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kutta
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My son and I did the Omakase at Suhsi of Gari about a year ago and it is still one of the top five meals of my life. It was absolutely amazing - I couldn't imagine the food being any better than it was. Every dish was better than the last. We got to the point where we would look at each other and just laugh because it was just so awesome.
El Floppo
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I'm way late, but was going to say this.
most everybody loves this place.
we, on the other hand, are part of the small group of people who shared similar experiences (based on yelp reviews)- despite our reservation, they kept us waiting for over an hour.. .without even offering us a drink, kind words, appetizer nothing. got to the point where the manager (I think owner) started even avoiding eye-contact with me and finally avoiding me in general. it was basically- too bad for you and your reservation. but these other people will get to sit right now because they- THEY have reservations.
food was good to really good, but #### them.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Never been and due to this review, prob won't go. I'd lose my #### in this situation. Too many good places to chose from to wait an hour when you have reservations.
El Floppo
Footballguy
that was Melampo in soho (thompson or sullivan)- kicked you out if you didn't wait on line just right. kicked you out if tried to order something that wasn't exactly as stated on the menu. kicked you out for... well- you know. Alidoro is supposedly a related sandwich spot 2 doors down from my office. good- but not as good as I remember Melampo... but maybe it was the fear that brought out the flavor.
FC- any update on #1 son and school?
Floppinha got her GT test score- so thank god gets to go to K at her brother's pretty great school (supposedly raised over 1mil in PTA funds this year- pretty sure thanks to my 2x offerings of $100). we had a moment where I thought she didn't get the score... hadn't until that moment realized how emotionally invested I was in her going there and how FCed I'd be if she didn't. went on a seriously deep, but short nose-dive about it... thankfully got the email within a few minutes of the false negative. very happy she's not an idjit.
El Floppo
Footballguy
2 years in a row having #1 son's bday party at victorian gardens in CP. 2 years in a row having it coincide exactly with the puerto rican day parade. I don't recommend the latter, but good spot for young kids' bdays- fully contained, rides are fun (for little kids) and they have a certain amount of freedom to roam the (very small) park.
waiting for our drinks in line at a starbucks afterwards, got to talking with an nyc cop who informed about the increased death toll in orlando and loosely about the increase of threats for nyc because of it, especially gay pride related- didnt' pay attention to details because how much more is an nyc cop going to know. talked other crap as well- life, nyc, family etc- really nice kid. I realized afterward he was a counter-terrorism cop. wish I'd payed more attention to the first part of our talk. also wished that I'd been able to buy the guy his coffee or whatever else he wanted- made me hopeful for the state of things here in NYC if there are enough thoughtful and considerate people on the force like him.
waiting for our drinks in line at a starbucks afterwards, got to talking with an nyc cop who informed about the increased death toll in orlando and loosely about the increase of threats for nyc because of it, especially gay pride related- didnt' pay attention to details because how much more is an nyc cop going to know. talked other crap as well- life, nyc, family etc- really nice kid. I realized afterward he was a counter-terrorism cop. wish I'd payed more attention to the first part of our talk. also wished that I'd been able to buy the guy his coffee or whatever else he wanted- made me hopeful for the state of things here in NYC if there are enough thoughtful and considerate people on the force like him.
El Floppo
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also, apropos of nothing, I've found my patience being more and more tested over stupid NYC crap. all the usual unwritten rules- people being thoughtless, inconsiderate and/or lazy/stupid. this was stuff that I'd kind of let go over the last couple of years... but lately am finding myself wanting to ram my citibike into people or scream at them.
we were awakened over the weekend by one of our kids toys turning on and blasting full volume- 1am. felt like the ####### thing was right in our room, under our pillows. this was after a month or so of long nights and lots of stress for me at work and my first day getting home at a normal hour to see my kids, so I was desperate for the rest. the wife goes out to see what had been left on, and then stumbles back to tell me that it's a freaking ice-cream truck parked outside our window in a bus-stop blasting a version of that horrible ice-cream ditty. the wife didn't even finish saying "I'll call 311" before I was dressed and down the stairs to pound on their window and tell them to #### off.
"why are you hitting our window so hard?"
:headexplose:
we were awakened over the weekend by one of our kids toys turning on and blasting full volume- 1am. felt like the ####### thing was right in our room, under our pillows. this was after a month or so of long nights and lots of stress for me at work and my first day getting home at a normal hour to see my kids, so I was desperate for the rest. the wife goes out to see what had been left on, and then stumbles back to tell me that it's a freaking ice-cream truck parked outside our window in a bus-stop blasting a version of that horrible ice-cream ditty. the wife didn't even finish saying "I'll call 311" before I was dressed and down the stairs to pound on their window and tell them to #### off.
"why are you hitting our window so hard?"
:headexplose:
Don't Noonan
Footballguy
I am taking the wife and kids to NYC in mid July. Wife is looking at city pass tickets that gives you entrance to the major tourist spots. $116 for adults and $92 for kids. Anyone here buy these or recommend something else? Thanks!
RUSF18
Footballguy
If you're actually going to attend all of those spots where it makes financial sense, sure why not. It will likely be hot as balls so having most of your activities be inside is probably a good idea.
If you're not planning on hitting them all up, or the price is an issue, most people recommend doing one of ESB or Top of Rock (which will save you money) and there are free museums you can go to. You can also take a free Staten Island Ferry which gets you very close to the Statue if you're not trying to go up.
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Sammy3469
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I'm glad you've had a smooth DOE process. Ours not so much.
Like all parents we tested for the off chance of Anderson or NEST. Stoopid Little Sammy comes back with a 98. Thanks son. I dutifully list the citiwides anyway and the 3 D3s G&T which besides for the 166 suck (we end up getting placed in 163 which is the middle one), but am perfectly happy (resigned) to sending the ruffian to the local zoned school 452.
Flash forward to the end of May. The minutes of the local CEC zoning meeting come out and our dopey Principal has registered his support for moving 452 into a building that is being vacated by 191 (a persistently dangerous school) since they are moving to a new building in the low 60's and West End (this would be basically a mile from us with no busing option). No notice except he talked with the the SLT and President of the PTA and got their support. Well, you can expect the resulting uproar. I went to 2 CEC meetings and lets just say the organization of the DOE when they want to rubber stamp something is truly impressive. Let's just say I'll be totally stunned if they don't move. I'll leave out the conjecture on what will happen, but needless to say the student body won't be transitioning with the Principal.
So, while all this is going on, we still have our 163 placement. After watching the 452 fiasco unfold we eventually take in last Friday. On Monday, they start to clear the Waitlists. So we end up calling TAG. Parent co-ordinator says come on in. Apparently they're not following the DOE waitlist policy (keep in mind we're 403 on Anderson's WL, so there's no chance we'd normally get into TAG), and just letting you come in an register if you have a 97+. We're also #1 on 166s WL now (who are actually following the DOE's WL policy), so we'll probably get in there and end up going there (the East Harlem commute...bus is probably 45+ minutes and neighborhood are more than a little drag).
So net-net we'll come out ok, but the DOE is hell-bent at screwing over a lot of people. Makes me understand why so many people go private. Instead of a fixing a bad school, they'd rather sacrifice a good school for appearances.
Redwes25
Footballguy
Reading this I am glad I am in the zone for a very good public school, which my oldest got in, and don't have to wade through all this. Sounds awful and stressful.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
i'll be there 7/9-7/14. i bought them. seemed pretty likely that we'll hit most of them. saves a little money.
Don't Noonan
Footballguy
Thanks, sounds like a good idea. Wife wants to go see Aladdin with the kids. Anyone seen it? I see Matilda is playing on Broadway. We saw it in London last year and it was very good, kids still talk about it.i'll be there 7/9-7/14. i bought them. seemed pretty likely that we'll hit most of them. saves a little money.
El Floppo
Footballguy
this has been anything but smooth- but it's over.
both kids got 99s (floppinho got it 3 freaking years in a row, but could never win the lottery for a seat), but tbh, even though nest is down the street and anderson would be fantastic, we were VERY happy to just send Floppinha to 11 with her big brother. and of course she didn't win the lottery for the others either, so... thanks DOE.
I just read about the situation in D3 in the NYT and thought of you... hoping you weren't caught in the middle. ugh. On the surface, seems like a good idea- but the ramifications are obviously much deeper.
is TAG the one across town or in Queens (STEM?)? within a day or two of when I toured the one on the east side for Floppinho, somebody was brutally murdered either on the same block or around the corner... IIRC, middle of the day. kinda put a damper on that school for us. IIRC, it also has uniforms- not the biggest negative, but neither of us dug the idea. the one in Queens looked nice, but was too far for us and I didn't like the elevated subway rumbling by right next to the classrooms constantly. The one in Brooklyn looked amazing to me- but an hour away (and the wrong direction for my commute) was too much. funny- we got unsolcited calls from two of the district schools offering seats to my son for K. they must get a list of 98/99s and just reach out.
fwiw- we transferred from one G&T school to another... which is available even district-to-district. so if you end up not liking TAG, there are options.
and last commentary for now- main reason we went with GT was that our son was not a kid who did well with more chaotic environments/kids. his pre school had a few kids who were adhd/aspergers-spectrum who, although good kids, were a handful for the teachers and other students. most of the kids were fine dealing with them, but they really threw floppinho off his game. we figured that the G&T test was more about a 4yo's ability to sit and engage a strange adult quietly and with focus for 45mins-1hr than it was about some kind of test of gifts or talents. and THOSE were the kids we thought would suit young Floppinho better than the more random assortment of gen ed kids. so far, it's held up to be true... especially for the boys, who are later developers anyways.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
As Sammy notes, this could change... I'm more worried about overcrowding becoming an issue with the school we're zoned to when the time comes. We've got about 5 high rise building currently being built in this zone.
DOE is the suck!
Sammy3469
Footballguy
Yeah TAG is the one in East Harlem, so we won't be telling that fact to the misses. Having poked around the school 2 of the past three days (I forgot the brith certificate and had to go back to pick it up), they handle the safety issue well. The uniform issue is the bigger one as the little one doesn't wear long pants besides sweats. I did love the classrooms though. Much better than 452s or 163s and the kindergarteners had written full page "essays", so the education is obviously top-notch.
I think (hope) we'll ultimately get into 166 in the fall, but I'd rather it was now so I wouldn't have to deal with this BS.
If we don't get into 166, my guess is we ultimately rent a school district for a year (my guess is 234, since it's right next to the misses work and I'd rather be in District 2 if we are spending the money). Hell, we may even do that now since it looks like they are still taking kids that are moving into it.
Redwes25
Footballguy
I live in an overcrowded zone but my son got in which will basically get my daughters into the school since in zone with a sibling in the school is the highest priority (of course they shrunk my zone a couple of years ago which also helps). Any of your kids enter the system yet since if some are in the odds improve.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
Once you have a kid in the school you are grandfathered in for any younger sibs and they can't kick you out.
This is the other issue with moving 452. All the kids would have to move with it and while you could move to your new zone (most likely 87 or 199 for us though I wouldn't put it past the DOE/CEC3 to gerrymander us and keep us at 452 or 191...like what they did to 234/89 on the lower west side/tribeca). More than anything, it's just astounding that one year they are opening a new school for overcrowding and the next they want to shave 500 seats by moving a school since they can't figure out how to divvy up the kids in the Amsterdam projects.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Today's tix is an app I was turned on to, it seems to have some good deals on shows.
Don't Noonan
Footballguy
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El Floppo
Footballguy
234 is the one in Tribeca, IIRC? heard it's been a wait-list, even for kids in zone.
we are more in the progressive trajectory with our approach to learnin'- reading your comments about TAG reminds me that I really loved the classrooms too (really big relative to EVil schools), but was oddly a little turned off by the K essays, only because I wasn't seeing as much art and enrichment as I would have liked to go along with it back then (part of what I really loved about Anderson). But I had no doubts that if he survived the trip, he'd be getting a great education there. and the kids all seemed nice and well behaved roaming around the school (versus some bratty behaviour witnessed at Anderson and nest and definitely around the LES EVil)
El Floppo
Footballguy
eta: haven't seen aladin or much of anything since the kids because it's all just too expensive for me. but we're going to Lion King thanks to my MIL getting the kids tickets.
really would love to take them to more now that especially floppinho is getting old enough (9 on Friday) to appreciate it. plus he's caught the acting bug thanks to his school, so it'd be interesting for him and us to see all of these shows.
will look into today's tix... we could swing getting tickets a week, or even a few days in advance- same day is tougher.
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Sammy3469
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That's our assessment as well. The parent's coordinator gave a little tour and it seemed like most of the art's/enrichment's stuff happens in separate arts/music rooms. Definitely a different approach, but I'm more of a science/math guy, so I don't really notice what's missing arts-wise (which is ironic since the little guy loves his music and I have no idea what to do with him). We also saw the K/1st "graduation" ceremony and I loved that they made the all kids get up and give a little speech. As a noted introvert who hates people and public speaking, that was a big plus especially after one of the kids started crying and the teacher came up and gave the kid a big huge and helped him through it.
234 actually didn't have a WL this year for whatever reason, but yeah I know they generally do. I was looking at their website and they seem to be taking kids if they move in the district over the summer. I do sort of wonder if Sammyinho would keep his mouth shut though or if they'd even care. More than anything though, it'd get us into District 2 and out of whatever's going to happen in 3. If he's going to have a 25-30 minute commute it may as well be with mommy.
El Floppo
Footballguy
awesome stuff.
IIRC, nest had a separate art and music studio outside of the classroom, which can often be a better thing than being stuck at your desk with more limited materials. maybe I'm misremembering about TAG and the arts... maybe it was just the uniforms freaking me out.
as a non-zoned family happily in District 2- it's a move I would totally support (however "official" or "legal" it may be).
eta: plus- I think- once you're in D2 for elementary, you're good for middle as well... but I could be wishing that to be more than remembering it.
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soothsayer
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My fam will be flying into LGA in late July and renting a car so we can drive up to Cooperstown. Upon arriving back in NYC, we will be staying in mid-town for a couple of nights prior to flying back out of LGA. I'd like to return the rental car immediately upon arriving back in NYC. Should I rent the car at LGA and return it there (meaning I have to drive to the airport and cab/rideshare back to mid-town), or is there someplace else (off-airport) I should consider renting the car from that would be easy to get to/from? TIA.
Rocky Dennis
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El Floppo
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DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
sushi of gari, is any one location better than another?
El Floppo
Footballguy
ugh... just saw a newsbit in the daily news online about a girl jumping off the GW bridge... the 7th fatality this year. I had no idea this was going on :( . I grew up on the north side of the GG bridge in SF- knew at least one person who jumped there... just a sad business. and being familiar with both bridges- they're both surprisingly open at the hand rail- easy enough to go over.
DA RAIDERS
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El Floppo
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RUSF18
Footballguy
A few years ago, a guy who was my next door neighbor growing up in NJ jumped off the GG bridge. I'm sure you know in SF they have people specifically trained to talk down jumpers...this man who encountered my friend (i use that word lightly as I lost touch with him over the years) had saved dozens of potential jumpers but lost him and one other. Really sad and tremendous work these people do.
kutta
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Koya
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El Floppo
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my mom's in town for her annual house swap (swaps into our perfect apartment- 3br loft in Chelsea around the corner from kids' school), and we decided to do a quick beach trip yesterday. we usually like to go to Ocean Grove NJ, but the wife did her back in this week, so wanted to be closer in case we had to make a run for it. with my mom from brooklyn (sheepshead bay) and my son weirdly obsessing on sharks, we decided to go to Coney and hit the aquarium.
aquarium is still in post-sandy reconstruction/enlargement mode... so underwhelmed as usual. but the 5yo bday girl actually loved it, having seen Dory last week and it was good enough for shark boy, who got to see the depressing temp shark tank. both loved the 4d spongebob movie, as usual.
but the beach- honestly the best time we've had there. every time I"ve been it's packed in, filthy on beach and water, and annoying with loud, invasive beach-goers (boomboxes all over, smoking, people walking over your stuff... pass). yesterday we set up right next to the water's edge, water temp was surprisingly comfortable, beach and water weren't covered in garbage and air temp was perfect. I kept looking around, waiting for the other shoe to drop- but had a really nice couple hours there.
aquarium is still in post-sandy reconstruction/enlargement mode... so underwhelmed as usual. but the 5yo bday girl actually loved it, having seen Dory last week and it was good enough for shark boy, who got to see the depressing temp shark tank. both loved the 4d spongebob movie, as usual.
but the beach- honestly the best time we've had there. every time I"ve been it's packed in, filthy on beach and water, and annoying with loud, invasive beach-goers (boomboxes all over, smoking, people walking over your stuff... pass). yesterday we set up right next to the water's edge, water temp was surprisingly comfortable, beach and water weren't covered in garbage and air temp was perfect. I kept looking around, waiting for the other shoe to drop- but had a really nice couple hours there.
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