Things like this happens to me on the subway all too often.
Make it stop!
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Living in NYC: Has it been Disneyfied?
There will always be complaints about New York City: that it’s too gritty, that is too cleaned up, something.
People who live in new condos on the Bowery – previously home to CBGB – complain about noise from area clubs.
Via therealdeal.com
Recently Martin Scorsese lamented that the neighborhood of his youth has been taken over by Whole Foods, towering skyscrapers, expensive hotels and the like.
On the other hand, consider this gem of a video shared by BensonhurstBean and Curbed showing what it was like to ride the subway in 1987.
Thanks to BensonhurstBean and Curbed for sharing the subway video.
I agree with Scorsese that homogeneity is lamentable, but really – is he going to move back to a studio in his old building on Elizabeth Street anytime soon?
Via urbanedgeny.com
I don’t think so.
Change is painful, but inevitable.
Other posts about life in NYC:
NYC: Not For Wimps
As much as I love New York and am still ecstatic to be living here again, I’d be lying if I said it’s a hard place to dwell sometimes.
On a rainy day when something has gone wrong with the subway, and there are no cabs to be found, crying seems like a perfectly appropriate response.
But we deal. And sometimes buy ourselves bodega flowers.
Related posts:
Subway ad graffiti rules
With apologies to Nigel Barker of The Face
More pics of life after Sandy
Fortunately my regular train, the L, is back in service now.
More thoughts on post-Sandy NYC
Somehow, some way, the L and G trains will find a way to disappoint.
- New York Times (11/6/12)
Before Sandy, I took these photos of my commute.
It worried me then, how taxed NYC’s transit system had become. Not to be all Debbie Downer but I’m even more worried now.
What are we gonna do, y’all?
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PS I still love New York.
Do not stand under things
This dude is eating over a sewer grate, yes.
But it’s a good reminder not to, like, hang out under things unless you want chicken curry (or worse) on your head.
This messy post-Sandy life
During the first day after the storm, I went to my go-to cafe for a bit, but it was packed and I felt bad taking a seat away from storm refugees desperate to charge electronics and enjoy a hot beverage. I had both power and internet at home.
Damage in my neighborhood was minimal. Continue reading
Wear your bathing suit to work day
Nobody told me.
Brooklyn-bound L train
Yes, she did get off at the Bedford Ave stop. Of course she did.
Remember when I was poked by a stranger’s penis?
Recently I loved this city a little less.
Well, that’s not entirely fair. Recently I hated the L train and an animal* that rode the crowded subway next to me.
Packed
“A crowded train is no excuse for unwanted sexual contact” the MTA announces via recording periodically, suggesting riders report issues to station managers or train conductors.
