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NWhyC: Rabbi Andelman, You say we should feel free to contact the president or rabbi of the congregation if we wish to know more. Though this sounds hopeful, I did contact not only Rabbi Friedman but also......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Peter: i had to climb up a fence and over a wall to get that first shot (thats why its a little askew), and while i was doing that, a guy pulled over in a truck......

in response to: Armer Graffiti by Peter

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

jack: its an italian solar clock. see each slice is pointed at a different time zone in the world time cock. right now the fourth slice is pointing to my time here in new......

in response to: Pizza to Go and Gone by CartLegger

graff: bel.. your my inspiration!! i have just started out. not ready to go to the big shit yet. you may call me a toy, whatever. everyone starts out you know? i just wanted to ask......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics. We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

joey: the unabomber lived in berkeley, ca for a while when he studied math at uc berkeley. ray pointed out the cottage today as we walked by it....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

EvilGentleman: It should be pointed out that I never "Advertised" the {statue} to be truly {Satanic} in nature. I have merely stated how the people in the {Village Des Tanneries} part of {Montreal}'s {Saint-Henri} district describe......

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

Bob: What dose it mean to have a fish head pointed toward you in hong kong?...

in response to: Not-Chinatown / Fish-heads On Ice by aer suzuki

Bruce: There is a family of about 5 or 6 raccoons tearing through my neighbourhood right now making loud noises. They were on my neighbour's roof, so I went to fetch ma paintball gun, n......

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

Ken : I loved walking along the Lachine Canal and stopping at the St. Gabriel Locks in Pte. St. Charles, when I was living In Pointe St. Charles back in 2005...

in response to: Lachine Canal at Dusk by Montrealbunny

Mark Salinas: I am disappointed that town of Salinas is so boring I always wanted to visit the town.:) Mark Salinas, MN...

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

theperipheral: So is this an organized activity? There was a jacket wrapped around a pole where I live too - Grosse Pointe Park, MI....

in response to: Ghost Host by Peter

Ken Maki: 62:When someone says get to the point and you drive to the corner of Charlevoix & Centre St.s in Pointe St. Charles. "I know that one sucked"~lol~ ...

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Fiona Lambert: Robert: I'm actually 41 years old, I just thought that rue Rufus Rockhead was an unusual name for a street. My boyfriend used to live in Montreal (Pointe St. Charles) to be exact, he told me......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

Ken Maki: The first picture is of rue Fortune looking towards rue de Paris in Pointe St. Charles a friend of mine lives in the house at the very left of the picture where the minivan is......

in response to: Eleven Random, Totally Unreleated Photos of Montreal Taken Over the Course of Approximately Six Months with Two Different Cameras by CE

Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

emeleef: I have to admit I was a little disappointed the pentagram was the wrong way up. Definite false advertising!...

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Michelle: To whom it may concern (and really it should concern all of you...) Last night was Earth Hour from 8-9 pm. Why were your lights on? I live in an apartment building so looking off of my......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Crystal: I agree that this town in boring but like another person pointed out You only took a picture of like ONE spot here. There are beautiful things here too not just an old hospital that......

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

noname: Hunter, First off I am self employed. I have not needed to explore other towns. My complaint comes from the lack of people with money in this town. Thank God for the internet... I do......

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

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

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

noname: I was driving to WORK this morning and saw something that truly pissed me off. I left my house to see 1 million plus dollar crane picking up Tree limbs! Along with this crane were......

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

Kenneth Maki: image 16177 the pastachio green place was where I lived at 272 rue Rielle Verdun is an awesome part of Montreal, beats the hell of Pointe St, Charles....

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

simon: i was in chicago lastyear - travelled from ireland on business but main purpose was to visit cabrini green as i didnt do it the first time i was there. i rented a bike......

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

janet: Dubrows on Eastern P’kway, just off Utica: the name was set in big art deco letters (red neon?). Inside, cafeteria style. with big windows, a cashier that you gave a punched card to.. Was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well. Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem. Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

prof: In the defense of everybody who comes looking for chicks in bikinis, when you post a beautiful set of shots with an ambiguous title, folks don't know what to expect, and are often disappointed. ......

in response to: Two Beautiful Girls in Bikini\'s Jumping in the Waves. by jack

Padre Island: I graduated from HCC in the late 70's, back when Hutchinson still had somewhat of a downtown. I remember our business law class one day invited the Pres. of the Hutch Chamber to come speak.......

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

Young Hippy: Bob, that is exactly it. It is a town for RETIRED PEOPLE, Or close to retirement. You are simply someone who has settled for what is around you. Maybe you should look at yourself, Hutchinson......

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

BILROCK-161, RTW.: I bugged out when I went in this place. The store would bug out any oldskool NYC. writer. The idea that you can openly purchase graf supplies to begin with is bugged. I still cannot......

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

EvilGentleman: My hometown is {Kahnawake}, across the {Mercier Bridge} from {Lasalle}. I have been living in {Dorval} for the last two years, and I have also lived in {Lachine} and {Verdun}. I am also very familiar......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the......

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

anon (mobile-166-217-249-209.mycingular.net): This is a very sad commentary and certainly not factual. I no longer live in Pauls Valley but it is a beautiful place to raise children. The downtown is historic and very interesting.......

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

Loria: I woke up in the middle of the night last night to hear something gobbling up my cat's food.. I thought maybe it was the neighbor's cat who sometimes frequents our home. I dozed......

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

Larry, Curly & Moe raccoon removal?: The bright woman that lives next to us, has allowed a tree to grow against the foundation wall to three stories high. This is a perfect stepladder for our raccoons. Now "we need trees for......

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

isa: 20th Sep 2007 : I had my bike stolen on Queen and Yonge. It was a 2 years old silver folding bike and a gift from my boyfriend...I am very sad because I should have been more carefull but......

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

John Dereszewski: Smudgy, your block is not doing that badly. Most of the really nice buildings on Linden between Bushwick and Evergreen, e.g., #64, are still there and doing very well. The few buildings that were lost......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike......

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

What Amanda ?: That post is a complete explanation of a big majority of the residents of Hutch. You bring up Hutch has "lots of other fun things" FUN DOES NOT PAY BILLS!!!!!!! I have......

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

Tony T: Chris, thanks for posting the Freedom Square pict. I grew up a block away on Evergreen and Willoughby. I'm 42 now and live in Japan, but I still enjoy looking at old photos of where......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Wyoming Native: I live in WY, recently visited NYC, stayed in Manhattan for a week. Rode the J train to Brooklyn for a bagel, then walked back to Manhattan over the Brooklyn bridge. My area of interest......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

karlo: By the way,What you see here are murals,not grafitti. As some-one already pointed out,grafitti is usually carried out by just about anyone with a spray can or bucket of paint with the sole intention of splashing......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

EvilGentleman: We have both tended to focus on the area of downtown near Guy-Concordia metro, probably due to our being Concordia students. I also hang around with the native crowd in the west end of downtown,......

in response to: RCA Building by Cinic

Anthony: OLGC school was a great place...i was a student there...the school closed down when i was in sixth grade...The 8th grade teachers name was actually Mr. Naughton. He was a great man. I was very......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Corinne: I had my brand new Fuji Crosstown 3.0 stolen on June 18th from outside the Hudson Bay Building at Yonge and Bloor. I owned it for 3 days. They cut right through the good cable......

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

CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

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

Bekkah, SLC: I've also heard that mission is the spot for lesbians while castro is the spot for gay men. Is that true? I went to castro when I was there a few months ago hoping to......

in response to: Mission Dolores by steelisreal

Frank S. Besner: The strong Socialist/Communist presence in the Pointe has always hit me as something of an obvious necessity. I haven't experienced a neighbourhood in witch the pattern of affluence and scarcity is so tightly sandwiched. The......

in response to: Revolt! by CE

CE: serlingrod, you will be pleasantly surprised by the housing stock here. The only areas that I could compare to traditional Philly row housing (at least as far as I know it) is in the......

in response to: Eleven Random, Totally Unreleated Photos of Montreal Taken Over the Course of Approximately Six Months with Two Different Cameras by CE

Frank S. Besner: WOW! that's identical to the Five Star Flour sign up in Pointe-Saint-Charles in Mtl. I wonder if Gold Medal Flour might not be the American equavent for Five Star... Maybe these signs were just a fad with......

in response to: Northstar Blankets/Gold Medal Flour by Tyfoid Kid

upfromflames: I was a little disappointed at your original presumption that the mysterious empty spaces in Newark once held decayed housing full of junkies. Actually, some of them used to contain thriving neighborhoods, some Italian white,......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Sirhcbre: I think 36 applies just about everywhere. I hate when the tourists ask where the touristy stuff is but I guess to most of them, it's something exotic since many of them are Americans up here......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

procyon: peter: too bad about the sane stuff getting painted over! i read somewhere that someone is rehabilitating the place, though... as a resident of a beautiful old building with a lot of terra cotta sculptural......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Robert: Beautiful picture,but sad, as Biff pointed out. May God bless us all...

in response to: Black Cherry by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

little ukraine: hello, jack's daughter, and welcome! congrats on the recent master's degree. we seem to share similar feelings for the library. as for my personal opinion, i think it would be best to......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

Jim: I have visited the castle several times over the past 15 years. The castle has grown each time and it never ceases to amaze me what the determination of one man can accomplish. ......

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

little ukraine: those leaves on the sidewalk in front of the tailor's kill me. For the wider CN population... I feel like Patchogue has an appropriate presence on this page because, like GoG pointed out, it is,......

in response to: Stop Me If You Think You\'ve Heard This One Before by ghost of grandin

BZZZP: i've always felt somehow exploitative every time i've pointed my camera near anyone in a disadvantaged position with the idea of drawing out some sort of commentary... that said, this is a damn good photo....

in response to: Pensive Street Portrait by Leroy Allen Skalstad

chiamattt: jack: I have never killed anyone. I have not seen anyone die from a gunshot. I do not wish for these weapons to be sold at Walmart or my local 711. I am very much......

in response to: Gun Farm. Part Two by chiamattt

ramcas: Whoever thinks that Vancouver's skyline deserves to be mentioned is smoking crack. I was very disapointed with Vancouver's skyline when compared to Seattle's. The buildings are very ugly and if I didn't know any better,......

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

EvilGentleman: I find it frustrating that when I ridicule the trash-talkers, my comment gets deleted, yet the prejudiced trash-talk remains. I thought citynoise upheld higher ideals than what I have seen lately. I am getting increasingly......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: Judging from the responses to his articles, I would say that Scott Sargent has managed to piss off a lot of people with the "Most Boring Towns" series. I personally do not find it wise......

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

little ukraine: i really love that there is a camera mounted on the building to the right. though it's clearly well behind you, it is pointed right at your face in this image. very......

in response to: Self Reflections by Cameo

procyon: Thanks for the kind words, everyone. CG: Cleveland Trust Tower! That's what it's called! I couldn't remember and was feeling uncharacteristically lazy about googling it/rushed about posting. Well, that's good to hear, especially if it's true.......

in response to: Jury Duty by procyon

Teddy: Dear Mr Tyson (Director), I, as a physist student thing their wrong on Pluto. It has an atmosphere and as moon, Charon. I'm disappointed on the decision. After the questions on this, all these......

in response to: The Hayden Planetarium by sine

jack: jane fonda, i remember when she went to hanoi and took pics with the vietnamese. she sat on an anti-aircraft gun pointed to the sky to shoot down american planes. she thought she......

in response to: Hanoi Jane by Cosmo

EvilGentleman: Just to soothe your fears, though, it should be pointed out that although Montreal has had numerous earthquakes, I have personally slept through most of the ones I have been through, although one of them......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

zagg: yep, you heard me right. i prefer the march over the parade --- maybe for semi-obvious reasons --- plus its far more grass roots and not a big giant corporate showcase like the parade......

in response to: Toronto Pride: the Importance of Attending Church by zagg

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

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

Dave (a Bushwick native): I see it more as a class war than a race war. I'm from the last generation (born mid-1960s) of German-Americans from the Ridgewood/Bushwick area before the Great Exodus of the 1970s. If I claimed......

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

zagg: These photos are all good and great --- but I'm sadly disapointed that none of the shots have me walking past (I was there from Friday through Sunday). I would say my favourites would be 'man......

in response to: Pride 2006 Toronto Part 2 by hool

Peter: sine: im always up for a road-trip! eg: you put alot of thought into some of your comments, and i always feel like i learned something after reading them. nice... the other night, sine and i......

in response to: The Case of the Disappearing Lake by sine

saxman: I guess I'm not as hip as you guys and gals but I'm curious as to what you would prefer to see on this site? As Chris pointed out this is being built in......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

t@ngent: There's no snobbery, but there is such a thing as [[wiki:netiquette]]. you are perhaps new to the internet and don't realise this. many people don't until it is pointed out to them directly. Imagine walking......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

SingleGuy: Speaking of taking pictures of unwilling strangers in public. ..This guy looked like he was about to eat me when he saw my camera pointed in his direction. (origionally i was just waiting for them......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

non-hipster: re: Bushwick. I'm dissapointed in several things I have read here. The fact that blame has been assigned to an entire part of the community (i.e. the whites) for driving out ethnic minorities. First......

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

mofidious: ooooooh a fan? hey man ...editor cool name unless u r the editor then its just normal i'm not gona tell u who i am ..sorry , i cud give u my myspace url but......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

EvilGentleman: Expanding a bit on my previous comment, it all comes down to responsibility. If you are a poor kid who has a parent who automatically tries to beat up any kid (or their parents) that......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: Absolutely amazing. Of all people, I would have thought that **you** would have been able to read things all the way through and see things clearly. But I am very disappointed, especially the way you......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: It seems quite variable. Old buildings, new car dealerships, old 1960's malls, new malls, new apartment blocks, old wood-frame townhouses. It seemed like a decent enough place, but I was only there for 15 minutes......

in response to: Historic Laser Spa by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Oh, and sally 5548: Since when did expressing one's opinion in a balanced manner become hate? As Elicar pointed out above, Einstein himself was called a slow learner, yet he went on to become synonymous......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

jeeff: oh yeah, you're right. i got mixed up. federally-appointed....

in response to: Toronto Island Airport Bridge by Cameo

jeeff: canada's constitution provides for 2 levels of government - federal and provincial. cities (municipal government) are a creature entirely of the province. cities have no constitutional authority, so in most cases they have......

in response to: Toronto Island Airport Bridge by Cameo

EvilGentleman: LMAO, I remember in 1995, I was dressed to go out in my "western" mode of attire one day. This consisted of custom-made black leather cowboy boots with four-inch heels, button-fly Levi's 501 jeans, a......

in response to: How Old Am I? by JJ

Elicar: If America has almost closed her borders, Canada has opened hers. Not only do we accept qualified immigrants with open arms, we have legislated that certain groups be given (more) equal chances in the public......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

EvilGentleman: yeah, you are probably right, a'la. I can be a bit touchy at times. I was just so disappointed, because I have been waiting for two months to have hool comment on something of mine,......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping by EvilGentleman

Steven Fisher: Bushwick started out as a German, than Italian neighborhood. There were several big breweries in Bushwick. In 1979, mobster Carmine Galante was assassinated at Joe and Marie's Italian Restuarant at 205 Knickerbocker Avenue. A few......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

C. A. Perkins: This place is truly amazing! My wife and I have been there. We were in awe of Jim Bishop's workmanship. You could easily spend hours there checking it out. You really should......

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

anon (d149-67-171-142.col.wideopenwest.com): In 2002 I returned to N.Y. to attend my 40th High School reunion on Long Island.(My family was one of the early ones to get away when the neighborhood changed.That was in 1956 ,and I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kevin: As a young kid living in Jersey (Teaneck) my family used to go into the city on weekends to visit our family in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. I remember looking out the window of......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

grange: Yes Catherine they do .Although not because they are shy .Raccoons are in a word "clean freaks" ( actually two words ) Like cats the groom themselfs .Often raccoon's self groom and the young will......

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

Viernes: No the question is are you pro violent self appointed vigilantes or are you pro rule of law, that is the question......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mach: Just btw here, didnt any Ontarians catch wind of a great film called CRASH? And I dont mean Cronenbergs sleazoid celluiod number. CRASH will make you think LONG AND HARD about incidents such as this. Mark......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: TO: zazaster: 2nd Feb 2006 - 05:30 GMT Pettiness and mischief used as tools to right imagined slights is a childish endeavour at best. And for a person who is claiming to love the environment, it......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Stop the litter...let's get this piece of junk to jail: I am amazed and disappointed at what I am reading in many of these postings. There seam to be so many people trying to defend a violent jerk who uncaringly makes the city a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: For the respondent who posted at 20:44 Thank you for your response. At least someone here is actually reading my entire posts before passing judgement. I realize I am somewhat of a modern-day anachronism. I strongly......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

betterthinsgtodo: kindred-litterpicker: "lack of connection to the earth."? What about some sort of connection to common sense? Her actions were foolhardy at best and she's damn lucky thinsg didn't go worse for her than they did. The......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

The Awards 2: Coachrob59 – For not overlooking the importance of the sandwich (a very important point for all the potential future customers of the area, especially after this incident which will surely increase local traffic and sandwich......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool