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― ... Jenkinson ... Neu! military spending ... snkkt! ... Özil ... ... (imago), Monday, 9 September 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
No I wasn't thinking I would drive IN the city. I just want to drive down from here and have somewhere to leave my car for 5 days.
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 00:19 (ten years ago) link
When I said train I meant the Amtrak Vermonter or whatever it is called, not the subway
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 00:20 (ten years ago) link
Do you guys really call the subway "the train"?
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 00:21 (ten years ago) link
yes bcz it is the only train we get on unless we are unlucky enough to have family in Jersey or New England.
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 00:56 (ten years ago) link
C'mon you can do better than that
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
yeah i don't love love london, and on visits to new york i've always found it even more of ordeal for kind of the same reason: a worse london. but i find nyc a lot better when i have my own apartment to go to though. beats munich that's for sure.
― caek, Tuesday, 10 September 2013 02:33 (ten years ago) link
the train is a cool understated thing to call the subway
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 September 2013 04:08 (ten years ago) link
'take the a subway' as billy strayhorn said
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2013 04:10 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 04:31 (ten years ago) link
what i can't fathom is since l***** is sweet as pie (as always), shouldn't she be caek?and shouldn't the astronomer be in orbit?other than that nice having a pint the other week/month.
― taking tiger stadium (by strategy) (sanskrit), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link
where do i buy a used bike that isn't craigslist? are there stores/coops/whatevers that do this?
― caek, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:04 (ten years ago) link
How does it beat Munich, caek?
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:39 (ten years ago) link
That depends on how badly you want to buy a used bike that you know for sure isn't a stolen used bike.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
I used to be more involved with Recycle-A-Bicycle, they're pretty cool and what their youth work is great. They have an East Village location on Ave C.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 14:34 (ten years ago) link
has anyone fucked w citi bike
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 14:40 (ten years ago) link
i did it for a week. was not bad, i kind of meant to sign up for the full year but ive been lazy and out of town
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:20 (ten years ago) link
seems like itd be cool for one way trips and not having to worry abt where to put a bike
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:29 (ten years ago) link
what happens when you pull up to a station but all the spots are full
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
does it tell u where the closest other citiracks are
yeah, theres a map on all of them, theyre mostly just like 2 blocks away, plus if you have the app you can look ahead of time
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:42 (ten years ago) link
it was really useful basically to take from a block away from my apt to a better train. could see it being good for tooling around brooklyn too tho there arent any stations south of atlantic yet
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:43 (ten years ago) link
but i was thinking it would be really perfect for going from my apt to like williamsburg eg
its also a heavy bike. i rode it from my office in soho all the way back to ft greene one day, the bridge wasnt too bad but ft greene is on a dang hill and the last few blocks were too much
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:44 (ten years ago) link
― 乒乓, Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:40 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
throw it in the river iirc
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:46 (ten years ago) link
damn
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:47 (ten years ago) link
a return to the old gritty new york
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
caek i can't vouch for the quality of their refurbs but Bike Store - 437 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
you could make an afternoon of bike shopping, record shopping at A1, and banh mi in one go
― taking tiger stadium (by strategy) (sanskrit), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
caek i can't vouch for the quality of their refurbs but Bike Store - 437 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009you could make an afternoon of bike shopping, record shopping at A1, and banh mi in one go
that sounds p dope
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 15:57 (ten years ago) link
I don't go to A1 enough. I always forget about that place.
― dmr, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
sold. thanks for the tips sanskrit and in orbit.
i don't mind if it's actually stolen, as long as i don't know it's stolen.
no citibike north of 59th st :-(
― caek, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 17:27 (ten years ago) link
what do you all think about where to stay for a 10-day holiday? i'm thinking like brooklyn or whatever and will prob stay with a friend there for some days and then airbnb it, so i could see some diff parts of the city. i don't want to just go to hipsterville for the sake of it but i suppose i'm likely to want to spend time in that sort of place, for good beer/restaurants/clubs/record stores, so maybe brooklyn is best.
beyond those limited interests i am sure there is tons of shit i want to see but don't really know where to start, last time i came was 2006 and i didn't really have a sense of my interests besides techno...
part of me just tends to consider seeing a city as going out a lot v late.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
really conscious of me not having a clue about size/centres etc in my above post.
i mean i kinda hate to say it but for all those things + easy access to more of those things, williamsburg probably is your best bet? no clue what an airbnb room will run you
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:45 (ten years ago) link
u shd stay in manhattan tho
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:46 (ten years ago) link
For pleasanter street experiences tbh I wld say try to stay in Fort Greene, you can cab it to Wburg from there easily/cheaply and it's nicer walking around, but ymmv.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:47 (ten years ago) link
ft greene is the most beautiful and mellow, e village approximates some sort of lost ny gritty artiness, w village is realistically representative of new yorks current gilded age, williamsburg is a disgusting avatar for global youth culture: these are my recomendations
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
walking around in ft greene (my hood!) or c hill is great but the restaurants/bars aren't as good tho maybe cheaper
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
or you could just drape a tarp over two citibikes
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:52 (ten years ago) link
not just great, probably the best two hoods to walk around in the city
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:52 (ten years ago) link
i had a look at airbnb, there were some entire places for about £100 a night, i think, and a friend is coming with me. we just don't want to crash with my friend who lives there for the entire ten days, bit much.
there are loads of places in the east village, which seems like it'd be a decent base. bit more expensive but not massively so. there aren't loads of airbnb options in williamsburg from what i could see.
xpost there are more places peripheral to wburg alright, quite a few.
xxposts i live pretty near london's disgusting avatar for global youth culture, this is what attracts/repels me from wburg.
it's pricey for airbnb but i'm guessing still way cheaper than any other option.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:54 (ten years ago) link
what i can't fathom is since l***** is sweet as pie (as always), shouldn't she be caek?and shouldn't the astronomer be in orbit?
We should switch log-ins and see who notices first.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:55 (ten years ago) link
as a recent tourist, if east village places are affordable then i would go there. i airbnbed in clinton hill last year and it was great, and i would love to live there, but i'd been to new york several times and had a hunch i would be moving here soon, so i wasn't necessarily looking for The City. if you wantnew york 101 and you like food, bars, etc. then the e village is a good bet.
xp ha!
― caek, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:58 (ten years ago) link
ya if you want to be in the shit prob stay in the e village if you want to be some place nicer but more peripheral but not that peripheral + w access to all the trains stay in ft greene
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
I suggest either Yonkers, Scarsdale or connecticutt
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
e village and w'burg also among the best people-watching in the city, which is all i ever really want to do anyway
― max, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
mill basin
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
yeah east village seems to have a lot more airbnb options. bout 120 a night which between two isn't bad.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:05 (ten years ago) link
college point -- it's an awesome area where all the college students hang out that's why it's called that
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
thanks for this advice btw.
mill basin looks ideal.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link