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the wife is a big crab fan, been wanting to go there for a while now. she had in mind a kind of glamorous spot on the water- I google mapped it to show the parking lot it lived in, which dissuaded her a bit. hearing it's not that great will further dissuade.
I have been there twice and do like it. Not the best food and expensive but it is fun and a great place with kids as it has a ton of activities to do there. Also, yes it is across the street from the Fairway parking lot but it does have good views of the water especially if sitting on top level. Look you are not getting an authentic Maryland crab boil but it is the closest thing you will get without driving down to Baltimore. If you do go just know what to expect and that it can get insanely crowded on that nice summer day.
I've been there about 5-6 times. They have an 8 hole mini golf, so I've gone on a few occasions with the kids while meeting other parents. For that scenario, on a nice day, at a reasonable hour when it isn't slammed, I'd prob recommend. Good to get tanked with friends while the kids play in a fairly enclosed area.
good stuff- thanks.
Yea, the last big storm was in Jan. 2016. There have been a few near double digit ones but it's been mild the past few winters. I'll take it!
Yea, didn't think we had hit a foot in a while. 4 years is decent drought without getting a 12 inch storm, hoping we're due for a big one next year. My kids will be almost 7 & 4 by then, timing will be perfect.
Yikes. I prepped for the SAT and GMAT but couldn’t imagine doing something along those lines at such a young age. I guess times change and kids grow up faster. All the best to your little one Flop.
people prep their 4 yos for the gifted and talented test for kindergarten. there's a giant industry built up around it. completely insane... AND widening the gap between the haves and the have-nots and limiting diversity (socio-economic) in the g&t programs. for ####### public schools.
How come I never realized we had ones in the same grade? Thought they were a year apart.
Floppinho's in 6th grade. Yours is in 5th, right?
I say we didn't prep but we did do Kumon math every summer. She doesn't do Mandarin school or ballet in July & August so it was an easy way to keep her busy (one right down the block.) So that probably helped, she has always smoked STEM classes. Was the first (& for 2 years, only) girl in Lego-robotics. But I suspect she'll go into performing arts. She's in her third year of preprofessional ballet & moved from Technique A to Technique B this year. About 18 more months she'll be en pointe.
We visited & applied to 8. Which is down from the 22 elementary schools we considered.
Those look great- lots of PS11 kids at those first six and very happy. don't know the last two, but so many great options. Was that the order you ranked them?
Pretty devastating fire/news. Go fund me page if anyone is interested - https://www.gofundme.com/sunset-park-44th-street-fire-family-fundEl Floppo said:
but seriously- for work? does she have a place set up to live yet? looking for advizes?Judge Smails said:
We hope to move to Boise within the next 2 or 3 years. Heading there for the third time next Monday. Looking at some neighborhoods. Great little city. I'll miss NY but looking forward to the change of scenery. Lived in Queens my whole life...it's time.
where are you ending up?
Come to IDLES in BK before you go!
eta... I couldn't imagine it until recently. But recently I've been feeling more like #### this place.
oh.. might need job recs soon. LPC may have helped cost me my current job... I'll see tomorrow if bossman is in a better mood.
We're planning on meeting up with Getzlaf while we're there. He a real estate dude in Boise.
Beacon. I’ll commute initially until I can find a new job. We’re keeping the house in Brooklyn and are going to rent it. The wife is done with the city and the boys need more nature.
where are you ending up?
Come to IDLES in BK before you go!
eta... I couldn't imagine it until recently. But recently I've been feeling more like #### this place.
oh.. might need job recs soon. LPC may have helped cost me my current job... I'll see tomorrow if bossman is in a better mood.
Thanks. Hope I'm overreacting, but I've got a gnawing pit in my gut that says no. My former superior at fdbi is at Peter Marino now and has been trying to get me there...which I might have to do.
I'll take a little hit leaving NY but I do most of my work from home. I have a studio downstairs with a dedicated booth. I'll have to figure out a good setup in Boise. We'll probably only have a condo there.
IDLES definite maybe.
I'll pencil you in.
I love me some Basquiat not only b/c his work inspired me to paint again but its very approachable and gives novice artists hope. But yeah, I totally get Lil Flop's critique. What's sad to me is all the Basquiat clones that exist nowadays and they're grown adults.
I've walked by that con-ed substation on 6th betw A and 1st for years and always coveted it... best part, for me, was to get inside there. but I also dig basquiat's work and loved seeing it en masse like that. there was a couple who used to paint on the street in soho c2000... mercer or greene st, iirc... did similar "primitive" stuff, but less figural and in oils with pencil and other stuff scribbled on. we bought one of theirs and still love it- pretty much the only art I own that my daughter didn't do.
I'm really sorry to hear that. Did they arrest the bike rider? Unfortunately, the ones like Floppo who follow the rules are few and far between. I've been hit by bike riders running reds and going the wrong way down a 1 way street, but thankfully never been injured that badly. You, and her family and friends have my condolences. I really hope the bike rider was caught and is going to jail.
The biker stayed with her until the paramedics arrived. He is a delivery man for an “app delivery service” who lives in a Brooklyn homeless shelter. He claims there was a problem with the brakes on his bike which he doesn’t own. He was sited for running the red light but now will likely be charged with vehicular manslaughter.
