is New York City dead?

Dimes is a really trendy restaurant on Canal St that has been the center of a "community" or something for years now and at some point some journalists/tweeters started calling the area "dimes square". This is a sign that it is sticking.

it is also a pun based on times sq (obv) and a bunch of annoying people who consider themselves dimes (10s out of 10)

Huh, I would've guessed it was a drug-dealing reference (dime bags), but I guess that probably dates me quite a bit. The LES hasn't been like that in many years.

i went to dimes once in 2014. isn't it like 4 tables? how can there possibly be a scene there?

This "scene" consists of about a half dozen people, who all guest on each other's podcasts. But because it's New York, each of these assholes knows at least 50 reporters desperate for something to write about and turn into a thing, so...

sounds annoying

who all guest on each other's podcasts

Podcasts? I love podcasts!

*quick googling*

Oh, it's Red Scare.

I’d argue as dumb as the idea of it being a scene is, especially dumb tweets comparing it to Williamsburg in the late 90s but with no music scene or whatever, it is true that that area of town, which used to just part of Chinatown I guess, has been filled with galleries and boutiques and hip eateries or whatever so of course it needs a name other than “the part of Chinatown where white people hang out”.

Whinatown

Honky Kong

lol

Everything you wanted to know about Dimes Square but were afraid to ask...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-dimes-square-became-the-new-york-neighborhood-we-love-to-hate?fbclid=IwAR0e6ZJY8WE0Z4n2h-CjmPQ0z8C3RwD3jkPWBCeLYmw3c3kavZptiJeoDQ0

jesus christ

FFS. Lol at "Honky Kong" though!

https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/cast-the-come-up-dimes-square-reality-series.html

ugh no

mr choppy getting twitchy

http://www.willyspiller.com/hell-on-wheels

ah, the good old days

some great NYC pics in the Street Life section too

Huh, I would've guessed it was a drug-dealing reference (dime bags), but I guess that probably dates me quite a bit.

Yeah, this would've been a given the last time I left my house. I'm not going out until I get to make up my own neighborhoods and secure REBNY financing for NoDad: the Rollercoaster and West Malarkey: The FX Pedal.

Not one of the Dimes Square people appears to be a Catholic who rejects Vatican II or has taught at Bari Weiss University.

It's official: @EWRairport is not a New York City airport https://t.co/zqtS57J3Kg

— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) September 7, 2022

Weird that Lufthansa group had same fares for EWR and other NYC airports up till now. In my experience, same international flight out of JFK is always much cheaper than EWR.

Just had a hot dog at Greys papaya ($3.21) and now having a beer on the UWS and listening to miles. It just stopped raining. It’s a ny afternoon

i love it

Went to the hungarian bakery this weekend so that’s pretty dope.

All Hungarian people need to eat

y'all making me nostalgic

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states/new-york/new-york/times-square.html

went to economy candy and blew sixty bucks on halloween candy

Going back to the US for the holidays (CT) and going into NYC for one day to run some errands and have Malaysian food. That’s it.

Money spent on candy is notblown - we all need to to eat

feel like this hochul election is gonna be like the new jersey 2021 election with unexpectedly tight polls but a comfortable 4-5% victory

Worth noting that this could be one of the worst cities in the world for Malaysian food. There's an OK place in Sunset Park. And one in Queens. But NY is terrible with SE Asian food. Sydney, NY is not.

not...that...surprising...considering...the proximity...of Malaysia to Sydney...and the relatively...small population... of Malaysians?

Y'all got hot dogs in Sydney?

no one said it was surprising

xps Are you talking about the Hungarian Pastry Shop across from the cathedral? I live near there. There's a great Malaysian restaurant nearby, in Manhattan Valley. It's the only place I ever order from around here pretty much. But it's more of a neighborhood-y takeout spot than a destination for authentic Malaysian food. There was also an amazing Vietnamese place down the street from the Hungarian in the 90's.

Last time I went to that particular place my impression was the food was actually not very good it's more about the old-timey hang or whatever.

The pastries were good

well what did you order? xp

I used to go to the Hungarian a lot with my dad when he was still alive, but I've only been once or twice since he passed away. I was fond of their Hungarian coffee (Americano with almond extract, whipped cream and cinnamon- we were all young once).

Can't even remember what I ordered, sorry.

Also James Redd and the Blecchs you should call me if you're in my hood

If I could choose 5 or 6 ilxors to hang with irl my answer would depend entirely on how many members there are of the Blecchs

:)

There's a good Malaysian place in Hoboken.

i guess this malaysian place didn't make it through covid. it was good! https://www.yelp.com/biz/asian-spicy-curry-pop-up-new-york

I’ve had Malaysian food I liked in queens in elmhust but don’t know what to compare it to.

Not sure about saying southeast Asian food is bad here when insanely great Thai food is plentiful in Woodside/Elmhurst.