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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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): probably, pubs, clubs and bars and cheaply constructed housing sold at extortionate prices !!!...

in response to: Demolish the Railway Arches by Andrew Smith

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

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

Peter: {citynoise}: where {american} {tourists} come to find cheap {prostitutes} in {montreal}... lol....

in response to: Red Light District by CE

EvilGentleman: Nice to know that there are enough fanatical vegans to go around. And I thought North America was hoarding them all for themselves... I usually put ground pork in my pasta sauces. Same sawdust filler, lower......

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

Peter: theres no cheap rent in nyc, so well just call it "less expensive", hehehe......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

CE: Rent is probably cheap at least....

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

www.hydrant.ca: It's hard to say why they have done that. It seems as though the new hydrant is connected to a new watermain that has not been connected underground yet. So they connected the new hydrant......

in response to: Hydrant to Hydrant by POWcityblog

PJS: These posts are so fascinating. I grew up at Lawrence and Huntington. Went to John Welsh Elementary, then Girls' High. Mos.t of my friends went to St. Edwards at Seventh and York. I remember the......

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

Peter: it is indeed a good store. many of their products are a bit on the pricy side ($10 for two ounces of [[goo:krink]], etc), but in all cases, you get a very good product, and......

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

Peter: yeah, i liked chicago. i plan on going back more in the future; its a cheap flight from nyc. i wonder if someone living in the urban northeast would enjoy living in illinois after the......

in response to: The El by serlingrod

Jesse: We moved to the northside when moving here from Ontario. Fredericton is about 20 yrs behind well anywhere else in Canada especially when it comes to shopping. My god its a capital city and full......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

mike: re: the nose pic Its a restaurant. It's awesome. brought tears to my eyes. Isn't cheap but it's worth it....

in response to: Walking Home by Elicar

Shaun: I moved to Jax in Sept and my lease is up in June. I am outta here! I'm from the D.C. area and I visited Jax all the time. My family and I decided to......

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

Johnny: The cost of living is cheaper here but it still sucks. Why don't we leave you ask? Because now we are stuck here with the housing market and all the other crap. Jacksonville......

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

Peter: hey "movin to wick", wake up! youre working with a conception of {new york} thats about 20+ years outdated... i mean, serously. youd think {brooklyn} was {beirut}. perhaps youve been watching too much ##law and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might......

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

Peter: did you read the above thread? it was soho zat, then soho underground, and now its called the {scrapyard}... its still very small, but well-stocked, and they have cheap caps....

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Andrew Thanks for adding Dom's photos.The frontage of the Rialto cinema is very little different from when it was The Globe picture house. Even the Large door to the right of the main entrance is......

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

Steven H.: antBlack is right. I grew up in Bushwick in the 60's and 70's, and moved to the other side of Brooklyn in 78. I remember it being a true neighborhood, my friends were black, hispanic,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring! Like other posters here I moved away to a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

nancy: that old space is still empty...we need a cheap little fruiterie there...the prices at that IGA really are astronomical!! Its also really disorganized...and their organic section sucks..notice too, that anything that is on sale......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

Gav: real estate is a long slow thing. those properties are being amased by some developer that might be waiting for the last piece (little old lady)to fall into place. Think 20-25 yrs out,it's not that......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

jeeff: "block-busting" is a little different than what you describe, and probably not exactly what went on here. in the US, real estate agents would leave pamphlets and things in target neighbourhoods warning that minorities......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Rob: I've read that developers engaged in "block-busting" in the 1950s in that area, buying as many houses as they could and then boarding them up. The idea behind this was to kill the neighbourhood and......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Jess: My favorite pho in seattle is Green Leaf in the International District. I think it's on like 8th and king. It's cheap and tasty!...

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian......

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

QNS4Life: Ive lived in flushing my whole life and went to school at Brooklyn Tech in Ft Greene which was once completely burnt out and is now becoming gentrified. Maybe we dont have so much......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

noname: Also, the reason that Mcpherson may be more expensive is because the economy there can support high rent etc. BTW Taxes are higher in Hutchinson than Mcpherson.. Hutchinson has to be cheap because of the......

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

geraldine: i moved to grove and bushwick over this past summer, and haven't had a single problem at all. it was intimidating at first (i'm 22, white, and female), but for the most part people have......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Scratchings .. mmm ... (thought that was our local twang), we got them too from our chippy opposite the Cadishead Wesleyan Church - Fish and chips in OZ is not quite the same, you......

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

Rob Tynan: Anyone remember Len Jackson the milkman? He ran Jacksons Dairy from a shop opposite the Coach & horses with his wife. They both smoked like chimneys. They were both real characters. ......

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

joe bridge: halfies, fresh pretzels, stick ball, homicide/suicide, adresses painted on sidewalks,cheap lamposts installed, popvision, mr. softy, corner candy stores,the ave, pinball machines, asteroids,record spot, levins,humphrys store, moes meats, jewish pickles, the belly buster hoagie, mr. cocos......

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

Terry: I love that the original complaints and pics from this person come from the closest and cheapest CHAIN restaurants and hotels to the exit ramp off the highway. I dont like Dennys so I......

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

Bob Salmon: Anne I do not know what the church was that was on Lord Street adjacent to the graveyard, but I remember that it was a school for the children of the members of the Wesleyan Chapel......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ......

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

zomb: the used shit is cheap as fuck!...

in response to: Amoeba on Haight by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the......

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

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

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

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

A Girl From Wakeham Bay: it is very nice up here && there is a theatre now plus you can order alcohol and it takes 2 days to arrive but expensive. I am glad to live here it is......

in response to: Passing Airliner Triggers Wonder in Arctic by EvilGentleman

Peter: i pass that place every day going to/coming back from the train. i never see anyone in there. im assuming its because theyre still pretty new. with all the cheap (but admittedly spartan/utilitarian) {bodega}s around......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Antwerp Kurzweil: dangerous citizens? man, what you need to be worried about is the dangerous NYPD. sure, there's always the chance you'll get mugged in nyc, but then again, theres also a chance you'll get an undeserved......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

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

chiamattt: The stamp is my name in Korean, but my girlfriend (Fashion Chic) had it made for me in the Qingdao airport...which is in China. [[img:24315]] [[img:24316]] The shell of the stamp is a snake. I was born in......

in response to: Osaka Part Five by chiamattt

MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR......

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

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

Tyfoid Kid: Whatever they are they aren't cheap!...

in response to: Chinatown Dare: by Peter

unsure: Actually, as I look back on what I wrote, and after reading every single comment on this page (whew!), I realize that I do need to spend more time in Bushwick and see how I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

QQbiker: The cost right now is in the range of $300. Problem is that's for the device itself and doesn't cover monthly service fees, registration, etc. if you need someone to track it for you.......

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

Big Momma Becky: Oh I almost forgot. Our new slogan should be "Come to Hutch,its a BLAST" or "Come to Hutch,its a GAS" I know this is a cheap shot,sorry....

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

G: Yes, Catford is in for a wholesale regeneration project over the next decade. If you want the cat to be preserved, make sure you tell the council, as well as having your say on......

in response to: The Giant Cat of South London by I.T.U.C.

Peter: im 30. im not rich. i live in bushwick because i can afford it and because its, for the most part, a hard-working, family-rich neighborhood thats free of yuppie condos, starbucks and the like. it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: its hard to be objective about "safety" and "neighborhoods" in nyc in general, as everyone has their own stories and experiences, and fluke things happen in every neighborhood, from the hood to park avenue. but i......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Laterallateral: Ugh... I didn't realise, uppon hearing about this, a few weeks back that it meant no more Galaxie Bleue. That was an excellent place to buy cheap chucks....

in response to: Say Goodbye by CE

Not from Hutch anymore: I would like to say that I do not live in Hutchinson anymore. I have, however, lived all over the country since I left. This includes New York, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Florida,......

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

Elektric: My red Trek mountain bike just got stolen a few days ago. And I was actually planning to go to Igor's to buy a new bike because I'm just so sick of getting......

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

Kristen from Hutchinson: "I always love it when someone makes remarks about grammer/spelling. This is a cheap comeback or stab. But maybe you don't have enough common since to think that it may have been a typo.. Not......

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

Luis Acevedo: In my opinion what makes this neighborhood so hot is that people are moving to what they consider to be cheaper rents than in soho or midtown. The L train gets you to manhattan in......

in response to: Bushwick: the Next Hot Neighborhood? by upfromflames

Peter: word. their slice is sorta shitty, but then again, its cheap. ive gotten food-poisoning there at least twice, but i keep going back again. so yeah. word up, gino's. im the one thats been annoying you......

in response to: Gino\'s Pizza by Peter

fedupinNE: Thank God for organizations like NKCDC! Imagine how the world could truly be if everyone just pulled up stakes and left as soon as a community began to turn. There would be no where to......

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

KansasBoy: It would seem, perhaps, that you missed the downtown area of Belleville, since all of your pictures are from out on Highway 81. No matter, your conclusion is pretty much on target, if a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Huggy : I find these urinals so much better than in Paris. It costs 1 franc to use an inclosed toilet located on the street, but a lot of Frenchies find it easier (and cheaper)to urinate against......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Observer: It is depressing to see how the world changes when everything has to be manufactured cheaper and faster. Great Chevrolet cars were once built there inside that Tarrytown plant - now "Chevrolet cars" - or......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Wannabe-Farmboy: I always love it when someone makes remarks about grammer/spelling. This is a cheap comeback or stab. But maybe you don't have enough common since to think that it may have been a typo.. Not......

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

Peter: i often used to go to a bar in {hells kitchen} that served up really cheap pints of beer... until i realized that every time i went, i ended up getting a stomach ache later......

in response to: Verres Stérilisés... by CE

Alec: I did an engineering internship there 21 years ago when I was 19. I went there this morning and viewed basically the same thing as the photos show (my first time back there). ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

lozenge: The Hare Krishna restaurant "Govindas", is at 9 Soho Street, W1D 3DL (between Soho Square and Oxford Street). Cheap and always delicious. http://iskcon-london.org/govindas/index.html ...

in response to: Hare Krishna by steelisreal

kobie: well tenements in scotland vary in quality, think it depends on the building materials used. from what i know the grey sandstone ones tend to suffer from more problems than the red or blond......

in response to: Glasgow Schemes4 by kobie

Cay: I started out hopeful and willing and embracing the challenge of fitting in and making it work. I'm just sharing with those who care to listen to go about their business, and deal with......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jimmy Legs: it's a strange attitude to adopt, rosecoloredglasses: bemoan safety issues but still admit the neighborhood is coming back. how does a neighborhood come back without change? and in this case one undeniable aspect of this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Manoj: So here we go... what was supposed to be a topic about cheap sex and stuff has turned into a debate on racism... and further worse - apartheid! Well, having lived for 2 years now in......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

MontrealGal: FYI these bikes were sold at the city auction for 30$ to 60$.. check out the new bikes the police got. Rocky Mountains... much better Did you ever see a Parking Controle Officer on Bike? They......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

CE: I'm currently in Sussex for the next few hours and have been here for a couple days. There are more murals since I was last here and I still stand by my opinion that......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

Sandra: I stayed in Northern Ireland for five years,and found the scenery beautifull,and house prices were cheap. The weather is awful,with rain most days,The people are friendly,However Racism does excist,and unless you are irish then you are......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

zilep: Bought a house in the heart of Bushwick- on Central avenue and Cornelia streets (one of those cookie cutter homes with all the meters showing- you know the ones the BROWNSTONER people love to hate).......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Frank S. Besner: I was just at the IGA on Charlevoix, tonight and boy can I vouch for your statement, CE. Prices at these chains are through the roof! I especially love how they compulsively try to con......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

jason: If you mix 1 part elmers glue and 1 part water you get a good result that is clear - just mix it in a water spray bottle -- clean the tip when you're done......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Mushi: I've now lived in Bushwick for 10 months. Other than the fact that where I live feels like a dorm sometimes (loud music, loud people), I do feel safe there. Yes, as I have said,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

clevr: I use newsprint printed on with an injet printer. Spray some Arcylic spray varnish to keep the ink from smudging and your all set. You can get newsprint dirt cheap and HUGE. I have a......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

JimQV: Linden, from Bushwick to Evergreen Aves? I worked in Bushwick, it's pretty horrible. Very dangerous, and it's not going to get better. You have "newbies" to NYC on this message board who think cheap rent......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris: Just read the piece its pritty poor, i guess its supposed to be creative writing but its jumbled hard to read and pointless whats rapid got to do with living in a cheap flat amoungst......

in response to: rapid hardware by elaine

Marc: Where Is This Salvia Booth?? it has been a few years, but i believe it was near this hotel we stayed at between av. adolfo ruiz cortines and av. colon, closer to av. colon, near the......

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

upfromflames: Planned Shrinkage was no accident: It was a well planned and thought out concept. Faced with a shortage of funds and a number of deteriorating neighborhoods, the city’s Housing Development Commissioner, Roger Starr, basically said:......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

jamie: cheap, catherine. cheap....

in response to: Snake Liquor by Shermozle

grange: Killing natural wild life ? We have that up here with the coyotes.Farmers hunting them for the same reason . I guess when it comes to protecting farm animals farmers are not the shepards of......

in response to: Raptors by Guy McLaren

jack: esmer, your probably too young to know what this is about so i'll explain it simply to you. since the inception of this nation we have always depended upon men and women to fight......

in response to: Untitled by dfwtiger

upfromflames: To Jon: Knickerbocker was street that was always bustling and full of shops, evenin bushwick's hardest times. It was, and is, undeniably and overwhelmingly commercial. I noticed that behind the gleaming wall of signs for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kanuki: realy you think those bikes are speacial i ridden every bike known to man and the montreal cops bikes are by far the cheapest ride you can get they should ask opinion lord knows the......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

mike: Definatly should have called a locksmith, cheap and quick. would have cost $70. Cheaper and less mucking around that smashing glass....

in response to: A Very Expensive Locksmith by groovehouse

Ex-Normanite: This is great. I am from Norman and have not looked at pics for a while. That Denny's is the old Howard Johnson's. First, I would like to say that I like......

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

RICH W: MARITZA,you tell the truth,but my family who were forced out off the same block as u,lived in h.p area from 1920 till about 1970. we were forced out by the crime and lawless people that......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Beadle and Tatum: I think the selection committee was probably swayed by a huge bid by the city of cleveland. I bet no other city was willing to pay as much as we were. Im gonna......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

Scott: Just moved to Bushwick 2 years ago, very white, and a supposed part of this so-called "gentrification." I, and the other "white people" that live in my building all moved here for two reasons.......

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

Troy: I also have recently aquired one of the more modern versions of the buddy bike, it's missing the right (or passenger) peddle crank but is in pretty good shape. Two of my co workers playing......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

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