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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

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

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

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

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

jack: well i have no idea about that part of ca. but the sign said lajolla beach and there were many people walking about it and i assumed it was lajolla. i took pic's of......

in response to: LaJolla Beach for Joey by jack

Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

truthteller facts: the houses on jeffferson starr troutman that are drug infested. Signs on the houses telling people to stay out or get arrested, the drug problem so bad on knick that the nypd has cameras to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: in picture number 8 behind the red W on the sign in the distance is where i worked, that's my building for 26 years, 130 cedar street. i miss it, thx for the pictures......

in response to: WTC Commute by Peter

Jon Burgess: James Cashan, It would be great to start a thread dedicated to irlam and cadishead musicians and bands, there have been so many. My mates cousin from New Moss Road was the singer of a band......

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

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Bob/Sheila, More on the Dr Walkers saga. I've found one of my grandads medical cards dated 21 Dec 1925. I think the signature on it is W A Walker. Obviously thats not......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Wendy I'm sure you'll get to meet people soon enough. The pictures of the two signs above were actually taken up the moss from Cadishead, not Irlam. If you drive/walk all the way up New Moss......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Deb Simpkins: Hi Norma, as I remember it, Oak Ave wasn't very long so I wonder if our grandparents knew each other? I will ask my dad and see if he remembers Tommy and May.. Bolton... was......

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

Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth. that photo is a great......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

JimQV : A young lady named Geraldine just posted that she had moved to Bushwick Ave & Eldert St, and doesn't feel insecure. My Mom was born in a house on Eldert St is 1922. Her relatives......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mike Tess: I agree that when parrots bite it is usually with warning and a reaction to the bitten person's actions. I just got home and had to google parrot bite in response to what happened today.......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

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

Peter: procyon: interesting observation about the parks department... frankly, i was surprised at how easy it was to just walk right into the place. i mean, theres a fence, but it has several door-sized holes/flaps cut/pried......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto: The Toronto Star THE FIXER Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM Jack Lakey Staff Reporter Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems. Few......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

Frank: For the record, there are two entrances open on Sundays. One is at the south end of Mokom Sholom cemetery (the western strip) and the other is at the north end of Acacia cemetery......

in response to: Bayside Cemetary: Rememberance Overgrown by CartLegger

99¢Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

madame maxime: I've moved across country and have lived in many different states. Always I carried my books with me, and when I went to graduate school I kept accruing more. The last move from......

in response to: Booktrash by Peter

VVW: I live on the Aquila Housing developement, which used to be MOD Aquila. Your articles are exellent and very interesting. I believe my house is situated on the site of the X-ray block. I have......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

EvilGentleman: Terrible tragedy, amazing photos. Thank you for thinking of sharing this with us, it really helps us understand the need to fix the crumbling highway infrastructure across North America. Here in Quebec, we are presently having......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

JG: You're absolutely correct about the visual compression--but I think the larger issue remains the same: the road widening, signage, etc. is just plain ugly. And I say this as someone who loves Tallahassee. If more......

in response to: Two Views of Tallahassee by JonathanGarrett

Chris: Monday July 9th, I made a point to stop by today and view the progress. The family spent the weekend up on Greenhorn. The forest service has work ahead of them to reopen the road......

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

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

shankill: Wouldnt live anywere else!! thers great shops and cafes and the people are the most friendly by far. tourists walk freely all over the shankill and along the peace walls, signing their names and leaving messages......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Frank S. Besner: Yeah, I say watch out, Evil. I used to love 'Taib, too. Unfortunately, that all changed the last time I was there. I noticed a cockroach walking rather conspicuously around on the cash register. Now,......

in response to: De Maisonneuve and MacKay by CE

rosecolredglasses: While it is true the Bushwick is "trying" to come back, it haas a long way to go. Without a doubt, it is much better than the period of 1976-1994 when you could honestly......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Brad: [[img:19366]] Took this picture on the forbidden Triborough Bridge last month on vacation. The white signs on the right are "No Photography" signs. I didn't realize what they said until we rode past them, we also......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: Well, my son and I just had a good laugh from this one. Thanks. jack, as far as your question goes, I believe it has something to do with sexual standards still being somewhat male-dominated, and......

in response to: Oh Isht by fuzzytank

westcoast LK: real spit to the author who wrote this article.... i used to live in las vegas...in fact i resided about a block away from the strip itself near warm springs. I feel as though vegas taught......

in response to: View of Vegas by jack

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

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

EvilGentleman: 34 - Neither pedestrians nor drivers have a clue what a crosswalk is 35 - Jaywalkers cut off police cars and nothing happens 36 - People prefer to shove shopping carts into snowbanks rather than bring them......

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

Sirhcbre: 27.You have atleast one broken bone due to slipping down the stairs of your walkup. 28. Your response when someone says they're from Toronto is "oh..." before moving onto another subject. 29. A big white arrow......

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

procyon: sort of; important but not too important. the '33 world's fair was there, and it was the site of mayor daley's famous, ridiculous late-night bulldozing in 2003. from the next day's Trib: "Mayor Richard Daley launched......

in response to: Adler, 12th St. Beach and the Former Meigs Field by procyon

sam: i agree with the whole designated parking or parking 150 and 50cc's on the wide sidewalks where there are bike lock up posts; since they only weigh 200 to 250lbs. they are fairly light which......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

jack's daughter: I'd have to agree with you, Little Ukraine, that the Bobst Library at NYU is quite remarkable. The floor of the atrium is based on an Escher design, so if you spent some time......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

little ukraine: I'd be interested to hear the opinions of the NYers on this site (or of anyone who is familiar with it, for that matter) of the Bobst Library, seen here on the left. I......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

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

chiamattt: You cannot walk on the grass in Seoul. Grass is at a premium here. You pay about 30cents to go into a walled park to walk on designated paths. There are benches to sit on...but......

in response to: Quay to the City by jeeff

Cosmo: EG, I just realized one possible motivation for the signs on the wall: perhaps the drug store has had trouble with kids parking their bikes on the sidewalk, blocking the way for the disabled......

in response to: I Assume You\'re Not Blind by Cosmo

jfilip: I want to move to Intercourse Pennsylvania. NOW. [[http://www.800padutch.com/intercs.shtml]] Get some AAA buggy rides! Once, a long time ago, I was in Stratford(, ON) and while walking down the street I saw a road sign saying 'Church......

in response to: What to Do in Sarnia? by jfilip

ksedge: i just moved here and the first thing i said when i went downtown was, "where is everyone?" the downtown core felt completely empty and emotionless. i soon found out that everyone just walks through......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

Chris Erb: Although there are currently no plans to remove bridges or to discontinue building new ones, the system has received some criticism and controversy in recent years. The system has been blamed for being a potential......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

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.

Andrew Smith: Natalie -I don't think the air raid shelters are there, though I may be wrong. The Kwik Save site is currently being built on with more new houses. The horse stables have gone, I'm afraid. As......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

I.T.U.C.: Another unsubtle attempt by the State to control our thinking. “Look left, look right”. “Walk, don’t walk”. “Look up” now – can’t wait for the sign to look down! A great picture, all the same... ...

in response to: Fly Straight, Don\'t Deviate... by Lawrence

Chris Erb: This building is actually quite nice to Fredericton standards. Even though Fredericton is one of the richest places in Atlantic Canada, it's still quite poor compared to much of the rest of Canada. ......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

EvilGentleman: There has been some confusion as to defining exactly what constitutes an outdoor structure or patio. I have heard that any structure enclosed on more than two sides will be considered to be indoors, and......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: yeah...so why is a sign selling beer bad? I am not going to argue that you are or are not a good parent. When you walk by a sign selling beer at the gas station...why......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: The townhouses next door were actually designed by my landlord. There are a bunch more to the right and behind and are about 10 years old. It's actually not a bad development for......

in response to: Post a Picture of Directly Outside Your Window by CE

EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

EvilGentleman: I see from the design of these public urinals that actually, unless the guy was extremely well-endowed, thus causing him to pee from a few steps further back than usual, all the person walking past......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

anon (cpe-72-134-234-209.hawaii.res.rr.com): It's true. Animal cruelty does indeed create serial killers. Just look at the ALF (or just about any of the "concerned, caring activists" that've posted at this point) - they presume cruelty, so......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: In October of 1988, I was 19 and still lived with my parents in the officers' house assigned to my Dad in Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Nova Scotia. One day that month, the paper boy......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: On May 5 of 1989, I was in the middle of a long road trip with my best friend, Mike. We were in San Diego, California, after having driven 5000 miles through two Canadian provinces......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

jeeff: very informative article, tho i think your enthusiasm for the space needle definitely clouds your objectivity a bit. a couple things: 1) the space needle itself was inspired by the stuttgart tv tower in germany,......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

Jo : March 18 2006, The Elevator is not run by the parks department, or at least not Physicaly. The Elevator Operators are outsorced. They are from a private company that applies for a contract each year.......

in response to: Public Elevator by stillseeingred

Gabi: Life’s little miracles! This is my favourite time of the year. I walk with my nose stuck to the ground looking for these tiny signs of rebirth of a new season – symbols of......

in response to: It Is Truly Spring! by Elicar

jack: WELL ACTUALLY ITS NOT FOR HUMAN USE IT IS FOR DOGS. PLEASE SEE SIGN. you are to walk your dog over to the table and sit the animal down. you can only......

in response to: Rattlesnake Dilemma by EvilGentleman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Thanks EvilGentleman! I know to the Canadians, a couple of feet of snow is practically summer, but I was quite surprised when the schneider shovel and I went out there. I'm thrilled at the prospect......

in response to: Cat\'s Brave Battle with the Snow. by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I actually think it was the infamous '34th gang forever' tag that was buffed to make way for the dollar sign. Because I just can't find it. People here are very territorial, and I......

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Neo: "That's Leah, a Toronto courier. I'm a former courier, now dispatching. She was defending her space, and this guy attacks her. Typical behaviour of a motorist." Her space? Come on now.. the road system is designed......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jono Cono: Hey, those are great pictures, they turned out fine. I really like the one of "John Finley Walk", the "Dog Run" and the Bridge. Those are well captured photos. The bridge picture......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

pedestrian pal: Rather than go on and on about cyclist versus motorist lets consider this. People who litter are pigs, people who seek out confrontations like this are fools or worse yet, holier than thou. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Raoul Davachi: I'm a bike courier, and I am so god damn tired of people in cars, or worse, people in suits walking on sidewalks who think they rule the world. I was talking to the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Donald Morin, donaldmorin@gmail.com: Good action related pictures, even though a bit sad, as it is an indication of the times we live in. Loving ones neighbour is differently out of the picture here, as people allow themselves......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

driver and cyclist: Cyclist should really get a clue and stop trying to a motorvehicle when its convenient for them, and a pedestrian when its not. I can't count the number of times that I am turning right,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Arrgghhhhh - T.O.: So littering gets Leah and a few others here really upset...wow!!...Fine he littered, he deserved the end results....I have no sympathy for him or her......she's just lucky he was a scrawny turd.....Can't stand littering much......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

evoluzione: failing that, i need a quality photo of the sign, with the "DONT WALK" part lit up, can anyone help with that?...

in response to: The City Says Don't Walk: by Peter

Myke: Ugh, that elevator sounds worse than the ones they have at the Covent Garden tube station in London. The first time I went in there I took the stairs having not noticed the sign saying......

in response to: 168th Street by GGP

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

Peter: those are my feet, heh. ive had quite a few pair of chucks and they indeed stand up to daily wear here in nyc, where i sometimes walk miles in a day. the soles are......

in response to: Shoes & Feet by sine

tooker: "Ellis G" is just a toy graffiti writer who couldn't hack the streets so he came up with doing artfag chalk drawings. Wait, not even "drawings", but more like "tracings" and made up some lame......

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

kc: wonder if those are considered sidewalk items or street ones. If you tie one up to a street sign, do you get a ticket? ...

in response to: NYPD Segways by Peter

Balloonhedz: Yup. the FIRST of two portals (south side of the tunnel) comes out into daylight and the yard at Vanderbilt Ave. There were two yard designations years ago..VD Upper and VD Lower. ......

in response to: Subway Roulette by Balloonhedz

K: Everytime I'm in the area, the store is never open! How long has that sign been there? I walked past there maybe a month so so ago and I don't remember seeing it....

in response to: Brooklyn Sweat by GGP

Cardboard: I saw something like this in Oregon August 11th, 2005 off the walker road 217 offramp. Some guy in card board armor had a sign like this, but it said "NINJAS KILLED MY FAMILY - NEED......

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

Peter: you missed the best part! that ##huge## mural, on the wall headed up Bergen, that depicts tons of boulders and rocks with faces staring up at a starry night. so strange. i noticed it was......

in response to: Boulders on B Street by GGP

Peter: heh! i love that you caught a shot whilst the dont/walk sign was blank! reminds me of the photos i made of the blackout when times square was completely dark. rare indeed. also: my cam is......

in response to: Pet Bird at Night by kc

Peter: we have stuff like this here: [[img:2872]] we also have city-made signs around town (complete with a stick-figure man walkinga pooping dog) but i cant find any photos of a sign like that at the moment......

in response to: I Want To Eat Your Brain by Jamie

jeeff: i am thinking of using the [[1314:screen printing tutorial]] to print a t-shirt of the "look point" crosswalk sign....

in response to: attention warning achtung by jeeff

ea: haha my dad's received two 'moving violations' on his bike too - for failing to stop at stop signs in residential neighborhoods - gah! I saw another meter cap character that was blue, and I dont......

in response to: dead meter cap by ea

Stacey: Hey I had quite a chuckle walking to the train this morning - I spotted the Pet Bird on a no parking sign on Begen between Carlton and Vanderbilt....

in response to: The Pet Bird Saga Continues... by Peter

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

Marc: I. love walking. Family tradition is on vacations to have at least one endless "death march" hike that ends up with someone being airlifted or at least severely dehydrated.. I dream of walking from San......

in response to: urban orienteering by elaine

cshrem: yes they do, I live in NYC. I took one of the old "dont walk" signs when the man was taking them down, and i'm curious to know how much its worth ...

in response to: The City Says Don't Walk: by Peter

Peter: i do what i can. 1995. i am in nyc for the first time. i leave penn station at 34th, ride the 2 up to 42nd, and walk out of the station seeing htgese signs.......

in response to: Subway Art: MTA-style by Peter

ian: borutz, Houston is an industrial city of ~5 million inhabitants on the Gulf Coast of Texas, in the US. The major industries ar oil and gas refining and exploration, and oilfield services. It is also a......

in response to: Houston, October 2004 by ian

shoshannah: 42nd street station, walking toward the port authority, sweat dripping down my forehead, suitcase towing behind me. it's funny that this is posted exactly three years to the date that i first saw those signs.......

in response to: Subway Art: MTA-style by Peter

jagged edge: doesnt nyc have those itnernationally recognisable signs with the hand icons and stuff now as opposed to the "english only" walk and dont walk signs?...

in response to: The City Says Don't Walk: by Peter

Peter: hi jerry... thanks for the compliments. i do truly have an affection for this city- that probably stems from moving up here from down south about 10 years ago- i literally had to fall in......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter

Peter: sometimes, here in nyc, the crosswalk signs get confused, and flash conflicting messages- the white sillhouette of a walking person over the orange flashing hand that says "stop!". it can be very tricky....

in response to: How to press the walk button in Amsterdam by corsakti