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Louis: http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Godfather,_The/Videos/?vxChannel=Fox+News+Local+-+Los+Angeles&vxClipId=2081_godfather-house_20090613_225213&video_title=Take+a+Tour+of+%22The+Godfather%22+Home&video_count=1...

in response to: Godfather\'s Home by jack

CartLegger: the devil is in the details, truly! [[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/10/22/2009-10-22_judge_throws_out_lawsuit_against_fallingdown_cemetery.html]]...

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

CartLegger: Sad that Justice seems to be on the side of this injustice: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/10/22/2009-10-22_judge_throws_out_lawsuit_against_fallingdown_cemetery.html...

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

S: I live here on Troutman btwn K'bocker and Irving. This particular block used to be BAD 3-5 years ago... at least all the locals tell me... Now, its pretty good I'd say, mostly Puerto Ricans been here......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

Cream - HKI: Nice shots. I went there somewhere around June / July and all of them without the exception of the first piece seen here were run over. Mostly by their own as if all of them......

in response to: Graffiti Factory: The Wall by EvilGentleman

Cream - HKI FIN: I visisted the place couple of months back after arriving to Montreal and wanting to capture some of the local stuff. I had some problems getting inside as there were some kids doing their little......

in response to: Graffiti Factory: Behind the Babcock & Wilcox Boiler Plant Part 1 by EvilGentleman

Jewboy: If Cong.. Sharei Tzedek can't take care of it, why don't they relinquish it to those who could, like the American Jewsish Congresss. Here is today's news article http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/10/22/2009-10-22_judge_throws_out_lawsuit_against_fallingdown_cemetery.html Does anyone know how old is the......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Amelia: Hi, I just moved to Yorkville and becoming acquainted with the area. I have enjoyed reading about people's reminiscences of the neighborhood. For those who are still living here, can you suggest the best places......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Den: Personally, I think the safety-obsessed traffic is due to the fact that Bushwick is being so called re-discovered. My guess! People are naturally curious about the change, like myself. I also like......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I'm surprised the {Christian First, American Second} sign did not get the side of his car smashed in. And {Aten all fat people over 5 - Your doc says you goin 2 Hell} is a classic.......

in response to: GOD HATES WHORES.COM by serlingrod

Joe Romaine: Why were the Isaac houses built in this neighborhood anyway? Did they have to demolish any existing apartment blocks to make room for the projects? How did the local population initially react to the Isaac......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

My Block: Wow Laura, great story, I'm sure you got an "A" especially if the responses your article received had anything to do with grading you. I read every one of the responses and enjoyed them immensely.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

JD: Just found this by googling 'too old to skateboard?' and I'm bloody glad I did. Inspiring reads from everyone one of the comments as well as the initial post. I've always been interested in skateboarding going......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Andrew: Good grief, this is very harsh stuff. Ordinarily I wouldnt post, but there are some interesting points made by some people. I lived in England for a few years, and saw it decline into the disgusting,......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

novice-bella2009: Well thanks for all your helpful comments. I feel like I've been enlightened. Why? Who could live without a curse and a link to the local botanica. Thanks so much! Now if anyone else could......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

Peter: looks like somebody missed [[646:Part One]] of this discussion... get comfortable, crack a beer, smoke it if you got it, its quite a lengthy read... regarding that curse... you might want to stop by [[7603:your local......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

KONSTANTINA: I love PLUM BEACH ! I live in Canarsie,and it is only a 7 minute drive to get there.However, I wish the PARKS DEP'T would extend the parking lot moving eastward,as in Summertime the small......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

Jeff re:Honeys: Thanks for your memories. Honey was my grandfather. I rememeber being at the store a few times as a kid---I was prob 5 or 6. When my dad worked there he would take me on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (216.220.216.185): I was born in the early 80s in wyckoff hops so I was a kid for some the worst time but I loved my childhood had a bunch of buddyz male n female it is......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Linda Larson Brooks: To Joan Mason, Where did you grow up? What was your mothers' brothers' name. And what was your mothers' maiden name? I may have information for you. Have you been in contact......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Buzzy: Great Pix. You done a super job getting them. Did anyone ever give you any problems about being there? Like the local fuzz and such?...

in response to: The Old Essex County Jail Complex by Peter

SoSickOfJacksonville: In 1906 (I think) Jacksonville had a huge fire which destroyed most of what was then known as "the city." Before that, Jacksonville was creating a future for itself with tourism, agriculture, art, transportation,......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Anne-Marie in South Shields: My parents were married at All Saints Barton 50 yrs ago in 1959. I am from Urmston and my first student job was at GUS in Eccles in the 1970s so I crossed the swinging......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

brandy: These photos arent even from Belfast, they are from Derry, they are correctly labelled and yet the thread is about Belfast. I recently visited Derry and I must say it was a beautiful city,......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

joey: how much do you think a local phone call costs ?...

in response to: Lake Luzerne Phone Booth by Franny Wentzel

George s.: Kinda makes me grin like a friggn idiot! Skated clay wheels in the '60s, rode a Dogtown Bulldog with trackers and 70mm kryptos at the ranch skatepark in Colton ca from '78-82. Then cars/girls/motocross sidelined......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Lisnaskea Lady: Skea 1!! Open your eyes before you start typing rubbish on here!! that wasnt Wiggys house(as you put it) and FYI they were not the local gypsy family!! People like you give Skea a bad......

in response to: Fence by barry

Mary Barnett: That is the building, RR in the corner street level. A developer has purchased the building and it is to become a hotel.... displacing alot of local artists. ...

in response to: Chattanooga Bank Building by Mary Barnett

Franny Wentzel: From my old hometown Berlin are two interesting specimens of the observation towers with restaurants... [[img:35144]] The Funkturm (Radio Tower) - built in the 1920s in West Berlin's Exhibition Grounds. Has restaurant and OB platform. [[img:35145]] The 'Tele-spargel'......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

Jeff: Without a doubt La Junta is one of the most boring towns in Colorado. Virtually nothing to do in this town, no employment, no future, and no point. Yeah they have museums and parks, but......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Franny Wentzel: As hopeful as this brochure was... it turned out that Mirabel wasn't really needed in the long run for a number of reasons. The link with the city's mass transit system was never built which......

in response to: Mirabel Airport Brochure by Franny Wentzel

Neil : Accidental Green Ceek Conure owner. I have been adopted by a stray parrot, tried local Avian vets, letter drops and local paper advertisments to find its family as it is obviously a pet. It's......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Maggie: OMG! This site has brought back so many memories, good and bad but mostly very fond ones. I grew up in Bushwick from the mid to late 70's until early 90's and regardless......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

outside observer : Wandered into the Maple Leaf one night. Some wench named Kim does the Karaoke there with some guy who likes to show the crack of his ass and take his shirt off(I doubt he showers......

in response to: Toronto Dive Bars by JayEastsider

nerva: i suggest using a stencil technech to make many copies of an imidge. to make long term stencils buy large sheet of thin plastic paper. use a sharpie to trace a drawing onto the plastic......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Paula Giangreco Cullison: I googled and found you! It dawned on me just this morning that next year will be the 50th anniversary of my graduation from Bishop McDonnell Memorial HS (1960) which was located at 260 Eastern......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richard: I am in Oslo at the moment. I've only been here for less than a week but I've seen 2 people with syringes full of the brown stuff about to inject themselves in broad daylight.......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Josh: I grew up on 46th street between forth and fifth avenue from 1950 to 1967. In 1967 I joined the United States Marines and left sunset park to serve and fight in the Vietnam War.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Josef: This is one of the most fascinating collection of past accounts I have ever read about Bushwick. Being a farm boy from Nebraska and only having lived in New York for two years, I have......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Wolfie: Lynne, The only way to get rid of Raccoons without harming them is to live trap them and move them to a forest area at least 5 miles away. You could also contact your local Animal......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Kim D.A.: I just caught a few minutes of the Hebrew Israelites' show "The Hidden Truth" on a local public access channel here in VA. At first I found their program merely odd, until I began......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

Danny B.: Awesome...I too just picked up skateboarding again after 13 years of hiatus. Last week I bought a complete from Darkstar and hit a local school and bombed a couple hills on it and had the......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Beth: I had posted above a few months ago and came back to see if anyone listed any places to visit or things to do in Jax. So far nothing. I can see that the "locals"......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

B&R Native of Jville: On August 27, 1960, more than 200 whites attacked 34 Black youths with baseball bats and ax handles. No more than 43 years later On June 1, 2003, Matt Carlucci, a white Republican endorsed Glover......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Mike: Great string... I bought my son who is 9 a skateboard a few months ago and have been thinking about getting my own ever since. What pushed me over the edge was taking......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Mr Tanner: I lived in Jacksonville for 32 years, born and raised. Let me tell you about Jacksonville... growing up on the Westside near Woodstock Park in the 70’s, it was pretty decent. However the area quickly......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Tucker: I'm 34 and decided to start again because I always felt that I quit too soon and completely hated the popsicle stick boards that were coming out at the time. The first thing I bought......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Ken: 32 Year old From Long Island. I skated for more then half of my early life and then lost touch w/ it during my twenties. Two weeks ago I ordered a board from TGM and......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Kevin: I took a tour of this facility a few years ago given by a local historian (who actually had keys and legal access to the buildings). Earily on many of the patients were simply alcoholics, drug......

in response to: Kings Park Psychiatric Center: Digging a Little Deeper by Sean Hopkins

Emily: I live in Norton,Ks, and am about to graduate from high school. Admittedly the town is a little boring on weeknights but try visiting on a friday night! We have a coffee shop......

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

EvilGentleman: Wot the bloody 'ell is all this blathering on about, mates? Britain, America, Canada... what's the difference? It's all the same people, anyways. The only difference is the locally popular varieties of immigrants. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! GOD BLESS......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

scorch: you guys dont really get this at all... I am from derry/londonderry and both communities have art work like this. Its got a lot to do with pride in the local community, "tribal" identity and historical......

in response to: The Waterside by Jamie

Jan Stowell: Yes Yuba is alive and well. We survived 2 floods, one in 2007, and one in 2008. I am married to the local welder, Curt Stowell, and have read some messages here from......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

CartLegger: Its all about preventing water from flowing into the subway in a rain. [[http://wcbstv.com/local/subway.bench.grate.2.821958.html]] But it does look like art, right? ...

in response to: New Subway Grating by Sean Hopkins

Cherastina: I don't think people 'passing through' should comment on the coolness or dullness of a very large town. If you traveled into the town, you would see we are really quite amazing. We have Griffin......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Tom Tsao: I am one of the people who moved to Belleville recently. I chose to leave my town (a suburb of a 750,000 person city) due to the loss of my home and business due to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Local: I appreciate the diversity of comments, yet do not appreciate the text of derogatory stabs. To each man his own, this world is filled with some of each and always will be. The goal, as......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

jeaneed: New Industry! Resource Management and Material reallocation. Not only does every town have neglected dump zones; Every Neighborhood has them, too! (except maybe the most upscale, where they are on the fringe and underground) First:......

in response to: Industrial Wasteland by Peter

Caesar: Wow, these remind me of some of the shanties I saw in Jamaica. They're too colorful and artfully assembled to be put together by the local crack-head. I wonder what their story is? Any idea......

in response to: Tinytown by Peter

Renegade Ed: I love it when people listen to the biggest crooks on the Planet..The FEDS! Spin Doctors par excellance! The Red & White are who they are & what they are, and have been since 1948.......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by Peter

John Aguilar: All those spots on the highways and roads are not enough to keep the burgeoning numbers of Free Range Chickens in check. Locals say that the insect population is taking a beating (less Centipedes, etc.)but......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

ReCyCler: Newtown Creek is part of the Hudson Estuary, flowing west for 3.5 miles between Queens and Brooklyn and empting into the East River. The creek is comprised of small branches known as Dutch Kills, Maspeth......

in response to: Newtown Creek: The Bad Old Days by ReCyCler

Caesar: Wow, where did you get these? And why "The Bad Old Days"? The Newtown Creek narrative on this site reads amazingly well albeit spotty at times for us non-locals. Have I missed something? ...

in response to: Newtown Creek: The Bad Old Days by ReCyCler

EvilGentleman: Sue Purcell: I suggest you call Nunavik House, the medical transit house for patients from Nunavik at 514-908-0253. I doubt they have anything on hand, but they may be able to at least give you......

in response to: Muktaaq and Arctic Char a La Box by EvilGentleman

not from jax~: Well for those who defend this city, i have lived all over this country, in big cities and not so big cities. This place is miserable. The racist red necks and the blacks have jointly......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Peter: or, even better... rack your paint and buy krink/mops/mags/caps/etc from scrapyard. that way you support the movement and the local scene at the same time. you gotta give to get back, you know. support your......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

TRUTH: GENTRIFICATION IN BRIEF http://www.enoughroomforspace.org/project_pages/view/198 Gentrification occurs in urban areas where prior disinvestment in the urban infrastructure creates neighborhoods that can be profitably redeveloped. In its earliest form, gentrification affected decaying working class neighborhoods close to urban centers......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Melissa: Those don’t strike me as preemptive rules as much as reactionary rules. I bet there’s more to the situation at that cemetary than meets the eye. Maybe it’s like the cemetary in France where Jim Morrison......

in response to: The Cemetery of No by Peter

EvilGentleman: Well, at least we get to have some fun debating, hehe. If you want another good post with {privacy issues}, try [[8260:A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession]] I am not a Governmental agency or......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

devils advocate: Well Gentlemen, I am back, and this time I have done some research. While I will admit right off the bat that my case file is loose as it is based off of a cable......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

anon (cpe-68-173-181-52.nyc.res.rr.com): Thanks! I got them developed at a local CVS, but I doubt it's the developers fault. I'm still getting used to all the different settings on the camera. It's a 30 year old SLR camera.......

in response to: Kings Park Psychiatric Center by Sean Hopkins

Peter: i shot two rolls of film that day, but have never developed them. maybe someday. im glad you took the time to mention the exposure sickness of the first responders and locals. few people remember that......

in response to: Ground Zero Visit 5 May 2002 by Franny Wentzel

olaf4805437: Hey dude. The real crime in Norway is that life is so unbelivably dull. ´Weegies are a conservative, protestant, unfashionable, unpolite, spoilt, unhelpful, etc. people. Norway does have some wonderful things especially if you are......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

BADKID: ey where do get etch bath? cuz i got armour etch at my local art store....and can you just thin it down with acetone? or what?...

in response to: Snatch by Peter

honestly: Is it honestly too difficult to imagine that it's ... a ... labor ... temple? It's a meeting space for organized and would-be organized labor. It's a historically registered, beating heart for one of the......

in response to: Labor Temple by aer suzuki

Peter: the threads on these "{america's most boring towns}" posts are predictably turning out much like the [[3432:top 15 skylines in the world]] thread, where its devolved into little more than partial locals throwing in their......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 12 by Scott Sargent

Mime: [[img:30487]] Locally called the '{Sugar Shaker}' until recently this was the tallest building in Townsville. [[img:30488]] Sacred Heart Cathedral situated on the side of {Castle Hill}. [[img:30489]] The Bank, a nightclub along the strip and an historical facade. [[img:30490]] This ramp no......

in response to: Presenting Townsville by Mime

Richard Cancemi, M.D. (Retired): I was born in a top floor flat at 151 Central Ave in 1933, around the corner from St.Joseph's. Our sisters took no guff from us and slapped us or gave us whacks on......

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

David Goyette: Until 1951 I lived at 455 42nd Street just a half block down from the park. Moved to 49th Street at the corner of 4th Ave. and lived there until I went into the......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Barbara: I live locally and i want to help anyway I can! It's disgusting and a total disgrace to human kind. How can I get involved and get this place cleaned up?...

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Scott B.: I just read all these and I think the conversations are great. My story: I'm also 29 years old. Born in the 70's. I turn thirty in June this year. I got a laptop in......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Steven Cahn: I have family interred at Bayside. I am familiar with the litigation, and with Congregation SZs pattern of avoidance. There is virtually no effort made to ensure that any gains made from "community service......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Tired of Belleville being put down.: Apparently you people are hanging out at the places that are different then where I go. I have grown up here for a majority of my life and worked here most of my adult......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Sarah Beck: To me there are two issues: one, nature's reclaiming the site, and two, hoodlums taking out the bones of our Bobbes and Zaydes (Grandmas and Grandpas) and throwing them around. Let's not use euphemisms here.......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

adam: Okay, where do I begin? I have lived in Jacksonville for pretty much my entire life. I am 29 years old and I recently moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL which is a much......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman, Let's put aside the talks of misappropriated funds and discussions of amounts of money and man hours it would take to overhaul this cemetery. While I can only......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Bayside Watcher: There are many interesting posts here and many interesting questions and facts to check on. In one of the previous posts it is questioned if it is true that Congregation Shaare Zedek used funds intended for......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

joey: hi EG - i heard on our local npr station they would have 'big ben' tolling in the new year; 4 pm PST - GMT midnight. so i knew when to do my post....

in response to: Rooster Crowing It\'s 2009 by joey

Cindy from Oslo: The crime has rised with 20% since dec.2007 according to TV2News channel. And according to Aftenposten (newspaper), there are 4 times more crime in Oslo then in New York ( http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2299327.ece ) I believe the......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Doc S.......: Howdy again Willie: It's interesting to know the Franklin Avenue shuttle is running - when I was by there last year sometime it looked abandoned (President Street/"Botanic Garden" entrance)-all boarded and barred-up & overgrown with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: nah, la is nice as many places are nice but brooklyn and manhattan, well, they're special. the promenade, ahhh, i remember romancing many a young girl there, and when i say romancing i mean......

in response to: NYC Glace\' by CartLegger

Renee: These pictures have fascinated me to the point of doing a little research on this matter. It seems that the Congregation Shaare Zedek used the funds paid by the families for perpetual care of......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Warren S.: That pic of the CYO entrance is pretty depressing. I lived on church property, adjacent to that entrance. The church used to rent out apartments in the "old rectory," and my dad as the chief......

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

Richie Rubin: Stan N;Yeah,`Jungle Jim's coconut whip' on Pitkin & Amboy was a real .10 cent treat!..& was HE a character!across Pitkin ave.was a knish cart[heated up w/charcoal]`MoM's'knishes were 0val & HE put salt on it..whether YOU asked..or not!.dee-lish1,esp.washed down......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Pronto Permissio: Oh this makes me laugh. I've used them a few times, all with similar results (or lack thereof) as some of the individuals above. Seems like a mixture of forgetfulness and their convenient location has......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by Peter

JIm: Is there any kind of contact for this site. Honestly, our Car Club needs an autocross site pronto. I will work with anything to get us out there on the pavement agian. We used to......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

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

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