noisy and extremely filthy on many......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bushwicks baddest chic aka Bobbi j : this goes out to all you bushwick peeps i was born and raised on irving the streets were two way back then i went to 86 what you know about that the 83 was not......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

F. Figueroa: God bless you...i read this article looking up some Brooklyn pics. I was born close by and was taken to Puerto Rico at a young age, a part of my heart stood behind and i......

in response to: 180 Central Avenue: What Was Lost by upfromflames

bed sty-cee!: born and raised in brooklyn--coney island was the boroughs(family getaway) i can't beleive that politician let it rot--but just like all of brooklyn, gentrification will take hold. so all you blacks and puerto ricans better......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

little ukraine: awesome post, thanks for sharing. you seem to hit really interesting, incredible places. do you find them as a result of endless roaming (in brooklyn i suppose you can find an 'interesting' place......

in response to: Bayside Cemetary: Rememberance Overgrown by CartLegger

Dee: I grew up in Bushwick as a matter of fact iwas born in Bushwick.Iwas born in Wycoff Heights hospital in 1955.I lived in the same house with my family until I married in 78 my mom......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kat: Lol, 'BW'. Haa... I was checking out this thing on Wikipedia. In it, they have a travel guide to Brooklyn, and when I went to look for Bushwick, they were calling it 'East Williamsburg'. I edited......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

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

JAY: I am writing a novel and have part taking place in Bushwick in the '40's. Can anyone give me an idea of what it was like back then. What kind of businesses? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: [[www.brooklynhistory.org]] for directions and such.... And don't miss the walking tour this saturday... meeting at Gates Ave Station on the J--Linden Ave and Broadway, that is--at 1PM. Its a two hour tour catching sites old and new.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: HSH: I'd love the opportunity to see your photo doc on Bushwick. I've been working on one this year. To see part of it, check [[6851:upfromflames]]on citynoise, or better, hit the Brooklyn Historical Society's opening......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

brooklyngal: I am surprised by how many people respond to the question: is Brooklyn safe? Brooklyn is HUGE. It is a city. Asking if it is safe is like asking if New York City is safe.......

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

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Anne M. Berger: I grew up in Brooklyn in the forties and fifties. It was truly the melting pot. I went to St. Joseph's on Sydam St. My Irish friends went to St. Lenords on Toutman?......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Don Canham, Lt. NYFD Ret.: That fire was no "all hands" fire. It was a Boro Call. A boro call is when you run out of enough companies to handle the fire and resort to using companies from other boros,......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

zilep: Bought a house in the heart of Bushwick- on Central avenue and Cornelia streets (one of those cookie cutter homes with all the meters showing- you know the ones the BROWNSTONER people love to hate).......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Silo: Hey Joe,I also now live in South Cali (Upland) to be exact and dont get me wrong Cali is cool but it will never be Jerzee to me.I wont move back to NJ becuase it......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

jack: funny, my mother's girlfriend was named josephine toronto from brooklyn and i always thought that they named toronto after her. nice pic's. of course it's not exactly the quaint hamptons village shopping area out......

in response to: Kensington Market by CE

jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the......

in response to: But There Is No Other Door for the over 50 Year Old Gang by jack

CartLegger: um...you mean the serious side where I am not mocking a radical conservative? Maybe I should make this clearer, should any students find this looking for info on gentrification. So no, no UN blue helmets......

in response to: Gowanus: The Truth About Gentrification by CartLegger

upfromflames: Clarifications: I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD. The first thing......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

hv11221: The making of this mural appears in the WSJ video piece: Inner-City Gentrification in Brooklyn (available at: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/video/pursuits)...

in response to: Bushwick Penguin Graf by Peter

JoeAnn: I enjoyed reading all the comments on Eastern Parkway. I am helping my mother write her memoirs and we have been talking about this area. Her Aunt Fanny Lamy Clough lived in the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown