Comments about safety

There are 92 comments about "safety"

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

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

Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962. I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: im fascinated by how often people, in a context such as this, tend to define ##"safe"## as ##"comfortable, according to my standards"##... ergo, it doesnt surprise me that someone that would inquire about the "safety"......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

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

Cheyenne : I hope that people start to open their eyes about these things because teens,children,friends,and family die everyday! its so much more serious then people think it is. Texting, and other distractions need to be illiminated......

in response to: One Car Accident by groovehouse

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

anonymous: It is a shame the cops have pretty much hassled the boys at kensington and rorer that the no longer are out. Their dope, last stop, was the most consistantly good heroin in town.(btw i......

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

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

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

Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}......

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

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Mike: Hello everyone I saw an invention for building fire safety recently,and I think it is a bit interesting . Would you take a look? http://jinshi.selfrescue.googlepages.com/ Do you think it is a crazy idea and the guy......

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

Emily: I smiled to see a posting here with a pic of York and Emerald -- the same site I see outside my bedroom window every day. Things here aren't great but they're definitely moving......

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

little ukraine: i see nobody has given this a stab yet so... here goes... first of all, congratulations for having the initiative to save up a lot of money, because it is first and foremost what you will......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

unsure: I'm reading very mixed comments on here about the safety of the Bushwick area. Some people are saying there's a ton of drug dealing and that people have actually gotten shot on their block (i......

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

EvilGentleman: I dunno how terrorism is supposed to be stopped by more guns. If the terrorists are deterred by machine guns on USCG boats, then they are pretty lame terrorists. Fact is, America and Canada are......

in response to: Did You Bring Protection ? by joey

February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany.......

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

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

Jamie: Yeah, well obviously i can't condone trespassing on British Rail property. It ##is## dangerous. Don't do it kids. But this particular stretch of track has very wide 'sidings' if that's the right term. Gravelled areas......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

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

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

JANICE: I GREW UP IN NORTON, MOVED IN 67, AND HAVE MISSED THE SMALL TOWN FEEL EVER SINCE. I REMEMBER PLAYING ALL DAY LONG AND NO ONE EVER WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. I NEVER......

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

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

upfromflames: Dunno where you are coming from with that. I am working out there now interviewing some of the folks of the block association, which helped the neighborhood to stay solid after the blackout, like starting......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

zinzee: For those of you looking to move here: I live in Bushwick off of the Jefferson L. I'm one block from the L train. I really do enjoy the neighborhood. I did get......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

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

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

gary: jack, yes. i rode a steeplechase horse. i was very small. i was born in '52 in brooklyn and grew up a few miles from coney island and steeplechase park. on......

in response to: Coney Island from the Air by sine

anon (localhost): I don't live there...yet...but I visit quite a lot. I would recommend it. Never heard any of my friends complain about safety, crime or any of that. They just keep talking about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: where those quonset huts used by the pilots? but why would they run you kiddies through emergency procedures in the 70's, there was not much going on. england, that mighty fortress, that island, sorry,......

in response to: The End of the Brotherhood Winery Collection by jack

wyoming: I'm in wyoming, my mother was born in brooklyn in 1926, and lived at 312 Jefferson in Bushwick until about 1935. She attended P.S. 123. My grandfather had a shoe repair shop near......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jason: Followup from: Jason: 10th Jan 2007 - 20:28 GMT Well, it's been a couple weeks since I got my board. It's been really cold and icy here in IA, so I've been stuck practicing in......

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

Sam: ouch, you violate just about every firearms safety rule....

in response to: Gun Farm by chiamattt

Oscar Grouch: Looking at this monstrosity through an Engineers eye, I was quick to note the sub-par concrete pours and immature choices of building materials in critical locations. Apparently he allows the public onto the property,......

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

colavitos ghost: joey: a couple friends of mine got busted last week while sneaking around inside the lighthouse. told them he was only "worried about their safety" and that next time they'd "be in some real trouble."...

in response to: Inside the Old Coast Guard Station (Part 3) by little ukraine

Fire Escape Services New York: 80% of most fire escapes have not been inspected in the past 20-30 years as required by law. Call your local official to come and look at your fire escape and site the owner with......

in response to: crumbling, rusted fire escape by Vulgar Lad

Sirhcbre: It's a shame that it's now apparently illegal to build walkup apartment buildings but fire/safety code prohibits it. I have seen a few new buildings with staircases though, particularly in the areas being gentrified.......

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

Chris Erb: Do you park your car against the median strip and then run like hell through the traffic to get to the legitimate sidewalk and relative safety?...

in response to: Blvd Decarie, Ville Saint-Laurent by CE

ksedge: this post reminded me of how much i love the look of broken glass. although, like zagg, i detest littering, as well as the safety issues of it, my eyes find it appealing. [[img:14693]]...

in response to: Rocky Love. by Matt Skujins

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

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

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: You cannot enter unless you are: authorised (twice), wearing a hardhat and safety equipment, have put your smoke out, are watching out for the step and falling things, and able to close the door behind......

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

Betty: Yea, I don't think so. First of all, these pictures do offend me, especially the last one with a girl who is probably all of seven looking on. Fact of the matter though is that......

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has......

in response to: Down Home Charm by Michelle

chiamattt: I am by no means a 'corporate hack', and while you said you would not attack me personally, you did. Whatever man, I just feel that these matters can be handled outside the realm of......

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

EvilGentleman: Make light of it if you want, Matt. My health is **not** negotiable. The reality is, I have had to actually get off of an aircraft because some idiot thought perfume would be a suitable......

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

Joe: I've lived on Jefferson btwn Irving and Knickerbocker for a year. It's gotten a little better just in that time. We moved here because we got priced out of our old neighborhood, Park Slope. Our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

chiamattt: Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets of Birmingham I wonder to myself Could life ever be sane again ? The Leeds side-streets that you slip down I wonder to myself Hopes may rise on the Grasmere But Honey......

in response to: For Jack by Elicar

Lucky: I was recently in Chicago with my 17 year old daughter so she could visit a few colleges there. I had never been to Chicago nor had I ever heard of Cabrini Green. We stayed......

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

Kusala: I prefer the solution from "The Tao of Mrs. Wei" (from Malaysian-American poet, Hilary Tham Goldberg): MRS. WEI ON THE BUS found a seat thankfully set down her bags. Hot bodies jostled her: schoolgirls in blue,......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

a dose of reality: This topic is being beat to death by people without a real grasp on the term "life". this cat/rabbit in the scheme of things is as worthless now as it was when it was alive......

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

GGP: they abandoned them, yes indeedy...and they abandoned us all, and lied through their teeth about air safety in the days and weeks following (thank you christine todd whitman & co.). recent studies show women who......

in response to: If You See Something by GGP

EvilGentleman: This morning, I was driving my wife to work by a different route than normal and came to a red light. I realized that I needed to make a right turn a few blocks ahead......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

jack: first-elaine, that word i'm curious about. the astericks, there are 3 of them so it was hard to figure out the word. would the letters have been,'un', if so, it should have had......

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

Guy McLaren: Jack the violence is over reported and exaggerated, The crime is over reported and exaggerrated. Crime exists world wide, some if the stuff we have can be horrific but stay out of the slums and......

in response to: Some of the Creatures That Share My Environment by Guy McLaren

jeeff: i agree with everything you say. it frustrates me to no end the way westerners are convinced that japan is "weird". my mom visited me while i lived there and she absolutely loved......

in response to: Practical Japanese by Chris Jongkind

PP: I was stationed in Springs back in 98 and went to see the castle with a friend (no safety rails on those stairs in the first photo back then - they just ended at the......

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

Jim: I took an hour to get through 1/2 of this chain (before giving up)so sorry if I'm repeating. Leah is wrong! You can't have a city filled with people taking situations into their own hands. She......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: Since this has become a cyclist vs motorist thing... Helmet Cams Just as Richard Nixon wouldn't have been nailed without the tapes, technology is available that cyclists can use to get motorists to behave. The technology......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: re: The Jury is STILL out on Evil Gentleman: 2nd Feb 2006 - 22:25 GMT Thanks for taking the time to read my posts. First off, I use the same nick in chat, and it is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Old Kensington Dog: Quote: "RE: reality check: 2nd Feb 2006 - 22:58 GMT RE: the commments on biycycles and autos being invented at the same time... Wrong... bicycles have a far longer timeline." Actually, "reality check", I am correct. The......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

babs: I've had two days worth of blog comments to read. What I've noticed is that there seems to be two camps of opinions. One belonging to the cyclists and one to the motorists. I......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Greg: In the Toronto Star on the next page after the pictures and article of this incident is an article about global warming and the warnings of scientists around the world about the catastrophes that will......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Responsible Biker: She was the first to commit assault by throwing food into his car. She started the fight by taking it upon herself to play litter-vigilante. He didn't behave appropriately, but it's hypocritical to act like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

I can't believe what I read!: while some people are really articulate individuals with a sense of humor and enough intelligence to make me wonder... WTF are they doing defending a guy that contravened a municipal by-law, assaulted a PERSON, and......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Joey: I thought this was 2006? What's with all the chauvinistic women haters on here? Let me clarify a few things here that some of you seem to be forgetting (which I know firsthand) 1. Alex threw......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

HRS: Laws against littering are not really there to give the police the choice to charge someone, they are in place to deter people from littering; the same way locks are on doors. They stop the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

City dweller and proud of it: Leah, the cyclist, is an honour to our city. Streets are shared public spaces, and we all have an obligation to look after them. People who throw their filth on the ground SHOULD be......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Provoking: Wow, the name calling. I've never read so much trash - towards both of these individuals. Hey, let's see some more compassion here. Without it, we're all likely to have our faces plastered publically......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

lester: I once threw a pop can out my car window at a traffic light . Little did I know a police officer was in the car behind me . I received a fine and I......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

RAPPAR: Reverse the roles and the male driver would have been arrested and thrown in jail. I'msurprised that the COPS didn't do that anyways just to teach the guy a lesson, but then there were......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Bikeforums.net: Anybody else read the thread on this in the safety and advocacy area? YOu can actually discuss it instead of shouting here. I think it's called motorist vs courier...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

robin: I spend my working hours immersed in legal minutiae, so I know whereof I speak; Leah cannot choose to press charges. Driver cannot choose to press charges. The only individual that has the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

rrrrr: I am a cyclist (I also drive) and encounter this kind of rage from motorists quite frequently. I think it is important to retain a Zen like state while navigating the streets (as another person......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

John: There seem to be a lot of people arguing about who messed up more. Just to weigh in, it was obviously the driver, but this isn't the point. Both sides clearly made some......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: lol. i wonder if any of those innane "rules" were enforced during their first day... for those of you who dont know, the {MTA} just enacted rules- that went into effect yesterday- that prohibit food/beverages on......

in response to: Subway Cycling: NYC by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: safety shower? In case everything goes silkwood?...

in response to: I Double-Dare You to Pull It by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Paul G: Pic 2, the pneumatics, rules. I was so caught up in the diagonal movement (implied in the piece) that I didn't notice the traffic safety cone till the third take. It is funny how differently......

in response to: Weekend Delays by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

joey: yes, i was driving and snapping the pics. you'll note the freeway was somewhat empty at the time i took this photo. i was in a 'freeway bubble'. i was using the zoom so i......

in response to: Freeway Tourist by joey

Carm: I use to live on Irving Avenue in the 60s. I am now living in Toronto Canada and have great memories of Brooklyn. I am planning to visit with my children, any suggestions,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

elaine: just listening to the knitters - a cautionary tale for your pup could be 'poor little critter on the road' when teaching road safety......

in response to: Puppynoise by GGP

Mystical Witness...: The basis of an individual's existence is governed by self-dertermination. The distinction which is made to those who fail & refuse to fall through the cracks of an industrialized society is based primarily in the......

in response to: The King Was Correct by Lili

piranha erem: ##'This notice is for your own safety'## doesn't necessarily mean that it will make me feel (or actually ##be##)any safer! Especially if I run (i do often run when I am in a rush travelling......

in response to: Service Information? by CW

elaine: i remembered it as a fabric thing, but maybe i was wrong, or else maybe, since you can make the emulsion yourself you can put it on anything. i was quite intrigued about it at......

in response to: San Francisco, from the Coastal Trail in the Marin Headlands by Trolleypup

Peter: hardly, if youre smart and know how to act. safety issues in nyc, especially the outter boros, are greatly overblown. its not the 1970s anymore :)...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

RACHEL: I plan to attend school in Manhattan and live in a house in Bushwick. I am Japanese-American. I would be riding the J train between 9-11pm 6 days a week. should I worry about safety?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Carl: Hi from England, Well done man!! I am proud of you as the Spanish we both are, and as the Christians we both are, and as the engineers we both are, and as the human beings we......

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

elaine: this is a good thing. i try to do it as much as poss - within the bounds of personal safety...

in response to: Lost People by Peter

elaine: yeah, it's like what was counterculture is now the mainstream. Could 'Anarchy in the UK' get any kind of a banning nowadays? Culture accommodates everything, even a safety pin in the queen's nose. Now you......

in response to: watching queen by elaine