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I'm just hoping it happens before or after I leave so I can squeeze in the citibike ride home.
Hello Dolly tickets with Bette Midler. Front row center mezzanine. Less thean face on stubhub!
Do it if you havent seen him live. He is great. Ive heard from a few people that the show is amazing. Tomorrow he performs with Childish Gambino who is also an amazing artist if you arent familiar with him.
I probably should have but the wife will like dolly better. Probably a once in a lifetime. I'll likely get another shot at chapelle.
Nice!Hello Dolly tickets with Bette Midler. Front row center mezzanine. Less thean face on stubhub!
Welcome back. Walk on the right and find a trash can you filthy tourist.Heading back next week - nieces wedding on Long Island (the Milleridge Inn :X ), but Mrs. Koya and I are staying in the city. Got a really good rate at the Muse, not first choice but also was a gift so no complaints whatsoever.
Heading in Wed night, staying on the Island, then in the City Thurs-Mon. Seeing a couple shows, will ask the wifey which and check back in. No idea as to restaurants and all, but it's not like our first and only time there so likely just play it loose.
Thurs. and Sun night I'll have some time to kill, prob meet up with a couple friends at some fratty bar that my wife would hate.
Milleridge is also now under new ownership, so perhaps they've cleaned up the place. And yeah, I attended a number of events (business) at the Townhouse. oof.
I was caught just before 9 w/o an umbrella. One of the hardest NYC rains I've experienced. Sunset was spectacular tonight.
I went to get pizza and ran out with my camera when I got home but it was too late. One of the most amazing skies I've ever seen. Full black with a band of orange underneath and bright blue below that. Unreal.
once we lose our apartment (which is bound to happen one of these years- rental), we'll have to be one of those people as I can't afford anything comparable in the city.
Kindergarten. I've already had a lengthy chat with the Superintendent - nobody redshirts Kindergarten, nobody... However, if you really press, and you think your child will be better repeating Kindergarten, that option is on the table.
We were able to do this with our son a couple of years ago. I have heard horror stories of kids getting put into first grade if you try to redshirt so you went the right route.
the issue isn't rent going up. the landlords are french- we know them... nice people with whom we went through a building fire, managing the rebuild for them (and doing all manner of other things around the apartment over the last 15 years). rent has been more than reasonable, but not a stabilzed apartment. it's 3% every year.. or sometimes every two years. but also went down a bunch after the fire. the same apartment above us (but without a patio) has been renting out for more than 50% more than what we pay.
This is what pisses me off so much!!Redwes25 said:
No, through the principal and his teacher. They can decide to hold a kid back. NYC DOE is a complete disaster but you can find understanding teachers and principal that will now your kid and situation better. Of course if he is a very smart kid he may be forced to stay on track.
Everyone hates him, I don't get it - how can he win? I'd vote for a bag of rocks over this guy.
Exactly, it pisses me off as well. Nowhere in the country has the NYC schedule and holds to it.
IME, it's all about finding the exact right person to deal with.
This is what you need to do from day 1. I would try and set up a meeting with the teacher shortly after curriculum night and point out your kid's age and concerns. Don't say you want to to hold him back but that you have concerns about his age. The teacher is really your best advocate and if you can get her/him on your side you should be able to hold your child back and open communication with them is the best approach.El Floppo said:
oh- cool.
yes, public school. You can always pull your kid into private school and have him repeat a year when you bring him in.
i'm pissed I missed the debate last night. have to do a lot more research for the primary... I hate the idea of voting for him (again) but won't vote for people I know nothing about. as it stands, I'd either do a write-in or leave it blank.
Yes and if you screw with the system so your kid doesn't go to Kindergarten in the City system, they'll put him/her right into first grade.
Once you pass first grade they don't skip you ahead. We are in the same situation, Christmas birthday. But we have opted for private school for a whole bunch of reasons.
That's good to know. My daughter is April, so that's fine, but my son will likely be between the Dec 1 and Dec 31 cutoffs. Currently we're in Nassau, but may move in depending on work. I'd stay in Nassau if it meant that he could delay that grade.
The city used to ignore the issue and did not strictly enforce the rule (think in 2013 they actually changed DOE regulations to strictly enforce the rules). I can understand the strict enforcement as you can't make decisions based on individual situations when you have over a million kids in NYC public schools. However, they need to push back the date if they are going to have this hard and fast rule.
freaking amateurs.
) with Olivia Wilde on Broadway and Napoli, Brooklyn at the Roundabout Theater. 
