A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine heard a rumor that LA Pizza on Manhattan Ave was closing. I didn’t mention it because truth be told, I didn’t […]
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Fortunato’s Not So Fortunate
The owner of Fortunato Bros is a mobster? No, really?! November 14, 2007 — A Queens pizza man and a Brooklyn baker didn’t want to pay the piper – so […]
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Crying Over G
I’m going to bitch right now about the G train. So what’s new? Everyone bitches about the train. Everyone bitches that it never comes or that it’s too short or […]
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Is The G an F?
On this morning’s commute I was greeted by two MTA workers hawking rider report cards for the G train. I usually don’t bother with things like this but lately, but […]
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Bedbugs Make The List
Renting out the Astral just got (even) more difficult. I just spied this ‘ad’ on Craigslist. “This is a warning: two former tenants of the astral (the large beautiful building […]
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Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District
According to Brownstoner, the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District has been created and approved unanimously at today’s LPC Meeting. This is fantastic news! If there is one thing I […]
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The Legend of the G Train
Came across this new blog today, a tongue-in-cheek about the elusive G Train. “…the mythical and legendary G train that purportedly runs between the Smith/Ninth Street station in Brooklyn and […]
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Naked Guy: The Trilogy
The New York Post reports a follow up. I feel for the guy. I really do. He’s blaming a panic attack and while I don’t know for sure if it […]
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It’s Raining Production Assistants
Something has been pissing me off since I’ve moved in. I feel horrible even complaining about it considering other residents are dealing with bedbugs and toxic molds, but it just […]