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margarita kontarovich : i had a cold and sneeze and nose bleed cough today ...

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

germanlady: hey!! I am from germany and I saw the guys on TV today!!! And I was so fascinated how they ride along the streets and everybody who saw the black cowboys was so proud to know......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Allan: I seem to recognize the name Carole Cohen. Just a blur. I think the last time I saw Judy O was about 1959 and I'm sure I wouldn't recognize her today. I seem to recall......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Neil Sullivan: We, the Sullivans, lived at 3910 Cavendish # 16 for over 20 years. My brothers were Andy, Dan, Mark, David and Peter and we have a sister Beth. I have a lot of great memories......

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

Ed "Class of 60": I guess there are some people that look in the mirror and don't like what they see. They blame everyone but the person in the mirror for their miserable putrid lives. They look......

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

Pia: What a great site. I am soooooooo glad that I fell upon it. Wish I would have before now. It brougt back so many great childhood memories. I often say what a rich childhood I experienced......

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

Joe Drexler: I was born in Bushwick and lived on Himrod St. between Central and Wilson Aves.from 1962 to 1974.I enjoyed reading the blackout article but must say that there was an approximate 17 year downward spiral......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

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

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Margaret Franzese: This building is on Butler St off 3rd Ave. in South Brooklyn. I lived around the corner on Baltic St as a young girl. I use to go there to visit the animals, and when......

in response to: Forgotten Structure: ASPCA by GGP

Garrett: [[img:28942]] Toll Booth scene, located at the abandoned runway of Mitchel Field in Uniondale, NY. Stiil exists today. (Sorry for the grainy cell phone pictures) ...

in response to: Godfather\'s Home by jack

CHRISSY-46: what a cool site. I can't even believe I found people that came from my childhood, teenage, neighborhood. I grew up on Melrose St. between Knickerbock and Wilson in the early 50's. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Warren S.: To: Mary A... I wonder you and I know each other... I blotted out so much of “back then” I forgot exactly when I would have graduated St. B's -- if I had graduated --......

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

Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a......

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

Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the Casusos's......

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

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

Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Police&Vet.1967: Sad, What the college boys and politicians have done to our country so they can line their pockets....I own a 70 Impala conv. built at this plant(6-23-70)....when car were built to last..unlike the plastic junk......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back.......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

Hands and Feet: Just got this today. The reality is this all started about the mid fifties or earlier. I remember moving several times before I was five years of age. This was due to depressed economics in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

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

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

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

Jesus: Not a very good bike, considering a good Montreal Police budget. They can afford good performance hybrids, Scott or Specialized, w/stronger wheels, disk brakes and much more, instead they buy cheap stuff. Montreal Police has......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Natasha Totin: wow, people really know how to judge things. Did anyone ever stop and think that they didn't even look at it like that. My dad has worked for Staten Island Hospital for over 30 years,......

in response to: Quite Possibly the Worst Layout for a Hospital, Ever by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: Two years and a few months later, this article still defines several different conflicts in a way that few if any articles can. {Motorists} vs {Cyclists} {Road Rage} vs {Radical Activism} {Male} vs {Female} {Entitled} vs {Empowered} The article that......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

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

Peter: ive counted about 7 in my neighborhood. a new, utterly smashed-up honda appeared in the lot at the corner of central and hart today; ill carry my camera in the morning and get a shot......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Tyfoid Kid: So the hotel is done. This is what it looks like today. [[img:28468]] [[img:28469]] ...

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

lobombo: ...Paint today...die later. ...

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

carol: To Lp I raised 4 children in Kensington(3 of which went to college),and I thank God that they do not live in the Kensington of today.I am still here and probably will be till I......

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

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

snolan: For any of you interested. There is a Kensington reunion at Lighthouse Point in NJ. It is at ShawCrest Marina on the right hand side of of rte 47. Right before the bridge that goes......

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

Danny Fresh: i learned sumthing new today...

in response to: Road works by barry

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Sandy, you must live on my street. Just yesterday, I wrote almost the same thing to the Daily News and today they called me to consider it for publication...I'm in the 25th also. Wow, RonS,......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Okay so, like I said some days are better than others. I'm trying right now to get 4 houses next to me cleaned and sealed. I'm here in the 25th police district. ......

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

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: look, i do agree with some of your comments.you are trying to help out the residents of kensington.but there will never be a total sense of community in the neighborhood. that is vital. and thats......

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

surviving: Tex ......

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

Joseph Bridge: beautiful response serlingrod...you paint a rosy picture of kensington... you must be an artist type. lets talk reality here. business investment in kensington: mom and pop stores, laundrymats, stop and go...for that 40 oz,......

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

Renee Harrold: Hi, I lived in 111,1957-1968 and 120 until 1972, 1847 until 1974. I, read the book there are no children here and I remember a much better time. We could sleep with our doors......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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

Anon: Anything done in public is public domain, and international law, as a whole, is of this mindset, both legally and socially. It's quite simple, actually. Don't want someone taking photos of it? Then don't do......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

OtAnewYorkk: whats the prices like cus today i was goin to hit that place up and fucking never got the chance too i heard the prices are mad expensive tho...

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

Me: Re to Tex According to USA-TODAY.COM,depression and suicide rates by state list Texas at number 10 and Kansas at number 28,so it's obvious what state has the most depressed and suicidal residents. And it has nothing......

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

Nope: Igor's was open today. I just drove by around noon and the door was open, and bikes were on display......

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

Tex: I saw today in the Hutch News where some poor 44 yr old guy shot himself in the head up there. I don't know his background, but he probably was poor and broke and......

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

정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of......

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

Peter: i was by there today, and grabbed a better photo of the place: [[img:28079]] ...

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

futurebird: I just did a painting today (from memory) of the freedom tunnel-- so, of course, the graffiti is all made up-- in fact, it's YOUR FAULT I started thinking about this again and did this......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: thanks you guys... i had a great time down there, so its been nice to share these shots. i took so many photos in there, so it was hard deciding which to post here... im......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

James cashan: Thanks for the compliments Rob T. Norma B. and sheila V. (finally sussed out the pixel thing!)It is nice to feel a special connection to this public tribute ney icon of irlam and cadisheads` past......

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

jack: better hurry, today is wednesday, and the special prize will go untaken if you can't guess, hee hee hee hahahaha lol lol....

in response to: Where in the World is Jack? by jack

Stolen while I worked out... Curses!: oh btw - can you actually go into Igor's? I went today and he wasn't there. It didn't look like a real store....

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

luna park: today's figgy nytimes....

in response to: Brooklyn Backyard by luna park

James cashan: Hi bob salmon Thanks, he`s still going picked him up from salford Royal (hope hospital)today after a little knee op, so hope to have him fell walking for the summer ha! I will......

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

Paddy O'Furniture: [[img:27843]] [[img:27844]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr5MyyH1DgA]] [[http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2987023]] Is Dancing Fred a legend? Or just a homeless drunk?...

in response to: Dancing Fred by clarky

Me: The crime in Hutch is nothing compared to other cities. Crime is everywhere,in every town or city and thats just the way the world is today. I still feel much safer living here than I......

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

hils34: wow this stuff is crazy!!! yeah i agree with everyone. i have to research about a book. and i got here. everyone has different opinions. people shood not regret what they had done in the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

Elkin School Rules!!! DJD: If I could move back to Kensington I would. However, that can't happen, due to the realities of life. Reality sometimes is a bitch! Reality forces you to make decisions that you wish......

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

Peter: yep, the one on the far left was hit up when i walked past last weekend- alas, i didnt have my camera... ill pass by there again today and see whats up......

in response to: Clean Canvasses? by Peter

Rain Palmer: "Those Chevvies were pretty lousy cars, IMHO. You don't see a lot on th road today" Bullfuck. they are everywhere and they are the best, i have a 66 chevy truck that was built there, a......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Peter: i walk past this address every day now, going to the train. so after rereading this, i packed my camera in my bag, and snapped some shots of the plot on the way home today: [[img:27423]] [[img:27424]] [[img:27425]] [[img:27426]] its......

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

Peter: im with this, too! as others have mentioned in other {Bushwick} posts here, those of us that live here now would love to see photos! the text accounts are good- ive found myself noticing old......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Ron, Here are the pictures I took of Atherton Lane and Anglers Close (Whitefield Street) today. [[img:27368]] [[img:27369]] As you can see Atherton Lane is more or less original and Whitfield Street has been redeveloped. Rob...

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

Black Sheep Squad Hangaround: You will never convince such narrow-minded people of the dignity and honor 81 brings to the table. The average citizen ought to thank every 1%er they come across for standing the #$%& up like......

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

Joe: I still wonder if my fond memories of growing up in Kensington are real or simply a product of youth. It is striking that most people I encounter have such a favorable memory of their......

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

Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

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

Hutchinson Hater,Now: I just looked in the Hutchinson News today and noticed that in todays paper Apr 30 2008 that Officer Mike Collins of the Hutchinson PD and his assisting thug Mr. Schofield beat a dog until......

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

Montrealbunny: I was back down there today but decided to walk west (away from the city) rather than east. I saw several gentlemen with cameras along the way and must admit (blush) that I wondered......

in response to: Lachine Canal at Dusk by Montrealbunny

Me: Meg,it is thundering now as I type this,the Kansas air smells heavenly and fresh,the trees which are numerous are in bloom,the flowers are in bloom,there is no smog,no driveby shootings,life is great here today in......

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

Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: These pictures show 3 of the 5 or 6 police cruisers to be burned. I started photographing around 1:10 this morning. Unfortunately, my lithium batteries chose this day to die, and I had forgotten to bring......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Movin to Wick: what is melrose between wilson and knickerbocker like as of today for a single white lady? ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John Dereszewski: Puffy, Linden between Central and Evergreen is a block that has undergone a considerable transformation over the last decade or so, clearly for the good. I knew this block very vividly during the bad days of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Josefine: hey, I´m frome sweden and at our english lesson were going to work about ground zero. I would like, in all respect, to know something about what is going on there today. are some new......

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

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Puffy: Can anyone tell me what it's like today on linden street around central ave and evergreen?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

joey: now that i think about it, looking at this bicycle pictorial, i saw a countless number of automobiles today. how about you?...

in response to: 3 Bikes a Minute - Parte Um by livia

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, You want to see the "Rialto" as it was, today.....Someone had the bright idea of putting rainscreen cladding over the whole front elevation without any form of structural support between the different roof levels,......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Andrew, They had the same type of slides on Cadishaed Park on Lords Street, They were just as tall. The Health and Safety Mafia would have a field day with them today!!! Great fun......

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

Marjie: Hi Mitch, I also lived on the 6th floor, facing rear. It was a lonnnnnnnnnng walk up each day. Linda was my friend. I remember playing in their apt many times. Didn't her dad have......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

peaceangel: The violence today was in Londonderry, and police say it was unlikely to be sectarian, more like rival gangs, and possibly orchestrated by a social networking site...is that why facebook cannot be opened in northern......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or......

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

anon (host86-160-86-25.range86-160.btcentralplus.com): fred talked to us today he asked us for a drink he was quite scary but we felt a little sorry for him, he has no teeth and lives outside spalding train station in the......

in response to: Dancing Fred by clarky

Tex: You are absolutely right, we should be thankful for what we have and the great country that we live in. We are very blessed and fortunate to live in a country where we have......

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

joey: it's only 35 degrees in cleveland today. there are no displays of daffodils to see just yet...

in response to: The Heights by joey

LI Varmint: "Those Chevvies were pretty lousy cars, IMHO. You don't see a lot on the road today" Well, I'm the proud owner of 5 GM vehicles, 3 of which date from or before the Nixon administration. ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

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

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

W-Bear: Youngbloods comin' up today got no sense of history. I knew Bilrock. I hung with Bilrock. You're no Bilrock. I give you a lollipop if you get the polical reference here....

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter