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Mime: [[img:29384]] This is right across the road from an Irish pub I used to frequent and across from the Marina. I think they're building a high-rise dwelling type structure "with ocean views" and all that shebang. They......

in response to: Missing Tooth and Open Sky by upfromflames

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

JoAnn LaForte: I can't believe I am reading all this stuff. I lived on 130 Grove Street - bet. Central/Evergreen, from birth [1953] till we also did the mass 60's exodus (right after the beatles came)......

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

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

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

awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Stuart As an ex Fiddlers Laneite now in Adelaide,I will tell Debbie ( my niece)that you have found this active little site. She is now living in Queensland and has made some very interesting contributions......

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

davidoneleven: Fred is,and always has been a calculating, devious, thieving snake. Only last year he escaped justice(by turning Queens evidence) in the matter of the Spalding double murder.He has never shown any remorse.Do NOT feel pity......

in response to: Dancing Fred by clarky

Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Kim I know what you are saying and i agree 100% the problem is that we have a wave of new pearlies with little or no cockney pearly history,and they seem to forget that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

kim : he he jim if you do write that book maybe i will join you and air my views about stolen titles too. still find it funny when i look on the different web pages that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Pearlykingjim: COR bLIMEY It been 3 days since i posted my comments on this page what and no comebacks having read the E-mail that was sent to me a few times iam now convinced that it came from another......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Pearlykingjim: ammende script this is how it should read like the dole family i now do not belong to any pearly mafia opps sorry group,is part of it but some of them plastics get right on......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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

Melissa Bingham: I've just stumbled across this site and am amazed at the various Aussie/ Irlam connections. I was born in Australia (my mum's from Salford & Dad's from Ireland) and some how ended up in......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

j.smith: I do not think we have met, i have never been to the Dominion theatre i think you have the wrong Mr Smith. if you met my father some 15 years ago, you must be a......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Wow! My Uncle Cyril (Bagshaw) put me onto this site and I have just spent the last hour reading all the comments. My mum (Edith Jaques) was born in Irlam and my dad (Jim Massey)......

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

Anna: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens, I am a photographer doing my MA at the London College of Communication. I would like to do a photo project on a Pearly family in London. It would be great......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Uchie Martinez: Hey JoeD: I too lived on Melrose Street by the live poultry market, around 1965 thru 1988, I'm 43 years old now. Do you remember Maxi's Ice Cream Shop on Knickerbocker between Melrose and Jefferson, Paul......

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

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

pearly princess peckham {tammy}: hi to everyone that knows me. its very sad the way people talk about pearlies. my mum rest her soul was one of the greatest pearly Queens {Ann Major} my dad Has always been a......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Diana Manchur-Henke: Rick, Michael lives upstate now near Albany. I'll let him know you asked for him. My father passed away 2004. My mom lives in Queens and is doing well. I'm glad the neighborhood is......

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

Pros One..1980: I never met "CA" aka Captain America, But I know he was from Queens. I hear he died. I think his name was Peter Seneca. I was a young dude when "CA" was......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

pearlykingjim: having just read some comments on this page it seems some people have a problem with londons pearly kings and queens did your mother hit you over the head with a bag of buttons when you......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

little ukraine: It's not - I'm originally from Long Island and I live in Queens now. I was out visiting a friend in Cleveland....

in response to: De Tocqueville Was Here by little ukraine

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

kunle in Queens: I'll like to know how many bridges are in NYC and NYS? Thanks...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

shoot it straight: Some of these post make me smile and some are just annoying. The neighborhood does have potential, which one doesn't? Change starts with the people who are there and where they see themselves in the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

loca from Ny: First and foremost I would like to say that the Latin Kings and Queens were made to protect it's people what events happened through ought it's history for it to become like this no one......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

upfromflames: Word on that, from JimQV, although I did disagree with you yesterday for your approach. But on that last point, its true. Real Estate speculators have an interest in manipulating people---but its not just the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Part IB - Birth - Billyburg's First Hipsters Came From.....Bushwick: Bushwick was mainly pastoral in pre- and post-Revolutionary War Kings County; salt meadows offered excellent grazing. Farming was central to the local economy. However, by the......

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

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest. I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of......

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

mark rogers: hi Natalie. Fancy reading your comments here. Nat and I grew up in the same street and I too now live in Australia. Anyone out there from Irlam now living in Queensland. Drop me a......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

lisa: could you help i work in a residental home in bermondsey and i wonder if there is anyway i could arrange for anyone to come to the home to have a sing song could you......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

anon (cache-los-ac07.proxy.aol.com): Jeff it's not a throwdowm. it's to let you all know that Genuine pearly kings and queens dont have to be members of the opk&q all though it may seem like that. A few years back......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

anon (cache-los-ac07.proxy.aol.com): I've Just gone through some of the comments about pearly kings and queens. to the pearly king of Brent about your statement about PEARLYKINGJIM get your facts right before you engadge your north and south. pearlykingjim was......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

anon (ip72-197-235-121.sd.sd.cox.net): i here you,born and raised in Queens, I worked between Cropsey and Bay pkwy, Brooklyn for 5yrs the food was off the hook.Now on the West coast I miss that Brooklyn and NYC food.....

in response to: On the Way to Coney Island by jack

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

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

anon (c-69-249-66-117.hsd1.nj.comcast.net): Pat: I heard stories of Plum Beach from my family. who said they could only get to and from it in their Model T at low tide. My grandparents (2nd generation), father (born 1910)......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

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.

Marilyn a twin: Before there was the Federation - there was just us guys riding the Blvd-riding up to the take out window of Burger King - riding the beach area and the streets of Brooklyn and Queens......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Jamie: it's true we need better nonclemature when it comes to city naming conventions.. though at present Astoria, Queens, NY articles do appear in the list for Queens, NY see for yourself [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/queens@ny]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/astoria@queens@ny]] and furthermore, NY [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/ny]] lists everything under......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

Hazel: Eveyone is asking if it safe to move to Bushwick, why don't ya move to Ridgewood which right next door. It a part of Queens but a few blocks from Bushwick. If your looking for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

JACK PEARLY KING OF BRENT (host81-159-175-220.range81-159.btcentralplus.com): hi i am pearly king of brent after my garandad my nan is the secretary of the association which is Mrs pam harman pearly queen of brent our association is the real pearly association ORIGINAL......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Elicar: ##"elderly as opposed to the young and beautiful. "## Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I was in my first year high school, for some reason, our English teacher asked the class, "Who......

in response to: April 19 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

jack: oh how i love a parade. in 1947 and 48 we had parades in brooklyn and the soldiers would march by. i always enjoyed seeing the soldiers. guess thats why i became......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

KING_FROM_QUEENS: You posers.. please stop frontin' like you know.. the only ones that knew what happened that fatal night is Sane, Bruz, and the NYPD because they were the only ones there on the Brooklyn Bridge.. So......

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

Leo Just a 23 Wash HeIGhts Kid: All these years and to this day i can still probaly call out where smith and sane tags are at. My brother use to be down with 5x7 and XTW back in the day and......

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

Alfonso aka Smiley: im frm queens, new york city n now i stay in a-town by da chi all i gotz ta say iz dat no matta where uz go thurr always gunna b gang shit......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

Peter: thats the citicorp building out in queens. my guess is that this shot is facing due east... [[http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/queens/lic/citibank]] theres an interesting story on that building... its in a very remote, non-built-up area of queens... rumor has it......

in response to: Crescent Street, night by BZZZP

Stef: I Dont know why some people keep complaining about Hombouldt Park if you got a problem with it get up and stop complaining to us go to the vity of chicago and complain their half......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

kinglight55@aol.com: AMOR DE REY: My brothers and sisters i hope you all find yourself in good health when you read this... I am here to ask all of you to please try and help out as much......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Shortee C^RIP 8 TREY GANGSTA C^RIP: Ne yah $lo6 wanna see a real set 6ang come to queens(slo6 nikkas only i know my C^pips get it poppin all day everyday) yah $eem not to know how di$ shit $tarted.All ya nikka$......

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

Shortee C^RIP 8 TREY GANGSTA C^RIP: Yo matteo once a $lobk always 1 ya ponk ass marked.Jus C^uz ya ponk ass c^ouldent B.A.N.G for a ponk pussy slobK set dun mean yah need to bk hatin on mah color or mah......

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

Peter: nope... unfortunately, my experiences with {queens} are limited to the {kissena velodrome}, {laguardia}, {flushing meadows}/{corona park} and the isamu noguchi sculpture garden... whats 5-points? i know about 5-points in ATL, but not nyc... fill me......

in response to: Prospect Heights: by Peter

LoKa: I'am a puerto rican from the north side and i personally think its fucked up that know and days we cant fucken walk out side and trust the people that live around us I'm a......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

CAPTAIN AMERICA: email: finaljustice05@yahoo.com You take great pictures. You're Crazy! Here's one for ya. Please trust me. I live in El Paso, Texas. I lived in "East New York, Brooklyn", until I joined the Military 6 years......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

elaine: Re: The Touch of the Machine I agree. Plus scale. Plus the city as a machine. The scale thing - I lived in Edinburgh previously and standing underneath the Forth Rail Bridge at South Queensferry......

in response to: The Touch of the Machine by Peter