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

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: Here's another weekly photo update, taken on the very cold morning of October 22th. The building is starting to look less recognizable as they continue to de-construct it. My guess is the next photos I'll......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Rudy: As of this posting, no other information is known to the schedule for when the tunnel will be re-opened. I phoned the commissioner's office that handles the tunnel operations and she told me that no......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

joey: i now drive by the surreal tree everyday on my way home after work. i'll try to get an updated photo. soon....

in response to: Industrial by joey

zagg: Update: the house is now in the process of being flipped. Ivy is all gone, a fresh coat or two have been applied, new windows, and oh yes... the back addition which was not......

in response to: House of Ivy by zagg

jeeff: for janelle and whoever else was interested in updates, here's a [[8400:new article]] on the redevelopment....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Cartlegger: [[img:28678]] Update: Joe won the case against the Parks dept, and got his flag back. But this year, he is going for something tamer. ...

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

keli: Updated from the family,It was around 1954 and may have been called Al's Bar and Grill....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

joey: the provost at the ceremony was explaining how porter would be under construction for the next few years. mostly adding floors to the dorm buildings to accommodate more students. and tear up the quad to......

in response to: Post-graduate Study by joey

zagg: With so many vegetarians, maybe I'll have to have an entire post dedicated to my vegetable garden: JUST YOU KIDS WAIT UNTIL MY EGG PLANTS BARE ME SOME PURPLE ORBS OF YUMMNESS (now only 73%......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Mitch: Well, the May 21st deadline passed and Still nothing at all has changed at Bens--still standing and untouched. Haven't heard anything on the news either about its fate. I think Hydro Quebec disconnected its power a......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya all not been on this site for a couple of months, just thought i would catch up on things that are going on in the Pearly world i see mr smith is still about wotch......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Sheila, thanks for the "Jubblies" update... here in Australia we call them "Sunny Boys". ps: I had a little giggle at Steve's comment earlier... "a clip around the ear hole" - now that's......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Richard: Hey, this is the current city skyline of Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane city is located in south-east Queensland, the fastest growing region in Australia. With so many new towers proposed, approved and underconstruction- Brisbane's skyline is......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

jeeff: janelle, thanks for the suggestion. i'll try to post an update in the future, and i'll put a link in the comments here....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Alan Taylor: Cyril & ex-pats, For those that don't have the '£' (pound) symbol on their keyboard, try = hold down left hand 'Alt' key and type '1' '5' '6' from the number pad on the right of keyboard,......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Joey - The TPA Crew: Wow, I was born in Bushwick, and it was interesting to see the commentary as well as the photos. Thanks for the update....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: an update: i ran into [[1352:jesus saves]] last month in {bushwick}, and i kid you not when i say that the dude knows everybody in {bushwick}. ##everyone##. anyway, he did a little piece in my {blackbook},......

in response to: Jesus Saves, Again by Peter

myfersu: I'm specially interested in finding an updated photograph of a mural in Ardoyne. In the mural directory of CAIN, the photo is too small and I can't appreciate the details (see www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/mccormick/album55.htm for description: "Give Us......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

WashPants: It's a shame (and a sham) that this place professes any customer service at all. I had a miserable experience with them. After two months of waiting for a simple order I still didn't have......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Peter: you better check it out quick... from what ive heard (and saw last time i was in the neighborhood), its quickly being renovated... this is good, for sure, but its more than 2/3 of the......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Janelle: Jeeff, Would it be possible to get an update on this? It's been over a year since this post, and I was wondering if you might have any up-to-date photographs available, or at least some follow-up......

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Peter: that photo is only a few months old, but if youd like to post an updated one, do feel free. have you ever "exchanged" gold or diamonds at this place? on a tangent: ive seen a lot......

in response to: N&A Gold & Diamond Exchange by Peter

gee: You know if you would take this old picture off you would see that this place is a VERY CLASSY joint with very respectful business people. I happened to disagree with ur sarcastic comment and......

in response to: N&A Gold & Diamond Exchange by Peter

george: i heard they extended the CHA redevelopment plans to 2015 from end of 2009. Is that right? what is the extra time for exactly? any updates on the gentrification of the area? is the transitioning......

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

Peter: update on how the {wk interact} piece looks, 2.5 years later: [[img:23804]] [[img:23805]] and an even more recent update from [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejake/1472162045]]: [[img:23806]] ...

in response to: WK, DOZE on Ludlow Street: by Peter

mario de j,: I go thru the tunnel to work 2 times a day,and before i go across I pray to God nothing bad happen.It is narrow and old.It needs to be replace for an update and new......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

CartLegger: update: I found the man himself, and am working on a school visit...let ya know how it turns out....

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

suki: just as an update one of them is an 2003 specialized bighit Dh and the other is a 2004 specialized hardrock pro with 24" wheels...

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

jeeff: ian, i see your photos of construction workers and wonder, "how have construction workers changed since october, 2005?" please update us....

in response to: Yet Another Construction Worker by ian

CartLegger: Fascinating update. Without one picture of the collapse, we see what is really happening in the aftermath. keep it up! ...

in response to: Bridge Collapse 2 - Life in the Exclusion Zone by Tyfoid Kid

Myeisha: I received the book "There Are No Children Here" two years ago for a birthday gift and I've read it numerous times since them. I try to picture the way things were in my......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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

CO-TX: Ok you want some real dirt on denver look: at South Table mountains (west denver) NREL complex it is officaly of solar research station but really a tunnel door (south west corrner of the facility......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: Google Earth updated the satellite photo, you can see some of the recent changes. [[img:20632]] Last time I drove down Monkland a few weeks ago, the buildings in this article all seem to be still standing....

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: **Jamie:** I am starting to drool just thinking about all the improvements. I know it is a lot of work, and I also know that you have a paying job that demands a lot more......

in response to: May 17, 2007 by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: I just saw that feature for the first time last night. I'm still figuring out how to use it and post it. Once I do, I may very well do that, but it would be......

in response to: IPod User Jumps Off Bridge, Loses Leg by EvilGentleman

CartLegger: Little Ukraine: Great update! Keep it coming, citynoise snappers! ...

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

Kliest: I lived in Colorado City until 2006.. can anyone provide an update on how the castle is going. Last I saw Jim was working on a wall to encircle the castle. How is that going? If......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

EvilGentleman: I was just thinking, why not keep the hot topics, but disable the auto-updating, just manually update it monthly, including only the top 10 searches related to actual content at citynoise....

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

EvilGentleman: Thanks, Frank. I haven't done any Wiki updates in a bit, maybe I should add some of my own content....

in response to: Pretzel Stair Sculpture by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: [[img:19022]] [[img:19023]] [[img:19024]] [[img:19025]] a few more images of buildings in the zone, that I wanted to get in before Peter! The locked buildings are part of the abandoned housing transfer system. The decayed house front is a reno......

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

Marc: Where Is This Salvia Booth?? it has been a few years, but i believe it was near this hotel we stayed at between av. adolfo ruiz cortines and av. colon, closer to av. colon, near the......

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

KITO: Hi, I'm a long time lurker, who I'm sure none of you know. I think this is my first comment. Hello, CityNoise. I, too would like to see more photos on the front-page. No offense, but......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

D. Perkins: I, too, wonder about the final outcome for LaJoe,Lafeyette,Pharoah, and the tripletts. Please send an update to perkins2@cableone.net....

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Cameo: update... this add has now been removed. It can't have been up for more than a week....

in response to: The Three R\'s by Cameo

sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]] "Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

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......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

zagg: Update: Frederick is no longer missing. I'm sure many of you have been sleepless with worry knowing that my pirate was missing. Rest assured he is home and safe. Aparently I took......

in response to: Rolls Along Past Houses, Farms and Fields by zagg

EvilGentleman: Also: [[http://www.needcoffee.com/updates/2006/08/24/barbie-on-a-stick/]] Or perhaps Barenaked on a Stick [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000CECR4Q?v=glance]] And the Grand Finale - Booger on a Stick [[http://bertc.com/boogers.htm]] ...

in response to: Food on a Stick by Tyfoid Kid

Cosmo: The tiles seem to be disappearing due to cities fixing up their old roads...I'm so glad I got these images of the Detroit ones, so far as I know no one else has published images......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

zagg: I'd love an update if you do find out the date, thanks :)...

in response to: Two Unrelated Fire Department Pictures by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: Here's an update taken on Friday while walking to the bus depot to get to {Sussex}. [[img:14388]]...

in response to: Effective Communication by Marlo

Peter: nice! id love to see some updates and context too....

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

GUS BRENNAN: [[img:13453]] this is a blast from the past, one of bar`licks old pop groups from the early sixties, Cliff Stocker, ????, Geoff whiteoak, and Kenny Ranson, Cliff is still going strong, with his band "Slack Alice". Geoff......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Mushi: Changes, thank you so much for the update! That is great!!!! I am glad to see North East Kingdom is doing well. And this neighborhood needs some other types of eating places...and a breakfast/lunch place would......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Tamara: to the Editor, It is best to put South Asia, as the first two pics are from India. Thank you for updating the location and I promise to keep it in mind the next time......

in response to: Sacred and Little Altars 2 by Tamara

Phill : To give you an update cabrini green is still currently alive. There are five buildings still standing that people live in that arn't under demolition, however there are six that have been demolished. The cabrini......

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

Chris Erb: Any updates on this block? I'm curious as to what is being rebuilt....

in response to: St. Patrick\'s Fire by EvilGentleman

Nate: Can anyone give an update on what's going on with Cabrini and the so-called "transformation plan" in Chicago public housing? I used to know two people who worked as community organizers, doing work trying to......

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

elaine: it looks brick built, is it? i believe brick buildings can only get so tall before something drastic happens. it looks knitted. and i agree that it has a certain mojo just for surviving, as......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Hmmmm, interesting... I should look up Concordes online, but I have a personal vendetta with those crooks at eBay, and I have no idea who else would sell them. And I wonder how much it......

in response to: responsible persons by elaine

jeeff: the article has been updated with all 4 seasons....

in response to: the view outside by jeeff

Tamara: Montreal has so many good artists that sometimes grafs get lost in a big mess of graf fun. Thanks for the update Evil ~ I guess it's been so long that I can't really expect that......

in response to: Faces and TSK by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: A quick update, Tamara. No Zilong grafs spotted as of yet, but I am still looking....

in response to: Faces and TSK by EvilGentleman

Peter: i love that last one! thanks for the update, paulg!!...

in response to: Chicago by Motorcycle by Paul G

Elicar: UPDATE: While I was talking to one of the police officers in [[3463: O Canada, on Stolen Native Land]], I was told that the a smoking regulation violator could not renew his/her driver's license without......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Kaeleen: thanks for update on the town on the name.Was told by a older friend that lived there.Never really knew just what they said.I have several pic.of that town.On horseback mainly.That's what we did besides swim.can't......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

hikerman: great shot! any chance of getting an updated shot of the 4th avenue station! my grandma used to live right near it just off 8th street and I haven't been to brooklyn in years....

in response to: Franklin Avenue Station by Peter

EvilGentleman: I think the items the businessmen are holding are cellphones or possibly PDA's...

in response to: Soldiers/Business Men by galaxy

Elicar: An update. I went to Crappy Tire to replace my two recycling boxes. It was $24 including taxes. I am going to buy a BB gun for that green thief!...

in response to: The 'Green' Thief by Elicar

groovehouse: Don't drop your $4 coffee in here Don't drop your cell phone/PDA in here ...

in response to: Starbucks Have an Anti Abortion Policy by FlamingRRose

EvilGentleman: Actually mark, I count only 4 or 5 items on this list that are subway-specific, and about the same number are bus-specific, and the rest are based mostly on the behaviour of the other passengers. In......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

Elicar: An update on the bed... [[img:9313]] It's now on the curb with all the other trash that irresponsible city dwellers have left behind....

in response to: Clothing Bank by Elicar

des: oh!from what i see the pictures are 4 years old.how about a update peter?...

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Media_Baron: Anybody catch the update from the Globe and Mail? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20060201/MARKET01/TPNational/Toronto...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Eric the Yellow-bellied: slapdashadam: "you gotta accept the fact that even in today's therapy'd medicated world some of us still don't have complete control over our natural states." You gotta accept the fact that you lose control, you suffer......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

slapdashadam: sorry, biffed him with his garbage...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

slapdashadam: they both did the right thing: she was standing up for what she believed in and he was standing up to the person who biffed him with her garbage. even call 1) dude shouldn't have tossed......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: theres an awesome updated read called "what were losing: razing for {ratner}ville begins" at [[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/ratnerdevelop/underberg.html]] that is certainly worth an indepth look......

in response to: Atlantic Yards by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I have a friend whose dress sense is amazing. One day Kron be in an Austrian Durndal (like in the Sound of Music) and the next she'll be wearing vintage 70's polyester with grapes and......

in response to: Broadway Squat by elaine

rick: ok....this place is over due an update..... As any of you other locals will realise by now the building work has started and according to the main man on-site who i talked to it is a......

in response to: london fields lido blues by elaine

elaine: update; [[img:6647]] ...

in response to: freehand graf by elaine

Peter: here are the bikes: the first is a clearcoated-steel popdan trackbike, [[http://www.popdan.com/bikes]], seen here chained to a caboose at {monster track}: [[img:6442]] the second is an orange kronan, seen here in {nevada}: [[img:6441]]...

in response to: Carroll Street Bridge by Peter

ian: I need me one of them PDA things....

in response to: behind the rocket by jeeff

jeeff: nice framing. i like that your site hasn't been updated since jan/2002....

in response to: Car Bomb goes off in Friendly Street. by tenyen

BenZie: naw. I'd rather leave it untold. Thanks for your time with this site.. By the way.. update on Crome: locked up in Moore Haven. A lil more time and he's out. Waiting on a letter.......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

jeeff: yeah i don't really update old posts. thanks for the reminder....

in response to: TO graf truck by jeeff

wacky doodler: whacha mean, it's charlie green! from rhythmicru. (guess you havent updated :)...

in response to: TO graf truck by jeeff

elaine: yeah, i like it, it made me laugh. i like the livejournals. they even had a group you could join on 7/7 which only had actual breaking news, which meant you didn't have to watch......

in response to: Pining Away by GGP

jeeff: a funny update: ##skis## [[img:3483]]...

in response to: the view outside by jeeff

jeeff: update: the character is the work of a street artist called andre. [[http://www.woostercollective.com/2003_08_17_newsarchive.html#106107293622063247]]...

in response to: canalside grafs, broadway to angel (E2 to N1) by elaine

JJ: This is the update for the link Peter referenced: http://www.thechurning.com/?p=35...

in response to: Call Out Gouranga! by Jamie

Anonymous (pool-71-106-177-190.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net): It is very good. So you don't have to hunt at the gimp.org site go directly to http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/ and (for windows) download 2 files and unzip them: GTK+ 2 for Windows (version 2.6.7) [updated installer] and......

in response to: neighborhood self-portrait by ea

Peter: ahh the constant battle of the buff. thats a pretty cool stencil in the last one. if you get more photos as time passes and things change, update us :)...

in response to: elusive graffiti truck #2 by fuzzytank

elaine: in fact, here it is - i took this to update my robot building posting, as i spotted the robotbuilding face above the bridge [[img:2111]]...

in response to: canal bridge grafs by elaine

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