JadedWriter
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35 gbs of pictures from the Puerto Rican Day Parade...35 gbs. Some for me...some for work.
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Fimbulvetr
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Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...f0DNl0jb8rV_w/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=287305130
Not sure when we'll arrive, but it'll probably have to be after 5:30.
LyleLanley
Banned
This sounds like code for getting drunk.
JadedWriter
Member
Here's one pic...
Thanks! It seems like a small group so far. I texted my professor and let him know that I'm rain checking it. I'll post an update in this thread once I'm in the area along with a picture. I'll also be posting live updates on Twitter. I'll wear a red GAF shirt today with the dinosaurs on it or a gray one with the GAF logo bursting out of it.
Going to check what the sitrep is on the E3 Experience thread itself to see if I round up other folks on the pre-meetup.
Now that one has got a story. Very fascinating pose.
Speaking of pics, I went to a Native American music festival at Inwood Park yesterday. It was cool. I took some pictures which I'll edit it into this post later since I'm slacking off from work at the moment. I later went to a free concert at United Palace which was cool since it was a Dominican folk music performer.
JadedWriter
Member
She was too into the parade. Was singing along to the music the float was playing and everything. I was going through a couple as I was taking them and was like, "nope, work's not getting this one."
JadedWriter
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Some shots from the parade:
DSC_8265 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_8307 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_8566 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_8681 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_9321 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_9367 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_9332 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
DSC_8598 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
Many more here:
DSC_8265 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_8307 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_8566 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_8681 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_9321 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_9367 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_9332 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrDSC_8598 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrMany more here:
Morning Star
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Bah. Work issue right as I was about to leave for the theater and I ended up missing the beginning of the conference too. Well that messed with my night.
So how was the crowd at Union Square? They hand out some nice free stuff afterwards?
So how was the crowd at Union Square? They hand out some nice free stuff afterwards?
It was pretty solid if a bit disorganized this year. There were people that got wait listed that were there since 11AM! People kept gradually trickling into the theatre well into after the event started; my brother missed the first several minutes. In the end, everyone got in. My only other gripe was that I got a sense of hostility from a few folks. I ended up sketching a few people on the line to entertain myself.
As for swag, they gave away a collectible Sony E3 Experience drinking cup that says "I was there," a poster that has the Sony E3 Experience 2016 logo on it, and a collectible Sony E3 Playstation E3 Experience card in addition to the usual digital code with a bunch of goodies in it that need to be redeemed before they expire.
EDIT: A quick side note: This weekend's New York Craft Beer Festival is low on bodies. If anyone is interested or knows anyone who would be interested in volunteering, here's the link: http://newyork.onebrick.org/calendar
¡HarlequinPanic!
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Hey NY GAF.
I'm kind of sick of brooklyn. My roommate is moving in with his girlfriend and is leaving me with an expensive place in Greenpoint that I either need to fill or vacate. As this is my eighth time moving in five years: I'm about ready to just get a 1br to myself in Woodside or Sunnyside. Any gaffers there? How is it there?
Alternatively, if anyone here knows someone looking for a place in greenpoint...
I'm kind of sick of brooklyn. My roommate is moving in with his girlfriend and is leaving me with an expensive place in Greenpoint that I either need to fill or vacate. As this is my eighth time moving in five years: I'm about ready to just get a 1br to myself in Woodside or Sunnyside. Any gaffers there? How is it there?
Alternatively, if anyone here knows someone looking for a place in greenpoint...
¡HarlequinPanic!;207328816 said:Hey NY GAF.
I'm kind of sick of brooklyn. My roommate is moving in with his girlfriend and is leaving me with an expensive place in Greenpoint that I either need to fill or vacate. As this is my eighth time moving in five years: I'm about ready to just get a 1br to myself in Woodside or Sunnyside. Any gaffers there? How is it there?
Alternatively, if anyone here knows someone looking for a place in greenpoint...
I loved Sunnyside when I lived there. Food and groceries were cheap, library had no competition in regards to movie selection, with the exception of a few streets the neighborhood was dead quiet and safe. Easy access to Japanese, Thai and Indian grocery stores as well as a bus away from Target. Worked great as a hub to get into Manhattan or Brooklyn. Sunnyside has the best Turkish food and worst Chinese food I've had in the city.
I would probably still be there but my apartment's roof fell a few times and there was a ridiculous mice problem. The 7 train also gave a ton of issues resulting in the use of the bus, which back then didn't have GPS you could monitor via an app. My mail would also get stolen and I had to switch to using Amazon Lockers and mail to my office. Ultimately ended up moving to be closer to my job.
I think it's the perfect place price-wise for a 1br apartment in NYC.
Bruce Springsteen
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¡HarlequinPanic!;207328816 said:Hey NY GAF.
I'm kind of sick of brooklyn. My roommate is moving in with his girlfriend and is leaving me with an expensive place in Greenpoint that I either need to fill or vacate. As this is my eighth time moving in five years: I'm about ready to just get a 1br to myself in Woodside or Sunnyside. Any gaffers there? How is it there?
Alternatively, if anyone here knows someone looking for a place in greenpoint...
what's your budget?
¡HarlequinPanic!
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I'm hoping 1600. Can begrudgingly do 1800. Both of these are insane but they are better than a cheaper place that requires a 300 dollar LIRR ticket or metro north ticket. Debating if I should roll the dice with roomies again, I travel a lot for work and could use someone I trust to feed my cat. But most of the time roomies haven't worked out for me so.
Kanik, good to know! I'm gonna spend some time in sunny and woodside this weekend and see how I like the place. I don't go out all the time so I don't mind finally going somewhere a little less hip.
Sad to hear about the chinese. I love take out.
JadedWriter
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PM me if you need a roommate, seriously.¡HarlequinPanic!;207367336 said:
Just witness someone getting his head stuck between the platform and the E train on 14th st. Everyone is hysterical and I didn't stick around to see what happened. Don't imagine he's alive.
All I could think about is getting to work. There's already a crowd and mta employees were running around frantically. I still feel guilty for just walking away.
I really wish I didn't looked.
All I could think about is getting to work. There's already a crowd and mta employees were running around frantically. I still feel guilty for just walking away.
I really wish I didn't looked.
What the hell? I think I just felt my stomach drop just reading that. I can't imagine seeing it or... ugh.
NYCmetsfan
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Sorry you had to see that. I would feel bad. Let professionals take care of that you could have made it worse.
How the heck did his head get there? Suicide?
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...train-day-3rd-subway-injury-article-1.2677146
Though it was was probably this:
So thankfully I was wrong. Turns out it was his leg that got caught. Still an unfortunate situation but at least it's less life threatening than what I thought I saw.
http://nypost.com/2016/06/17/two-injured-in-separate-subway-incidents-on-same-block/
Apparently a woman also got her legs injured by a train one station away. She had the worst luck.
Edit: Beaten.
http://nypost.com/2016/06/17/two-injured-in-separate-subway-incidents-on-same-block/
Apparently a woman also got her legs injured by a train one station away. She had the worst luck.
Edit: Beaten.
davidwhangchoi
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my brooklyn tech teacher saw something similar on the way to work.
he tried jumping the tracks and fell down in between subway cars on the way to work, a lady tried to do the same but fell on top of him. he pushed her off and climbed back up onto the platform but the train started moving and severed the lady's leg before the train was able to stop again.
He was so traumatized he couldn't teach our class.
he tried jumping the tracks and fell down in between subway cars on the way to work, a lady tried to do the same but fell on top of him. he pushed her off and climbed back up onto the platform but the train started moving and severed the lady's leg before the train was able to stop again.
He was so traumatized he couldn't teach our class.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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Been in a train that clobbered a car trying to run the rails but thankfully never seen anything on the subway. It's always a paranoid fear of mine that someone would push me onto the tracks though so I'm always kind of uneasy on those ultra narrow platforms (or the platform in times square where I need to walk down narrow parts all on the yellow cause stairs going down to the 7 are there).
LyleLanley
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¡HarlequinPanic!;207461620 said:
After that one summer where a few people got pushed in front of trains I've always been paranoid of people around me when the train comes.
Uncle0wnage
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Hey NYC GAF my family is taking a trip to the city next week is there any must sees, restaurants, or experiences you all would recommend? We are staying close to times square.
I've only ever seen a guy slip and fall between the gap when the train was in the station, but luckily people were able to get the conductors attention and pull him out.
What kind of food do you like?
davidwhangchoi
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that's exactly what happened to my high school teacher. plp used to jump off the train onto the platform between cars when it was crowded at the station back in the days.
i'm taking a group of 10 college and post grad students to Mystery Room NYC then we're hitting bareburger on Sat, if there's one near you try it!
if you're in timesquare and like ramen
52nd and 9th Totto Ramen is good =)
53rd and 6th try the chicken and rice plate at the halal guys stands
Uncle0wnage
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LyleLanley
Banned
Bare Burger is awesome!
Freak accidents, yeah, but this stuff doesn't always make the news if it's like a natural death or a "common" suicide (common as in quantity, not trying to be insensitive). I read about how conductors say they're haunted by the many suicides they see throughout their careers. Announcements are usually specific about track fire, signal problems, etc. I assume that when our train is stalled and we get the vague "police investigation" announcement, someone died one way or the other.
http://www.ibtimes.com/mta-worker-goes-underground-share-subway-secrets-reddit-top-10-reveals-324984
Freak accidents, yeah, but this stuff doesn't always make the news if it's like a natural death or a "common" suicide (common as in quantity, not trying to be insensitive). I read about how conductors say they're haunted by the many suicides they see throughout their careers. Announcements are usually specific about track fire, signal problems, etc. I assume that when our train is stalled and we get the vague "police investigation" announcement, someone died one way or the other.
http://www.ibtimes.com/mta-worker-goes-underground-share-subway-secrets-reddit-top-10-reveals-324984
LyleLanley
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This link really makes me want to see the City Hall station.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Yo Mega, i'm going to go dumpster diving in Brooklyn one day. i gotta get a PVM
That story made me paranoid too - now I check my surroundings as the train pulls in. All it takes is one deranged person shoving people.
LOL it's not exactly dumpster diving but alright, lemme know when! I need to get rid of a dying CRT.
For non-New Yorkers not familiar with it, this is the third rail of death. It's usually the rail that's closest to the middle and has a metallic sheen:
Gotta get ready to head out to volunteer for the NY Craft Beer Festival. I wonder how it'll manage with less bodies than anticipated but it should be fun either way. I anticipate a lot of running around with the Volunteer Coordinator and manning multiple stations. If anyone is planning on stopping by tonight, feel free to say hello if I end up serving you/bag checking your stuff.
Once in a while, I get the urge to thank conductors since I always thank the bus drivers and elevator operators but the window of opportunity is so small to do it and I'm usually focused on trying to get out of the train. I think once or twice I gave a thumbs up to a conductor.
I remember a few years ago, whenever I would ride the A train home, there was a conductor who expressed his personality since he would always say "Stand of the closing doors playa" and once or twice he commented on a baseball game and/or a basketball. The people in the car smiled more than anything else. On a few other occasions, conductors will gave random facts about the station but it doesn't happen all that much. I think the MTA caught wind of it because I never heard that conductor again. But I see his point and it's fair.
Gotta get ready to head out to volunteer for the NY Craft Beer Festival. I wonder how it'll manage with less bodies than anticipated but it should be fun either way. I anticipate a lot of running around with the Volunteer Coordinator and manning multiple stations. If anyone is planning on stopping by tonight, feel free to say hello if I end up serving you/bag checking your stuff.
When I was elementary school some mta dudes came by and did a talk to the entire on train safety and scare the shit out if us. Horror stories about kids putting marbles on the track and having it ricochet back through their head by an oncoming train. How dangerous the third rail was and how you'd be fucked if any part of you touched it. Good times
Syphon Filter
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Broadway Lafayette up to union square is a nice place to roam around.
JadedWriter
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If you want to enjoy actual New York City then get out of fucking Times Square. I work there, it's shit.
fallengorn
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The Met has a couple of good exhibits up now, namely Pergamon and ManusXMachina.
Syphon Filter
Member
what's wrong? Times square is awesome! I am guessing you will say the amount of people in the way.
LyleLanley
Banned
Time square is absolutely awful. That being said it's fine if you're a tourist.
no way dude, it's so fake, in no way shape or form representative of anything really New York. it's completely a tourist trap. it's just bright lights and con artists dressed poorly in costumes trying to con a few bucks, so i guess if that's your thing, then go...
JadedWriter
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Tourist hellhole and it has no personality. It's not New York, it's just in New York.
Times Square may be a tourist trap, but it has a seedy element that has returned (or has always been there) in the form of the sketchy people in crappy costumes, the topless girls and controversy, religious zealots and all sorts of weird shady characters if you stop and really look. There are hordes of tourists, but the sheer mix of people from fucking everywhere is intriguing. And there's something amusing with some mom and pop lugging a freakin' Canon 1D with a big L lens to take mundane photos. It's so kitschy and over the top that really, why the hell not? Every newcomer should go at least once. Of course no one's suggesting an entire visit be spent there but I don't see the sense in telling people to completely avoid it. It's undeniably a unique part of NYC.
It's popular to hate on Times Square because it's not "authentic" NY. But really, what's so much more authentic and better about other Manhattan (and now Brooklyn) neighborhoods? Many lost their original identities, enclaves, cuisines, middle class residents and family-owned small businesses decades ago. They cater primarily to their rich residents... an old-timer will tell you how sterile and same-y much of the island has become, like a repeating template, like the city version of suburban sprawl. Whether because of the homogeneous demographics, the chains all over like Starbucks, Chipotle, Pret, Hale & Hearty... the typical organic shops, boutique and high end retail, upscale gyms, expensive restaurants, and much of the nightlife catering to a specific kind of New Yorker.
By the way, it's not perfect but I generally do like Manhattan. I just don't see the sense in singling out Times Square as bad and unoriginal when much of the same can be said for what whole sections of the city became post 1990s.
It's popular to hate on Times Square because it's not "authentic" NY. But really, what's so much more authentic and better about other Manhattan (and now Brooklyn) neighborhoods? Many lost their original identities, enclaves, cuisines, middle class residents and family-owned small businesses decades ago. They cater primarily to their rich residents... an old-timer will tell you how sterile and same-y much of the island has become, like a repeating template, like the city version of suburban sprawl. Whether because of the homogeneous demographics, the chains all over like Starbucks, Chipotle, Pret, Hale & Hearty... the typical organic shops, boutique and high end retail, upscale gyms, expensive restaurants, and much of the nightlife catering to a specific kind of New Yorker.
By the way, it's not perfect but I generally do like Manhattan. I just don't see the sense in singling out Times Square as bad and unoriginal when much of the same can be said for what whole sections of the city became post 1990s.
Not sure if serious or if trolling. Tourist haven and costumed character hell hole. The amount of people and selfie sticks takes the cake. Prefer Union Square over it since it's spread out.
EDIT: sketchy Times Square has got its charms for sure. Old ass porn shops and stores along 8th Avenue. That alone is fine.
Wowfunhappy
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Times Square is absolutely beautiful at night, and definitely something a tourist should experience, IMO.
JadedWriter
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Don't get me wrong it's part of the first NYC experience, but I'm there so often I'm just burnt out on it. PS. Pret's oatmeal is horrible. Shit tastes like vaseline.