***New York*** (4 Viewers)

[Doctor Detroit]

Had dinner one night at Maze by Gordan Ramsey at the London Hotel, nice.

Going again on Friday to this place. Probably just do the tourist thing on Saturday before the Tigers/Yankees game.

 

[Major]

The expensive neighborhoods...

Do you just mean in comparison to other Manhattan neighborhoods? I don't get how "poor" people live in Manhattan. Rent control?

There actually is rent control in Manhattan, I lived in an apartment on 55th and 6th Ave and they had rent controlled units in it....and just for clarification there are people that live in nyc that are not rent controlled, but also aren't living in multi-million dollar apartments (West Village). I wouldn't call them poor, just not 1%'ers.

There's definitely rent control apts in some buildings. Seems like there's more downtown. The lady below me was paying $300/mo for a 700 sq ft. one bedroom in the East Village (10th btw 1/2 ave) I'd also say a lot of NYCers don't save much. You make a lot but spend a good portion on expenses/tax.

Don't forget utilities. I am only paying a third in utilities in Florida and that is running an AC nearly 24x7. Greenest city in America my ###.

There are advantages (no car payment, no car insurance, no gas). Sure you spend $ on cabs/subway but you come out ahead.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

There are advantages (no car payment, no car insurance, no gas). Sure you spend $ on cabs/subway but you come out ahead.

I used to think that until I moved.Maybe its because I work out of my apartment but I rarely fill up my gas tank more than once a month. The amount I paid for my car is an investment (sure it depreciates). I can't get out of the car insurance angle but I also drive less than 3k miles a year so I don't pay that much for it.The rent differential is the biggest money sink, twice the space for half the cost. Or from a NY perspective, half the space for twice the cost.Then you have income taxes at the state and city level, you don't come out ahead in the long run.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

 

[dgreen]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

 

[El Floppo]

The expensive neighborhoods...

Do you just mean in comparison to other Manhattan neighborhoods? I don't get how "poor" people live in Manhattan. Rent control?

There actually is rent control in Manhattan, I lived in an apartment on 55th and 6th Ave and they had rent controlled units in it....and just for clarification there are people that live in nyc that are not rent controlled, but also aren't living in multi-million dollar apartments (West Village). I wouldn't call them poor, just not 1%'ers.

There's definitely rent control apts in some buildings. Seems like there's more downtown. The lady below me was paying $300/mo for a 700 sq ft. one bedroom in the East Village (10th btw 1/2 ave) I'd also say a lot of NYCers don't save much. You make a lot but spend a good portion on expenses/tax.

A rent-controlled apt ruined our very good friends' marriage. Kind of. He had been in a cheapo less than 1k walkup tiny 1br in the EVil forever and didn't want to leave. She makes mad loot and wanted to live more akin to her income... he lost her, but kept the apt. push?And neighborhoods' prices are directly affected by the architecture. My EVil and LES has a ton of turn of the century walk-up tenements, keeping the prices less (although even those are beyond our price-range at this point). SoHo/Tribeca have all the lofts, which have been converted to luxe-doorman versions instead of the old-timey funky artist version. Upper East/West have bigger apt buildings with doorman/conveniences.

I know from our post-fire misery tyring to get a new pad that rentals require prospective tenants to show earnings of 45-50x monthly rent. So for our 4k/month pad, we'd have to show 200k/year income. I used to hear rule of thumb was 1/3 of your income went to rent.

There was a recent article about average rental prices.... "Rental averages are up in every category, with one-bedrooms rising the most, by 6.5 percent over the past year, to $2,747, according to the Citi Habitats report. Studios rose 3.6 percent, to $1,953; two-bedrooms climbed by 6.1 percent, to $3,865; and three-bedrooms rose 4 percent, to $5,107."

Great that we need a 3BR.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

I was paying $2200 for a studio at 55th & Lexington. Over $5k for a 3BR, yikes. Now I pay $975 for a 1BR w/ balcony, parking spot and 2 blocks from the beach. Even the people that have lived here for years say it is a good deal and they assumed I pay closer to $1500/mo.

 

[El Floppo]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

 

[Major]

I was paying $2200 for a studio at 55th & Lexington. Over $5k for a 3BR, yikes. Now I pay $975 for a 1BR w/ balcony, parking spot and 2 blocks from the beach. Even the people that have lived here for years say it is a good deal and they assumed I pay closer to $1500/mo.

That's great but it's not NYC. I say this b/c I moved after 10 years there. I love all the I'm saving but I miss the city dearly. Pretty sure it's worth the price of admission.

 

[Major]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

greyhound?

 

[El Floppo]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

greyhound?

Chinatown bus.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

greyhound?

I'm too good for the bus.

 

[Koya]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

DD, a couple options.1. Flying. As noted, it may actually be cheaper.2. Best Parking NYC - go to www.nyc.bestparking.com or find their app. It will give you the lowest rates for parking and the ability to reserve at some places, PLUS will let you know what streets have free parking. Depending on when you arrive, you might be able to get a spot and have the reserved parking as a backup (no downside if you dont use the reservation). You may be able to park Friday night and find something saturday to, depending upon neighborhood and all (others here will likely know your best options for that).3. Drive close and "commute" in. I know here on Long Island (and maybe in NJ?) you have free weekend parking at most/all railroad stations. If you do a little research you might be able to park for free and take a commuter train into the city and back. It will cost you for the train fares but would be less than a weekend of parking in all likelihood.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

DD, a couple options.1. Flying. As noted, it may actually be cheaper.2. Best Parking NYC - go to www.nyc.bestparking.com or find their app. It will give you the lowest rates for parking and the ability to reserve at some places, PLUS will let you know what streets have free parking. Depending on when you arrive, you might be able to get a spot and have the reserved parking as a backup (no downside if you dont use the reservation). You may be able to park Friday night and find something saturday to, depending upon neighborhood and all (others here will likely know your best options for that).3. Drive close and "commute" in. I know here on Long Island (and maybe in NJ?) you have free weekend parking at most/all railroad stations. If you do a little research you might be able to park for free and take a commuter train into the city and back. It will cost you for the train fares but would be less than a weekend of parking in all likelihood.

I like option three. I'll be coming in via Newark so I guess I could start there, thanks.

 

[Major]

One thing I'm extremely pissed about is driving to NYC costing less than taking the train. $250 round trip to Baltimore on AMTRACK, that's ridiculous. So now I have to drive into the city on a Friday evening and pay $60 a day in parking, oof.

Are you buying at the last minute? Only buying Acela Express tickets? Round trip from Baltimore to NYC on the Northeast Regional and purchased ahead of time (10 days maybe?) is $98.

Yeah there were $98 tickets if I wanted to leave at 10 pm on Friday and leave NYC at 4 am on Sunday.

Amtrak is the suck. Whenever we try to get down to DC to the inlaws, it's usually cheaper to fly- and that's including taxis to and from teh airport.

I'm hoping for a last minute deal but am resigned to having to drive on a Friday afternoon. I mean if it was $150 per person I'd do it, $275 per person is ####### ridiculous. Will cost me $120 in parking and probably $60 in gas and probably $80 in tolls. So that is one ticket's worth. Is it worth it to me to spend the extra $275 to avoid Friday night traffic? I say no. But if it was $100, for sure. I did find a return fare for $142 but that means leaving Penn Station at 8 am on Sunday. Not really loving that.

greyhound?

I'm too good for the bus.

I used to be that guy....now that's really all I take when going from NYC to Boston. Some first class buses (wifi, nice seats, etc) and great pricing (due to all the Chinatown competition). Granted, I'm not sure what the status is on the NYC to Baltimore route.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Yeah, Bolt Bus and Mega Bus are both perfectly fine options IMO

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Yeah, Bolt Bus and Mega Bus are both perfectly fine options IMO

while i have never taken it, id rather ride on a bus with internet and relax/sleep than have to drive myself. Pretty sure it will come out way cheaper as well.

 

[gump]

Anyone been to the MLB Fan Cave yet?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Yeah, Bolt Bus and Mega Bus are both perfectly fine options IMO

while i have never taken it, id rather ride on a bus with internet and relax/sleep than have to drive myself. Pretty sure it will come out way cheaper as well.

Bolt Bus is $100 for two people, round trip. I wouldn't have to pay for parking either, since the station I'd leave from has free weekend parking and we'd get back Sunday.Considering this, but I have traveled on buses a lot in my life and despise them. Although those were mostly in Europe and mostly on tours, but still...lots of foot smell and screaming kids.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Yeah, Bolt Bus and Mega Bus are both perfectly fine options IMO

while i have never taken it, id rather ride on a bus with internet and relax/sleep than have to drive myself. Pretty sure it will come out way cheaper as well.

Bolt Bus is $100 for two people, round trip. I wouldn't have to pay for parking either, since the station I'd leave from has free weekend parking and we'd get back Sunday.Considering this, but I have traveled on buses a lot in my life and despise them. Although those were mostly in Europe and mostly on tours, but still...lots of foot smell and screaming kids.

I have taken Bolt to both Philly and Baltimore more than once. No smell whatsoever and populated mainly by college kids and young professionals taking trips throughout the northeast corridor. It's not the Marrakesh Express.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Anyone been to the MLB Fan Cave yet?

I've walked by and looked into it. It's just dudes watching tv.

Agreed. Not exactly riveting stuff.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

Enjoy the last years of New York, because its going to get annihilated by terrorist attacks. Everyone willing to live and work in that city I consider to be very brave, because they are basically surrendering their lives in the hopes of living as a free people. But they are going to die.

BGP: 5 years later...

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Enjoy the last years of New York, because its going to get annihilated by terrorist attacks. Everyone willing to live and work in that city I consider to be very brave, because they are basically surrendering their lives in the hopes of living as a free people. But they are going to die.

BGP: 5 years later...

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Enjoy the last years of New York, because its going to get annihilated by terrorist attacks. Everyone willing to live and work in that city I consider to be very brave, because they are basically surrendering their lives in the hopes of living as a free people. But they are going to die.

BGP: 5 years later...

And you're coming here VOLUNTARILY

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Enjoy the last years of New York, because its going to get annihilated by terrorist attacks. Everyone willing to live and work in that city I consider to be very brave, because they are basically surrendering their lives in the hopes of living as a free people. But they are going to die.

BGP: 5 years later...

And you're coming here VOLUNTARILY

My hopes were crushed by Afghanistan and fat chicks long ago, I have nothing to lose.

 

[nittanylion]

Check your PM's Dr. D.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster.

The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip.

Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

 

[jamny]

The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and more. I spent hours lost in these amazing photos, and gathered this group together to give you just a glimpse of what's been made available from this remarkable collection

Link to some pics

some amazing shots!

 

[El Floppo]

The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and more. I spent hours lost in these amazing photos, and gathered this group together to give you just a glimpse of what's been made available from this remarkable collection

Link to some pics

some amazing shots!

amazing pictures

 

[El Floppo]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster.

The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip.

Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

That was me. Or at least, that was my hood. I live catty-corner to Katz's.

 

[Koya]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster. The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip. Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

Glad you made it to Katz and that it lived up to your expectations. Good to see you, albeit briefly while pre-occupied with ny ever more drunken wife.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster. The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip. Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

Glad you made it to Katz and that it lived up to your expectations. Good to see you, albeit briefly while pre-occupied with ny ever more drunken wife.

That place La Biblioteca was pretty cool

 

[Koya]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster. The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip. Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

Glad you made it to Katz and that it lived up to your expectations. Good to see you, albeit briefly while pre-occupied with ny ever more drunken wife.

That place La Biblioteca was pretty cool

Definitely. Not exactly the most hip part of Manhattan so nice to see. Cool, cool space. And cool waitresses as well.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Went to Katz's Deli and i lost my blue ticket, like any good tourist would do. I felt like an idiot and the lady at the counter acted like I was gonna get arrested for it but the manager was extremely cool. Almost had to pistol whip some young guy who cut the line in there though, only rude person I encountered on my trip. The Pastrami sandwich was ridiculous, I wasn't hungry for 36 hours after I ate that monster. The lower east side is just always buzzing though, pretty amazing place. Noho, East Village and Nolita all very interesting. Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to the 9/11 Memorial but the taxi ride back from Yankee Stadium to midtown on the back streets was the best highlight of my trip. Also as I walked by the NFL Draft on Friday (at almost the same moment) the Lions selected OU WR Ryan Broyles. I think it's a sign.

Glad you made it to Katz and that it lived up to your expectations. Good to see you, albeit briefly while pre-occupied with ny ever more drunken wife.

That place La Biblioteca was pretty cool

"hipster"Koya wife is enjoyed the day very much. ETA: Ramen still not a soup

 

[Major]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

Love the Dutch. So good.

 

[Major]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

Love the Dutch. So good.

Nick - are you in BK? Any recs there? I know your borough is thorough with great new places opening up all the time. Always been a fan of the restaurant scene there - Quality food, less bs and better prices.

 

[El Floppo]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

Love the Dutch. So good.

hmmmm.

 

[Major]

Pretty cool shrine of the Beastie Boys first studio (now a burger joint in the East Village). Interesting story about the space (A Ave btw 10/11 if you're in the hood): http://evgrieve.com/2012/05/remembering-adam-yauch-in-east-village.html

 

[El Floppo]

Pretty cool shrine of the Beastie Boys first studio (now a burger joint in the East Village). Interesting story about the space (A Ave btw 10/11 if you're in the hood): http://evgrieve.com/2012/05/remembering-adam-yauch-in-east-village.html

Even though I stopped actively listening to them years ago, I still love the music and MCA's passing has really gotten under my skin.

 

[Major]

Pretty cool shrine of the Beastie Boys first studio (now a burger joint in the East Village). Interesting story about the space (A Ave btw 10/11 if you're in the hood): http://evgrieve.com/2012/05/remembering-adam-yauch-in-east-village.html

Even though I stopped actively listening to them years ago, I still love the music and MCA's passing has really gotten under my skin.

yeah, more so than MJ for me as that was inevitable. I was confident MCA would beat it.

 

[Eephus]

Pretty cool shrine of the Beastie Boys first studio (now a burger joint in the East Village). Interesting story about the space (A Ave btw 10/11 if you're in the hood): http://evgrieve.com/2012/05/remembering-adam-yauch-in-east-village.html

That's a couple of blocks away from the Joe Strummer mural

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

Love the Dutch. So good.

Nick - are you in BK? Any recs there? I know your borough is thorough with great new places opening up all the time. Always been a fan of the restaurant scene there - Quality food, less bs and better prices.

I am in Brooklyn. There are a lot of great restaurants but one problem I find is it can be very hard to get a table because of the size of the spaces. Most new places don't take reservations for small parties and usually only take cash. Now I'm no food expert but I do know what I like, and in my current neighborhood I like Roman's on Dekalb, Walter's also on Dekalb across from Fort Greene Park and No. 7 on Fulton and Greene.

Other long time favorites are Frankies 457 on Court Street, James on Carlton and I think Prospect Place and Vinegar Hill House on Hudson Ave. All three of these are a ##### for table space on popular nights. Go early on weeknight.

 

[El Floppo]

So 4yo Floppoinho looks up and realizes that his baby sister is starting to get big (10mo)- tells his mom "I don't want baby to share my room with me". She gives him a pat, and tells him in a loving way "we live in NYC, and she might have to... it's hard to find bigger apartments". He immediately shifts gears and says "well, we can move somewhere else". The wife tells him "yeah- maybe a house, with a yard and some grass to run around on". He likes that idea. "And there are toy stores there too?"... "probably, but we'd have to get into the car and drive there- it's not likely we'd be able to walk to one the way can now" (like all city dwellers, we have pretty much everything we need within a 3 block radius: playgrounds, stores, restaurants, supermarkets, etc, etc, etc). He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her with huge eyes "I don't EVER want to leave NYC".

 

[BobbyLayne]

So 4yo Floppoinho looks up and realizes that his baby sister is starting to get big (10mo)- tells his mom "I don't want baby to share my room with me". She gives him a pat, and tells him in a loving way "we live in NYC, and she might have to... it's hard to find bigger apartments". He immediately shifts gears and says "well, we can move somewhere else". The wife tells him "yeah- maybe a house, with a yard and some grass to run around on". He likes that idea. "And there are toy stores there too?"... "probably, but we'd have to get into the car and drive there- it's not likely we'd be able to walk to one the way can now" (like all city dwellers, we have pretty much everything we need within a 3 block radius: playgrounds, stores, restaurants, supermarkets, etc, etc, etc). He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her with huge eyes "I don't EVER want to leave NYC".

Love it.My I'll be 4 this year daughter is definitely in it for the long haul. The other day I realized this 27 pound princess is already a New Yorker through and through. We're dawdling along in a light rain; she's got her Hello Kitty umbrella, and I'm a few feet in front of her, juggling laptop+swim bag+snack bag+dry cleaning+my own umbrella. I step to the side to let a walker-texter pass, and as I look back to check on her, the texters clips her umbrella as he goes by. She stops, whips her head around, and shrieks:HEY! I'm walking here!

 

[El Floppo]

So 4yo Floppoinho looks up and realizes that his baby sister is starting to get big (10mo)- tells his mom "I don't want baby to share my room with me". She gives him a pat, and tells him in a loving way "we live in NYC, and she might have to... it's hard to find bigger apartments". He immediately shifts gears and says "well, we can move somewhere else". The wife tells him "yeah- maybe a house, with a yard and some grass to run around on". He likes that idea. "And there are toy stores there too?"... "probably, but we'd have to get into the car and drive there- it's not likely we'd be able to walk to one the way can now" (like all city dwellers, we have pretty much everything we need within a 3 block radius: playgrounds, stores, restaurants, supermarkets, etc, etc, etc). He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her with huge eyes "I don't EVER want to leave NYC".

Love it.

My I'll be 4 this year daughter is definitely in it for the long haul. The other day I realized this 27 pound princess is already a New Yorker through and through. We're dawdling along in a light rain; she's got her Hello Kitty umbrella, and I'm a few feet in front of her, juggling laptop+swim bag+snack bag+dry cleaning+my own umbrella. I step to the side to let a walker-texter pass, and as I look back to check on her, the texters clips her umbrella as he goes by. She stops, whips her head around, and shrieks:

HEY! I'm walking here!

gtfo

 

[Major]

So 4yo Floppoinho looks up and realizes that his baby sister is starting to get big (10mo)- tells his mom "I don't want baby to share my room with me". She gives him a pat, and tells him in a loving way "we live in NYC, and she might have to... it's hard to find bigger apartments". He immediately shifts gears and says "well, we can move somewhere else". The wife tells him "yeah- maybe a house, with a yard and some grass to run around on". He likes that idea. "And there are toy stores there too?"... "probably, but we'd have to get into the car and drive there- it's not likely we'd be able to walk to one the way can now" (like all city dwellers, we have pretty much everything we need within a 3 block radius: playgrounds, stores, restaurants, supermarkets, etc, etc, etc). He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her with huge eyes "I don't EVER want to leave NYC".

Love it.My I'll be 4 this year daughter is definitely in it for the long haul. The other day I realized this 27 pound princess is already a New Yorker through and through. We're dawdling along in a light rain; she's got her Hello Kitty umbrella, and I'm a few feet in front of her, juggling laptop+swim bag+snack bag+dry cleaning+my own umbrella. I step to the side to let a walker-texter pass, and as I look back to check on her, the texters clips her umbrella as he goes by. She stops, whips her head around, and shrieks:HEY! I'm walking here!

I love when kids take after adults and use similar expressions. I was with my cousin and her 4 year old son. The waiter asks if want anything else after dessert and . Her son responds, "No. Just the check please".

 

[BobbyLayne]

Any can't miss events/exhibits mid May thru early June? Will be touching down in a few weeks (mostly for play).

Any new restaurant recs will also be appreciated. Looking forward to The Dutch as that opened after I moved.

Is The Box still good? used to love that club circa 2007/8

Love the Dutch. So good.

Nick - are you in BK? Any recs there? I know your borough is thorough with great new places opening up all the time. Always been a fan of the restaurant scene there - Quality food, less bs and better prices.

I am in Brooklyn. There are a lot of great restaurants but one problem I find is it can be very hard to get a table because of the size of the spaces. Most new places don't take reservations for small parties and usually only take cash. Now I'm no food expert but I do know what I like, and in my current neighborhood I like Roman's on Dekalb, Walter's also on Dekalb across from Fort Greene Park and No. 7 on Fulton and Greene.

Other long time favorites are Frankies 457 on Court Street, James on Carlton and I think Prospect Place and Vinegar Hill House on Hudson Ave. All three of these are a ##### for table space on popular nights. Go early on weeknight.

You in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill? Man has that area come up in the last 10-12 years. We used to visit friends who lived on Myrtle, and we'd take car service to/from Cobble Hill because we was too skeered.

One of my favorite places over there is Madiba (on Dekalb, X Adelphi/Carlton). "Discovered" them back in 2005 when they catered a party we went to in East Hampton. Awesome South African cuisine.

Frankies 457 is great, but it's disappointing to me how Smith Street has declined the last few years. Since I left to go back to Manhattan, quite a few of my favorites have closed: Patois, Po, Robin des Bois. I moved there in 2000 when it was just starting to take off, so I guess its just the normal ebb and flow.