i go to new york

If anyone if free tomorrow afternoon, I will be in town again.

erin knows who you are, lindsay!!!!!
happy birthday! i don't think i will make it to yer party but have a grrrreat one.

ok well feel free to bring helen (and ivan) if you decide to go! i'm making bacon -wrapped stuffed dates...

it is today! everyone should come

That was fun in new york, all the people and all the doing things :)

(Now I'm on a bus back to montreal and the bus driver is trying to fix the ac... why I leave nyc?)

becuase it interesting

I do miss Montreal and my cats and people it's true

i go to new york. now i am in new york.

you free at like 5:30-6 tonight?

how does one get from brooklyn (e.g. around atlantic ave station) to la guardia at 5am? taxi yes? will i be able to hail on round there or should i book a car service?

based on my experience this winter: car service

yeah take a car http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-bell-car-service-brooklyn

thanking you

joe will you be in ny in early june? if not why not.

prob not, because i am indecisive i guess

car service remains a mystery to me even though i have been in a car service car before

i understand taxis

theyre like taxis w/o meters and its illegal to hail them u call them instead

that info will soon be out of date via new laws fyi

so you negotiate price when you get in them? and they're only in brooklyn/queens/not-manhattan? but sometimes there are car stands, like taxi stands, aren't there?
i feel like i've taken a regular taxi from brooklyn to manhattan and i definitely have from manhattan to brooklyn.

regular taxis can go in the boroughs atm and can be found sometimes but it's generally more profitable for them to stay in manhattan

but because there is a limit to the number of medallions, the boroughs are underserved, so you have a huge mostly-gonna-look-the-other-way black market, but as jh0 said they are fixing this problem by creating borough-specific taxis

they have them in all the boroughs tho obvs theyre more key in places where no yellow cabs dare tread, the price is somewhat negotiable, and yeah there are car stands some places like outside of the supermarket or w/e you can go to the storefront dispatch place to get one too also people just hail them all the time even tho its against the rules

there are often taxis around caeks departure point but prob not so much at 5am

negotiate price BEFORE you get in them btw

Seems so unregulated that I couldn't quite believe it of NYC, tho I guess people get ripped off by legit taxis too. I've heard many "dodgy mini-cab" stories re: London.

i go to new york 4-10 june. i am mostly busy in the week, but does anyone fancy beers on 9 or 10 june (fri eve, sat day or eve)?

~awkward~

hah

busy then unfortunately but shout when you're here? Maybe i can get you out to a show?

Caek! Come to Boston!

I'm always up for drinking when I don't have to be at the movies

i recommend drinks w/ caek, hes good people, we ate japanese food once

could possibly do something the 10th. the 9th is the Belmont Stakes, I'll either be at the track or at work

Lemme know:

Saturday, June 9 at 7:00pm in Central Park, Manhattan
The 10th Annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil NY Film Festival
Live Performance by Sandra de Sá
Full Screening of the new Raul Seixas documentary film “RAUL”
File Under: Brazil, Global, Film
Festival Website: http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/ny/2012/ny2012_en.html
Brazilian cinema is celebrating the 10th edition of Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil – NY. This annual event honors the best and the brightest of Brazil’s innovative new cinema. As is tradition, the opening night film of the 10th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil NY, presented outdoors at SummerStage in Central Park, will feature a performance by the Queen of Brazilian Soul, Sandra de Sá, followed by director Walter Carvalho’s documentary, RAUL a look into the life of Brazilian rock legend, Raul Seixtas.
Artist Website: http://www.sandradesa.com.br
A Brazilian icon, Sandra de Sá has been collecting awards, international recognition and multiple hits over the past thirty years. With a personal voice and warm tone, she is considered by many to be the “Queen of Brazilian Soul.” An advocate of Música Preta Brasileira (Brazilian Black Music) which is Brazil’s unique mixture of soul, funk, samba, rock and blues, de Sá has been captivating audiences since her first single “Demônio Colorido” was released. Over her illustrious career, de Sá has had numerous hit albums and has recently released AfricaNatividade - Sandra 30 Years, a celebration of the musical links between Africa and Brazil.
Raul Seixas is known as an icon of Brazilian Rock and developed a unique musical style that emphasized the maverick and the mystic. His body of work consists of twenty-one albums and numerous collaborations with then fellow mystic, and future worldwide bestselling author, Paulo Coelho. Director Walter Carvalho, an experienced cinematographer unveils RAUL through rare images from archives, family encounters and discussions with artists, producers and friends, documenting the life and public image of one of Brazil’s most controversial and important rockers.

thanks guys. we'll figure this out. i will be in a bar mood i think forks, but thanks anyway!

right now i am dealing with the airbnb hosts of brooklyn, who are all dreadful and unreliable. third booked host cancelled on me this am. if anyone has a lead for a 1BR/studio i could rent/borrow from june 4-10 then i would be v grateful. erica: if i don't sort something out then i will come to boston. no joke.

boston is not a joking matter. (well i guess it kind of is, at least that's what i learnt from recent movies set there.)

irl too

wait shit i didn't catch the "not"

caek re the date of June 9, I am loosely planning to have a house party on that day. I don't know that it will be partic organized or like fancy or anything, but goddamnit I can't keep putting off having my friends over because it's not "perfect" "yet".

caek u better show up this time

mookie assuming i don't have to spend the week figuring out sofas to sleep on and getting i will show up this time. new york is a tumultuous town, i find!

i fly to el paso at 6am or something on june 10, so party on june 9 is either a terrible or amazing idea. keep me posted!

is there a particularly good iphone app for the MTA/subway? offline maps, route planner, etc. there seem to be hundreds of them.

Uh I don't know because a) I have an android, and b) I don't use a route planner, I just look at a map.

you sort of dont need one, theres maps all over. if you are going to get one id recommend something that shows you an actual map of the city with subways laid over it, since the official MTA map isnt really accurate aboveground

hmm yeah i guess. i just don't have brooklyn very clear in my head, so something offline would be good. and the subway is a struggle for the first few days every time.

all set with fancy new digs via airbnb crediting me with $$$ for screwing me around : )

Hopstop is probably the best route planner. You would need to be online but if you're doing the subway on the weekends an offline map isn't going to help much, you'd be screwed without knowing the weekend service changes.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopstop/id303217144?mt=8

For aboveground I just use google maps.

Hopstop is a little bit crazy, though. One of the main roads near my place has a bend in it, and Hopstop directions treat it like a turn. "Turn right onto Xxxx" is very confusing when you are already ON Xxxx.

i go to new york June 15/16/17ish

let's do some stuff

mta.info on yer phone's web browser has all line-specific information including track work, delays & other service interruptions.

i work a lot but if you buy records you can visit me @ work