that costco in astoria is the most aggro costco in the world.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 22:38 (four years ago) link
Plenty of non rich people in Brooklyn and queens w cars.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 22:48 (four years ago) link
Frank's is closing; last human bar I know of near BAM
https://brooklynbuzz.com/the-legendary-franks-cocktail-lounge-in-ft-greene-brooklyn-closing-for-good-as-owners-sell-the-building-just-blocks-from-bam/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 12:14 (four years ago) link
rip
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 12:37 (four years ago) link
fuuuuck
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:18 (four years ago) link
There's also Moe's about a block away but I def prefer Frank's, this is a real loss
― Josefa, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
On a positive note, Gage & Tollner will reopen this Sunday after being closed 16 years. The new owners are intending to keep it essentially old school. Looks like the beautiful interior has been preserved.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:53 (four years ago) link
i've been hearing a little bit about that behind the scenes and through the grapevine, and it sounds positive - -- one of the people involved is the guy behind Fort Defiance in Red Hook, which is a great bar, so that's promising. i did peek through a gap into G&T a couple weeks back and the interior looked fantastic.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:54 (four years ago) link
Is O’Connor’s on 5th ave still there ?
― calstars, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:59 (four years ago) link
No, it's a different bar called McMahon's now
― Josefa, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
Looks like the beautiful interior has been preserved.
― Josefa, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 12:53 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
beautiful interior is a city landmark, which is why the arby's that was there was so goofy
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
if anyone has tips for best availability of sanitizer/rubber gloves in/around Kensington/Ditmas Park/Slope lmk
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 14 March 2020 15:07 (four years ago) link
Neergaard @5th Ave/9th St was selling mini Purell bottles out of a cardboard box near the front register but there were only about three left late Thursday night (& they're marked up).
Someone told me Save-On Fifth @5th Ave/8th St was being accommodating with this kind of stuff, but I suspect that mainly what they have is the non-alcohol based Handi Wipes. Maybe they have something behind the counter.
― Josefa, Saturday, 14 March 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
thx Josefa, I go to Neergard frequently
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 14 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
rip my gym
Building collapse on the corner of Union at and Court St... really hope no one is hurt @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/mMjVJgQkvY— Anton Tsimbler (@atsimbler) July 1, 2020
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
Whoa. It was an active gym until shutdown?
― Josefa, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
does that cyclist have ... a monkey on their back?
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 21:32 (three years ago) link
it's been closed since march because of the virus; not sure why it chose now to fall apart
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 21:46 (three years ago) link
it looked like there were apartments above the gym?
Before pic.twitter.com/42uU9EuTR3— Luca Powell (@lucapowellCUNY) July 1, 2020
― ACABincalifornia (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:04 (three years ago) link
pretty sure that’s all gym — there were multiple floors (plus stuff in the basement)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
despite the facade
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:10 (three years ago) link
dang, I don't think I've ever seen a building collapse like that
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:27 (three years ago) link
Since 2005, inspectors with the city’s Department of Buildings have issued at least eight fines to the building’s owner for large cracks throughout the property, including a 40-foot “bulge” on the wall facing Union Street, according to city records.
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:35 (three years ago) link
supposedly there was one person inside, who escaped with minor injuries (!)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:55 (three years ago) link
when i lived in ft greene the building next to me partially collapsed while i was home
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
it was loud, basically the face fell off of it, while there were guys working on it on scaffolding, who some how didnt fall even those the shit got all bent, i looked out my window at them from like 5 ft away seconds after it happened, they were all extremely wtf
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
walked by there twice today. of all the buildings in the neighborhood to collapse i would not have picked that one on its face
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 2 July 2020 01:06 (three years ago) link
Walked by where Rose Water used to be in Park Slope and saw that it's gone - I used to love eating there when I lived a few blocks away, but the owner apparently closed it in November 2019 to go work for a non-profit, so he couldn't have picked a better time to get out of the restaurant business.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 21 January 2021 08:35 (three years ago) link
Rose Water was discussed a bit in the "Redd's Roster of Restaurants" thread at the time it closed. One of my favorite restaurants in the Slope for many years. Was heartbroken by its loss, with the silver lining that the owner never had to struggle with pandemic fallout.
― Josefa, Thursday, 21 January 2021 15:45 (three years ago) link
the barge containing material dredged out of the Gowanus has now also fallen into the Gowanus https://t.co/GKrz2ugQLi— Tim Donnelly (@timdonnelly) January 26, 2021
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 19:10 (three years ago) link
OmgGravitational pull of the sludge is undeniable
― calstars, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 20:57 (three years ago) link
strong "nyc not dead" energy imo, feels like a very old school piece of news
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 21:56 (three years ago) link
just let the sludge be in the canal if thats what it wants
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 22:53 (three years ago) link
BARGE PURGES SLUDGE, SINKS SANK SUNK
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 28 January 2021 02:05 (three years ago) link
HELPLESS SLUDGE IN TOPPLED BARGE
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 28 January 2021 02:10 (three years ago) link
SLUDGEBURN ‘21
― calstars, Thursday, 28 January 2021 02:22 (three years ago) link
TIL Brooklyn Inn and WCOU Radio/Tile Bar have the same owner.
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 23:44 (two years ago) link
Brooklyn Inn is a cool place - that’s the old one on the corner, big space, used to have a pool table, right? Haven’t been in a minute. Not familiar with the other one
― calstars, Thursday, 6 January 2022 14:29 (two years ago) link
Tile Bar is in the EV, what was it like 7th st and 2nd ave or something? Had a decent jukebox.
I have mixed feelings about Brooklyn Inn though I know it's a classic. It's also the bar that appears in Motherless Brooklyn.
When I lived in brooklyn and would go to bars I found the crowd there to always be a bit older, a bit wealthier, more like a hipster yuppie longstanding brooklyn vibe. I had friends for whom that's their local.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 6 January 2022 14:38 (two years ago) link
1st. Jukebox was good, maybe not quite as good as the one at Downtown Beirut.
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 6 January 2022 18:07 (two years ago) link
In the east vil my spots were Blue and Gold and scratcher.
― calstars, Thursday, 6 January 2022 21:31 (two years ago) link
B-b-but what about The Lismar Lounge?
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 6 January 2022 21:44 (two years ago) link
I think Alex in NYC blogged about a lot of these places.
I went to the tile bar for like 20 years, lived on 4th and 1st… I would very often play "caroselambra" (which is the closest thing to Wyatting you can do for LZ cuts) and PJ's "A Place Called Home"…
― veronica moser, Friday, 7 January 2022 01:43 (two years ago) link
I went there for many years without living in that neighborhood, but not for quite as long as you did.
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 7 January 2022 02:19 (two years ago) link