Comments about walk

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Richie Rubin: AJS,I knew several folk who were murdered in old`hood',yep,it did change..for`da woyst',WE probably can't walk da streets safely @ nite..anymore..& chain-link fences/bars on many of da b'ldgs I usta play/hang-out in[esp.on St.Johns pl.]a sad state OUR former living quarters/spaces......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jane: Allan, This is funny but I do know you. I lived on the first floor. My entrance was a private one where you had to walk up about seven stairs. As you entered......

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

Allan: Richie, In the summer of '69 I was a counselor at a camp in PA. Several of us bought tickets for Woodstock and we were able to get there by a backroad from PA up to......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brucie: Charhan, If you were there when Eddie was taken out, we were standing next to each other on Indiana Ave. I will not share my real name on this posting for obvious reasons, but I hope......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

wombatonia: man! I think the only reason it's still there is because it looks like an ad. I walked by it dozens of times before really noticing it....

in response to: Skullphone Spot Lighting by serlingrod

Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

margarita kontarovich : bird happened in the cross the street in the morning. bird was died today in the morning. hit a car. cross the street. bird was hitting a car in the morning. cross the street. i......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

Peter: actually, the truth behind this is that i used to have to walk to work because i was so broke. lol. then i finally got a bike. and then, a job that allowed me to......

in response to: Commuting by Foot by Peter

Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever. the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found......

in response to: East on Eastern Parkway by Peter

nz: okay i love saber first of all i read his book its so fucking dope that kunt is off the chain mad love for la and san fran graff , even tho i dont even......

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

Rich: Please tell me where this was taken exactly. I can't wait so I'm gonna take few shots: Union St, President St, Montgomery St, Carroll St, so many of these blocks look alike it's hard to......

in response to: Shadowy Street by Peter

Rich: Thanks for the response and veggie info. Next time I'm there (if I can remember) I'll try the place. Crown Heights and all of the surrounding areas, I've walked through and can relate to some......

in response to: Masonic Meats? by Peter

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

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

paul..: hi..i am paul.. i used to live up in netherne..i used to live at park lane.(no i wont say what number.lol)..i used to live at my parents house.their house is well haunted!! thats why i......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): for Suzy R. I remember you.Your Mother (MRs. Gradstein)was my 6 grade teacher in 1955-6.Perhaps she brought you to school then. A classsmate of mine,Sharon, who lived on Lincoln Place and Troy Ave, and I once......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

lost52: yo! you are my hero dude i see your writings in norwalk! i write lost52 mostly in stamford. anyway ur shit is tight ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I think you may possibly be putting two different memories together. My mother was married on Buffalo Avenue in 1951 where you were Bar Mitzvahed in 1955. A narrowish "two family" brick......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Rich: Hey, anybody got any pictures of the long ramp (at the coney island stop) that you walked up or down from the "D" train? How about some pix of under the boardwalk, (when it was......

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

zagg: It's called a 'gentle leader' - it is not a 'band' and its not a muzzle - it just is a different way to walk a dog - it helps her not pull (aka not......

in response to: For Your Wish Please Do 4 Acts of Kindness to Either Humanity or Nature. by zagg

Janet: The luncheonette on the corner of Lincoln Place and Schenectady Avenue sold charlotte russes at the window--all fluffy whipped cream and a cherry over sponge cake (half as much cake as one expected because of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

hawaiiansong: I had the good fortune to sail into Kauai to repair my sailboat earlier this year. I found the people wonderful, and the chickens remarkable. They seem to have evolved and adapted to......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

knuut: oslo is not a safe city, if you walk down the akers river, you get often robbed/beaten down by people if you say no to buy drugs....

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bosley: Don't forget the "Patio"movie theater, on Flatbush Avenue, across from the 711 Chinese restaurants. I think it belonged to the "Century" chain. Before the Patio apartments were built on the site, I loved to walk......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Norge: I hunt them all the time with a powerful .25 caliber pellet gun. They are extremely wary and impossible to sneak up on---they WILL spot you long before you spot then, so the only......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Joe Bilardello: Hey Warren, Your article brough back a tremendous amount of memories. I was in your class, I lived on 91 Harmon Street between Central and Evergreen Ave. We use to play stick Ball until it......

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

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Gonebutnot forgotten: Grew up on Montrose Avenue across from Most Holy Trinity Church. What a beautiful church. Always reminded me of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Had cousins who went to school there and remember walking to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

fiona : very fond memories, in fact i visited 3 years ago, i remember my dad walking me round & getting stung by nettles! my great grandfather was the blacksmith ( believe the vets car park is......

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

Daniel (lives in norway): yeah, this place can sometimes be a scarry city, but thats just like in america, if you walk around in new york, there will be a lot more voilence. this is a very calm place,......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

terrified of racoons: ilive in westphilly and i am used to rats and mice stray cats but racoons that's like everything i just named wraped up in one. They look cute as youngsters but let your as......

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

Steve - Albox, Almeria: If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Guitarista81: We went to manhattan in 05' and felt so safe, 1st time ever been there im 26 walked all around uptown-downtown at night, I felt safe as shit. People like force could be believable if......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

sadie.bleu: i lived & worked in norton for about a year & a half. hated it while i was there, too far from friends & family, but it got under my skin & into my heart......

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

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

Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school . On the odd Occision when I looked around me I......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

patricia blackmer: I'm planning on a trip to calvary cemetary.... i have family buried there and i'm just fascinated with old cemetaries..... its a walk through history..... lovely picture...

in response to: Old Calvary Cemetery by jack

Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Megan: Hello, I have recently relocated to NY and am living in Bensonhurst, near Bay Parkway and 66th. I was wondering if I could get people's opinions on how safe it is for a single, white......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Maz, Netherne: Hi all, I found this site quite by chance a couple of days ago. I found it when I Googled the name of my village not expecting to find anything much but boy was I wrong.......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jackie Stanley: "I lived in Kensington, in the 80's, On 3000 block of Rorer & Clearfielf, I can remember the nights there, where you couldn't hear a peep at night, you talk about quiet, it sure......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

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

Dennis: Hi neighbors,I lived at 6 Covert Street between Broadway and the almighty Bushwick Avenue. I too remember those classic games of playing skelly,stoop ball and johnny on the pony ouch! I just caught a neck......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

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

Jersey Guy: Thanks for the heads-up....you can find the same differences here in the states too. Bottom line.....you have to know where to go. Along those lines, I'm going to Montreal for the first time......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Steven H.: I just love this site! Growing up in Bushwick was a big part of my life.I had friends in all walks of life. I grew up at St. Mark's Lutheran at Bushwick and Jefferson. A......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

NYC native: JA is still killin it. obviously not like he did when he was 16, but he still gets the itch just like the best of us, and still goes out and murders truck yards. he......

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

Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

mami: bushwick cant wait to go back............. i lived in bushwick|flushing until i moved into my housing apartment in coneyisland and let me tell you i can:t wait to go back.... i miss siting in front......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Stephanie: As a child I would walk past the ASPCA building and I would hear the yelping of puppies. I still remember the smells. I always wished I could have a puppy but we lived in......

in response to: Forgotten Structure: ASPCA by GGP

scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

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

poteto: Hey SAM/ have not put a name to you yet but I remember when betty took over(OH MY GOD) she would yell while we were playing pinball stop shaking, stop slapping the flipper,Hirscht(herman)......

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

Sam: all I can say Mort is that if you had walked past where I lived and that happened to you..you would have been helped because my family was/is not like that and I am sorry......

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

mort: sam. i must say that your description was not our experience and as kids we were not even permitted to walk the area circa 65-70. the only reason that i ever walked through was......

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

Sam: Mort, I am so sorry to inform you but in the '60's the Kensington that I grew up in was not a "getto". I went to school over by Norris Square..oh and my sisters and......

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

mort: york & dauphin was a getto in the 60's. almost no one from the k & a section would walk through that area. i was attcked by a small mob of stone......

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

Mike: Indeed, I used to shop at the IGA, while it was further west on N-Dame st., near parc Sir G-É. Cartier. I can still remember people stocking up on on chicken legs, milk, canned juices,......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

procyon: That wouldn't surprise me. We were just walking by, though, and the flashing lightup eyes were of much more interest to me than the idea of eating a hot dog, so I can't say anything......

in response to: Fear of Food by procyon

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

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

Sam: Wow..what an incredible site..I was googling some names of people I used to hang out with and this came up..what a find! I also grew up in Kensington..born in 1956...lived on 2300 block of Emerald St..my......

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

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

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

jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES... I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize.......

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

maureen.downing@comcast.net: I lived on E. 89th St. between York and East End Avenues from 1940-1955 and have tons of great memories of coming of age in Yorkville during World War II & thru the 50's. ......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

RonS: hairsy-Is mack a carrier,if so I work with him he's a good guy.schrader used to rent a garage on emerald st and do remodeling but I think he's retired now,he gave up the garage,looks like......

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

eliza: been visiting since the 1960's.......a step back in time. A fond memory is a day where we began the morning with breakfast at new ideal diner, followed by lunch at the Big M, down the......

in response to: New Ideal Diner by EvilGentleman

Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

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

Anonimus: Werribee Stations is becoming a really dangerous place. Specailly at night time because lots of gang members meet up and start fights, hit random people. Werribee has become dangerous because of this gangs tha have......

in response to: Werribee Station by benji

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

ASEC ALG KOB: BEL! Infamous in Norwalk. I remember when you first started out and when I first started to be interested by graffiti. When you hit up my elementary school! AHahahaha that was great though. It had......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

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

Anonymous: Oh yeah, I allmost forgot the best part. After they beat me up and stole my stuff they would follow me (at a distance)back to my house, then they would run up on me after......

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

Anonymous: In fact, I can know for certain, that if I were to walk out my front door right now and walk as far as past Ureka Gardens apts. with my i-pod on- I would see......

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

Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down......

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

Tyfoid Kid: How's that old song go: Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

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

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got......

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

Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

JoeyD: Sticky: 4th Aug 2006 - 01:13 GMT UUummm, that's a skater kid, not a hippie, check out the "rainbow family" or all the kids that used to be on Phish tour type stuff for what modern......

in response to: Modern Hippie by JoeyD

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

MR: Loved Kensington!! Grew up at Somerset & Jasper, worked at a deli on Kensington Ave & Somerset in the early 70 thru to the early 80's. Never had to worry about being robbed. Everyone looked......

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

Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Panda_Chan: As a future art student I'm amazed by the art throughout my city. I didn't know this place existed and from the photos I'm tempted to take a walk through myself. It's nice to know......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Ross: Sure, You can walk under it though side to side only, not lengthways! You can also walk along the eastern side, cycle over the western side, climb the arch, and there's even a museum......

in response to: The Bridge by Ross

CartLegger: I appreciate this new angle on the old favorite. Can you walk under it too?...

in response to: The Bridge by Ross

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H, On the Coronation party photo, there is a group of ladies, the one nearest the camera wearing a dark dress and a white paper hat is my mum and to her......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

mackie.p: I like this post. You have captured a great area. Joel Sternfeld produced a book "walking the high line" back in like the late 90's, great work!...

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking. 69. The habs win one damn series and......

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

lisag: Maybe because I am from Vancouver - but I like the "useless and dangerous" green spaces around buildings. That said, I LOVE Montreal, and your pictures are like a walk down the streets...thank you!...

in response to: NDG by CE