El Floppo
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our friends that were supposed to join on the trick or treating have cancelled... because of this.
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El Floppo
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we've got a thread now.
people are posting that there are 8.
per reports, the guy drove on the bikepath from Houston St (pier 240) all the way down to Stuyvesant. that's a LONG ways. I'm afraid these numbers are going to go up.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Thorn
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kentric
Footballguy
Wife tells me that she won't walk uptown from Penn Station via 8th Avenue because of the homeless (she arrives around 7:00 AM).
I was just speaking with a friend a few weeks back about the number of homeless on the streets now vs ten or so years ago. You want to give them their freedoms, but when half the sidewalk is blocked by them laying down on the ground with their box (for money donations), it is easy to get perturbed.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Homeless situation is definitely way out of control.
There's a guy I walk by everyday on 46th and 5th. He has one of those big laundry carts that you see hotels use for linens. It's full of crap and he just lays on top of it with his arms over the edge and his feet up at the other end.
There's a guy I walk by everyday on 46th and 5th. He has one of those big laundry carts that you see hotels use for linens. It's full of crap and he just lays on top of it with his arms over the edge and his feet up at the other end.
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El Floppo
Footballguy
It's nice up there- much nicer than my old days. Was just up for soccer homecoming a couple weeks ago.
How did or will you be going up there? Parking is tight I think.
Plus CU is actually winning these days- I was there for football's record breaking run
El Floppo
Footballguy
Thorn
Footballguy
Oops Harvard win. But Columbia has a new culture with their coach. I'm out in the LES where you?
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
No chance that happens, unfortunately, he's gonna roll.
The way this city has gone about it, you wouldn't even know the elections are today.
jamny
Footballguy
While I don't hold out much hope for a DeBlasio loss, I don't think a shocking upset is completely out of the picture. Even my most liberal friends can't stand the guy and many said they will not vote for him, choosing to stay home. I still wish Ray Kelly had run.
JackReacher
Footballguy
My wife and I are taking quick trip to NYC next weekend to celebrate our 7th anniversary.. pretty special for us because it will be our first solo trip (sans kids) for like six years.
Current plan:
Land Friday night- late night snack at deli (Carnegie?)
Saturday: Lunch at Lupa in Village, Dinner: ?, Hamilton tickets
Sunday: Lunch at Peter Lugar's
Looking for recommendations for an early Saturday night dinner in Midtown before we hit the show.
Thanks so much
Current plan:
Land Friday night- late night snack at deli (Carnegie?)
Saturday: Lunch at Lupa in Village, Dinner: ?, Hamilton tickets
Sunday: Lunch at Peter Lugar's
Looking for recommendations for an early Saturday night dinner in Midtown before we hit the show.
Thanks so much
El Floppo
Footballguy
I am up and down on bill.
down- election promises of 1%er relief and help for the middle class... not so much. homeless and quality of life stuff becoming the most prevalent its been since last century.
up- been great for the schools with universal pre-k and especially free afterschool for middle school so those 11-14yos have a place to go and aren't just roaming.
eta: there's been more housing built for us non-rich types... but will never be enough, especially for the so-called middle class. and I'm torn on the subject... hard to argue with the market, and the market is somehow allowing for every neighborhood chock full o' multi-million $ apartments with insane rents. somebody's paying for it, so who am I am to lament that moving would mean moving far away from the EVil and likely out of manhattan.
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RUSF18
Footballguy
Carnegie Deli closed down. Would recommend Katzs if you're looking for a similar meal.
El Floppo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
or the Stage, which is closer by midtown. that said, I have no idea if the Stage is even still around.
Koya
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JackReacher
Footballguy
Lugar's for lunch on Sunday! 
Need ideas for early evening dinner on Saturday in midtown.
Need ideas for early evening dinner on Saturday in midtown.
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RC94
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What kinds of food do you like? Any budget?Lugar's for lunch on Sunday!
Need ideas for early evening dinner on Saturday in midtown.
El Floppo
Footballguy
ah- sorry. I was going to recommend my favorite pre-theater spot (for nice food) Esca... but it's another Batali place, so no point really.Lugar's for lunch on Sunday!
Need ideas for early evening dinner on Saturday in midtown.
any other types of food you guys like? lots of nice farm-to-table places around... but I'm out of the loop with the theater district.
RC94
Footballguy
I highly recommend getting some salumi as an appetizer at Lupa. It's their homemade meats, like prosciutto, and it's melt in your mouth delicious. Its one of the main things they are known for.
My favorite midtown restaurant is a Brazilian steakhouse called Churrascaria Plataforma - https://plataformaonline.com/. It's different than a steakhouse like Peter Lugar, but since you are having steak the next day for lunch I am guessing you might want something different the night before. If not, I definitely recommend Plataforma.
JackReacher
Footballguy
NP. We heard good things about Nomad, but no reservations available even a week out. American, French, Farm-to-table would all be great.
Gawain
Footballguy
There's a 68 year old woman (or so her sign says) that hangs out on 8th and 35th-ish. I'm curious about her story, but I'm sure it's sad as all the rest.
I usually get in around 8:20 if she needs protection. My wife goes up 7th, 8th ave is a different ball game.
I was hopeful that the cold turn would cause some to seek warmer climes, but doesn't seem to be the case yet. It's not a pleasant walk.
Gawain
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
maybe that's why everybody walks in the bike lane on 8th ave. I'm rarely using that ave- even though it has the nice new bike lane vs 6th ave which has the old one (not enough room for side-by-side riding and no separation from traffic on 6th... complete mess, but still better than the rage-inducing trip up 8th).
we're looking at a middle school on 48th between 8th and 9th. the thought of floppinho navigating that mess daily is just about a deal-breaker.
El Floppo
Footballguy
JackReacher
Footballguy
Hell yeah i'm getting a dog on this trip, and I'm gonna wash it down with a slice
El Floppo
Footballguy
it's not "fine dining" but the oyster bar restaurant in grand central is a cool spot.
there are a bunch of roof-top restaurants in the area now too (at least in the 30s). food at the couple I've eaten at is decent (again, not fine dining) bar-type food and allows great views. I'll come back with the names of the spots.
Koya
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JackReacher
Footballguy
awesome. doesn't necessarily have to be fine dining. I'm jotting down all the ideas
it's not "fine dining" but the oyster bar restaurant in grand central is a cool spot.
there are a bunch of roof-top restaurants in the area now too (at least in the 30s). food at the couple I've eaten at is decent (again, not fine dining) bar-type food and allows great views. I'll come back with the names of the spots.
Sammy3469
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kentric
Footballguy
That is very Knightly of you Sir Gawain.
Appreciate the offer, but she gets in earlier.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Can you imagine this level of service in New York? Or the MTA doing anything remotely like this?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-16/japan-rail-operator-says-sorry-as-train-leaves-20-seconds-early
RC94
Footballguy
An apology just doesn't cut it in this case.
Seriously, though, a while ago I saw a study where over 50% of the subway trains in NYC ran late on average over a multi-year period for the study. The definition of late in the MTA's mind is 5 minutes. Japan - 20 seconds and if it happens once they have to issue an apology. In NYC - 5 minutes, most trains run at least that late, and tough #### if you don't like it.
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kentric
Footballguy
At least the city is bringing in money from it.
Had the pleasure of trying to get to Penn Station from near 53rd and Park. Made the mistake of walking down 5th Ave when the tree lighting ceremony was about to happen. Talk about gridlock.
Koya
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
there's been a big production around the corner all week..."pose"? had a tour bus for their tranportation idling in front of my 2nd floor home/office for half an hour (also sitting in an MTA bus stop- hopefully no wheelchair passengers needed to take the m21). called 311 and remembered how useless that is, so went down and knocked on the door to ask the driver to power down, which she did. 3 minutes is the max time anybody is supposed to idle, fwiw. their production has also been blocking the bike lanes :shakesfist:
El Floppo
Footballguy
oh, right!
wife and I had just done in-classroom visit at our kids' school in chelsea and were walking over to Michael's art store... almost run down by a dude running full sprint holding two perfume boxes and glancing over his shoulder... cut into the street, almost getting hit and continued down the opposite sidewalk.
I used to see that kind of thing all the time in the 80s and early 90s when crime was rampant, but these days a person sprinting- even in street clothes- usually means some stupid fitness-fad workout. I mentioned it to the wife just as a shopkeeper came running around the corner. more homeless, now more mid-day visible thefts... as much as I dislike most of the dopes who have moved here in the last 5ish years who are oblivious to the world around them and could use some good getting ####ed with by the criminal contingent- I don't want to have to fear for my life or stuff because I blink wrong.
wife and I had just done in-classroom visit at our kids' school in chelsea and were walking over to Michael's art store... almost run down by a dude running full sprint holding two perfume boxes and glancing over his shoulder... cut into the street, almost getting hit and continued down the opposite sidewalk.
I used to see that kind of thing all the time in the 80s and early 90s when crime was rampant, but these days a person sprinting- even in street clothes- usually means some stupid fitness-fad workout. I mentioned it to the wife just as a shopkeeper came running around the corner. more homeless, now more mid-day visible thefts... as much as I dislike most of the dopes who have moved here in the last 5ish years who are oblivious to the world around them and could use some good getting ####ed with by the criminal contingent- I don't want to have to fear for my life or stuff because I blink wrong.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I'm really up and down on the guy.
what he's done for the public schools- universal pre-k and free afterschool for middle school (both huge, IMO)- is fantastic stuff.
I don't like the fascistic and racist nature of stop-and-frisk, but it feels like policing has become really lax under him. there needs to be a middle ground where these quality of life issues don't tilt back to the pre-giuliani days with homeless rampant and minor crimes like I saw today becoming common and tacitly accepted by the cops.
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