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El Floppo
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themeanmachine
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So far so good, thanks for asking! Natural History Museum today and Wicked this evening kept us out of the elements. Tomorrow is Statue of Liberty, the real test. Hoping perhaps the horrendous conditions will keep other tourists away so we won’t have to wait too long to get on the ferry.
RUSF18
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This city is ####ed, volume 292:
https://nypost.com/2018/01/08/penn-stations-new-concourse-is-already-falling-apart/
https://nypost.com/2018/01/08/penn-stations-new-concourse-is-already-falling-apart/
RUSF18
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themeanmachine
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It was awesome, we all had a great time! Statue of Liberty was torture, for a while there while waiting for the boat I was worried we would end up with frostbite, but it all ended up ok and in the end we were glad we toughed it out and did it. For the rest we took subways as often as possible, even though in nicer weather I’d rather walk and see more of the city. Did the Intrepid air and space museum on Sunday which had a lot of outdoor elements and the cold wasn’t bad at all by then, even right on the water. Overall the kids loved the city, and I promised them we’ll go back someway when it’s warmer.RUSF18 said:
When leaving this morning, was planning to get to Newark airport via Penn Station, which was how we came in, that was a mess. Subway just to get to Penn Station was a mysterious no show for 20 minutes, then while waiting I checked on my phone for NJ Transit train times and saw they were all delayed by at least an additional 30min. 3 minutes later we we’re in an Uber, should have just done that from the get go.
Koya
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So, trip east got postponed due to my flu and not wanting to travel to NY today to have 6 meetings tomorrow that would criss cross the Island (Melville then Woodmere, then Carle Place), then brooklyn, then manhattan - ONLY to then take the train up to my parents country home in the berkshires for one night only to come back the next day to stay in manhattan to then get an early LYFT out to LGA. #### that.
Will be there mid week in early Feb for a slightly less chaotic go at it.
Will be there mid week in early Feb for a slightly less chaotic go at it.
Koya
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Also, I grew up in a one square mile village on the Sound, North Shore of Nassau. It has like 5,000 residents.
So, Im getting lunch today and the bartender says oh, our hostess is from NY. I'm like, cool and ask her where. She says Long Island. I say, gonna need to be more specific, me too. She says nassau... Im like... OH? she says... small town, SEA CLIFF.
I yell out audible enough across the entire restaurant (as we NYers are prone to do) GET THE #### OUT.
Seriously, don't think I've ever randomly met a fellow Sea Cliffer outside of the Tri State area. So random. Kinda cute too - I probably know her mom.
So, Im getting lunch today and the bartender says oh, our hostess is from NY. I'm like, cool and ask her where. She says Long Island. I say, gonna need to be more specific, me too. She says nassau... Im like... OH? she says... small town, SEA CLIFF.
I yell out audible enough across the entire restaurant (as we NYers are prone to do) GET THE #### OUT.
Seriously, don't think I've ever randomly met a fellow Sea Cliffer outside of the Tri State area. So random. Kinda cute too - I probably know her mom.
Sammy3469
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I bet you do :ROARIN:Also, I grew up in a one square mile village on the Sound, North Shore of Nassau. It has like 5,000 residents.
So, Im getting lunch today and the bartender says oh, our hostess is from NY. I'm like, cool and ask her where. She says Long Island. I say, gonna need to be more specific, me too. She says nassau... Im like... OH? she says... small town, SEA CLIFF.
I yell out audible enough across the entire restaurant (as we NYers are prone to do) GET THE #### OUT.
Seriously, don't think I've ever randomly met a fellow Sea Cliffer outside of the Tri State area. So random. Kinda cute too - I probably know her mom.
El Floppo
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I can see a bunch of blocks. maybe the fog is coming from inside your headvisibiliy at roughly 1/2 a block down here on Chambers ? foggiest i can ever recall
otb_lifer
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maybe now you can, but when i posted it was akin to Fog Bowl - or backstage at CBs - whichever wotks
mr. furley
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lol, my old man drove a Pintodude at the Patriot Saloon: "this ####### weather reminds me of my old pos Pinto - zero to sixty in seven days"
that #### actually started on fire while he was driving
Nick Vermeil
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The front wheel just fell off my Lyft and rolled through oncoming traffic. The guy hopped out and dodged a few cars to retrieve it, came back to the car and said “sorry” like he needed to reach past me for the ketchup.
I patted him on the back and walked the last ten blocks home. Only in New York kids
I patted him on the back and walked the last ten blocks home. Only in New York kids
Nick Vermeil
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RC94
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Nick Vermeil
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El Floppo
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otb_lifer
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my Irish uncle had one (the Italians wouldn't be caught dead up in a Ford) - anyways, he would come round us all up (mom up front, the four of us in the so called "back") once a month for a day out ... being crammed in there sucked enough, but dude would always pick hour+ destinations (West Point/Jersey Shore/Bear Mountain/Wild West City/Long Beach/etc), lotta highway driving, and the unc was known to have a cocktail (or ten) on occasion. had a very heavy foot, and zigged in and out of traffic like a demon. white knucklin' that #### after the report about the exploding hatch on rear end collisions came to fruition, so much so that we all took to popping a few shots of whiskey beforehand - it was also our tried and true toothache remedy (we din't need no stinkin' Anbesol), so if we couldn't sneak it, we were all mysteriously dealing with chopper pain those days ...
Senor Schmutzig
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Pig ‘n Whistle any good? There is one I can see from my hotel window and thought I would give it a try.
jamny
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Good enough to grab a beer and maybe an appetizer. I usually will have a beer in the one on 3rd ave when waiting for an express bus home.
Nick Vermeil
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Does anyone have a tailor for suits they would recommend? My guy sold his joint and they are twice the price and half the fit.
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RUSF18
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RC94
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Not in Brooklyn, but for anyone who is in Hoboken I highly recommend Domenico Spoleti. 617 Willlow Ave; 201-659-7882. Great tailor
Nick Vermeil
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ex-ghost
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Heading to NY with wife in early-April to see Springsteen and Hamilton. Staying at the Intercontinental near Times Square. Will have 2 full days from 9am-7pm before the shows to see the city. Was there 20 years ago as a young man. Any suggestions of must sees for those two days? Was thinking at least the Met and a stroll in Central Park. We like museums, the nature, people watching and walking to cool sites. We do not need fancy schmancy restaurants, but do like good food.
Koya
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My best friend met his wife there.
To this day, some 12 years later, she appreciated how much of a gentleman he was for not taking advantage of her being all drunk that night.
Narrator: On that night they did indeed have relations. Upon morning she praised his thoughtfulness, and thinking how serious could this get, he let her hold onto her fantasy of romance and restraint. A dozen years, a marriage and two kids later, it simply seems cruel to tell her of the animalistic nature of that first, perfect, evening.
El Floppo
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Met or MoMA, but Met and the park go well together.
When are you here? Seems like all tourists go to the High Line now, which is really cool and has one spot where you get a view of the statue of liberty. But it can get pretty cold.
Good friends just saw Springsteen- huge fans of his- and said it was amazing. And Hamilton? Damn... Nice!
ex-ghost
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Christmas, birthday and anniversary trip all in one (expensive) trip. We will be in NY early April.
El Floppo
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Early April will be a great time for the high line, with potentially lots of stuff blooming.
For art, Met is more of a massive survey with stuff ranging from modern paintings to ancient Egypt and objects (including the must-see Temple of dundur). For modern art fans MoMA is the winner with iconic art, sculpture and design objects you've only seen in books.
9/11 memorial, occulus + wall street and/or ferry to statue of liberty, Ellis island. Century 21 Dept store across from WTC if the wife wants to spend even more of your money (but at massive discounts, so you're practically making money...according to my wife).
Can do all this quickly, and is close enough to the high line to combine for one day. Maybe even walk a little or all of the Brooklyn bridge depending on your schedule.
ETA... You could conceivably combine Met, park and even Natural History museum (latter almost directly across the park from the met). Those two museums are pay what you want, fwiw)
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jamny
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I'm working at the Harvard Club and a coworker just mentioned a tailor that works across the street. He said it's a good combination of price and quality.
Mid City Tailoring 25 w43.
El Floppo
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El Floppo
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wtf? .. just googled
A bogus tsunami warning caused a flood of Tuesday morning confusion along the East Coast.
The alert, resembling the real deal, pinged on cell phones from Maine to Florida around 8:32 a.m. — but the National Weather service soon declared the message was only a test.
“The National Tsunami Warning Center did NOT issue a tsunami Warning, Watch, or Advisory for any part of the United States or Canada this morning,” came the follow-up message.
RC94
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El Floppo
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had a millennial young white woman get up for my 6yo on the F this morning- a first. plus she was reading a book with headphones on.. all the usual tell-tale signs of a person choosing to be oblivious to the world around their commute.
I'm used to young black dudes getting up. hispanic guys too. older women, yes. but this was the first young white woman I've seen get up- kudos to you, whitey. noticed more guys- even the usually self-absorbed 20-60yo white dude- getting up for floppinha over the last year. somebody will offer 2x out of 5.... getting better, in spite of so much of the rest of the city getting worse with people's faces glued to their screens.
I'm used to young black dudes getting up. hispanic guys too. older women, yes. but this was the first young white woman I've seen get up- kudos to you, whitey. noticed more guys- even the usually self-absorbed 20-60yo white dude- getting up for floppinha over the last year. somebody will offer 2x out of 5.... getting better, in spite of so much of the rest of the city getting worse with people's faces glued to their screens.
El Floppo
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definitely. I'd think I'd get an alert for that kind of thing the way I do with other extreme weather or amber alerts.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
we've covered this before, but i am courteous in said manner to a fault - and i never notice minority kids doing it in such grandiose disparity as you allude to - it seems to break pretty evenly in my 35+ years in the City.
Nick Vermeil
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Look, if your 6 year old wants my seat he can ###### get on a few stops before I do.
El Floppo
Footballguy
calling it like I've seen it in my 30 years here.we've covered this before, but i am courteous in said manner to a fault - and i never notice minority kids doing it in such grandiose disparity as you allude to - it seems to break pretty evenly in my 35+ years in the City.
pregnant wife- didn't see one white guy get up for her, or millennial woman... no hyperbole. black and hispanic dudes along with older women (less than 60) routinely did. became more attuned to watching what people do for pregnant women in general after that... continues to hold form. also based on her observations. chinatown folk would knock her down to get a seat.
more of a split with the kids... and it's a pretty specific demographic on the train at our stop on the F at 8:15am. younger, and even white folk, getting better at this in the last couple years.
but yeah- I'm sure you're great at this.
and my son better the #### be- it's been pushed into his noggin since birth.
kentric
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Hmmm... You'll need more than 3 months for her to show. Maybe you should set it up for next Sept/Oct.you questioning my chivalrous nature here?
tell ya what, i have a client down near Seward Park ... when the weather breaks nicer, and my sched eases up a bit more, we'll put it to the test - i'll supply the preggo
El Floppo
Footballguy
Wait... You're expecting? Congrats?as am i
you questioning my chivalrous nature here?
tell ya what, i have a client down near Seward Park ... when the weather breaks nicer, and my sched eases up a bit more, we'll put it to the test - i'll supply the preggo
I didn't know/remember your family or marital status.
And no... Not questioning- I've always gotten up for all manner of folk too. But have always just been surprised how few/almost none of my demographic do.
otb_lifer
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nooooo, not expecting (at least not to my knowledge
) - just wanna squire an expectant around the F - kinda like that channel 7 show "What Would You Do?" - oh, and some suds?
El Floppo
Footballguy
Better put the press on khaleesi thennooooo, not expecting (at least not to my knowledge
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otb_lifer
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NREC34
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Guys I’m at the Best Western next to JFK. Got all day to kill before my wife’s flight comes in late tonight. Going to catch the lirr into Manhattan and see what I can get into. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. I wish I could tout the stock market but can’t do that anymore I guess after 9/11...
also what a ##### it was driving here yesterday from Virginia
also what a ##### it was driving here yesterday from Virginia
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