LyleLanley
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Royal Palms is arguably the best date spot, if you don't mind going out to Brooklyn.
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Royal Palms is arguably the best date spot, if you don't mind going out to Brooklyn.
New date spot:
William Vale Hotel's Public Rooftop Green Space.
Nice view up there.
I thought they did this much longer than one day, for some reason.
William Vale Hotel's Public Rooftop Green Space.
Nice view up there.
I thought they did this much longer than one day, for some reason.
davidwhangchoi
Member
that's nice view =)
ehhhhh i checked out that spot and it was way too crowded + loud to get in a game of shuffleboard/conversation, im also not a fan of huge spaces in general. i'd rather go there with a group of friends than on a date
my fav date spot is amor y amargo on a weekday, ridiculous cocktails and its quiet so you can have a conversation, plus you're in the east village, so you can literally do anything you want
For some reason didn't realize GK86 was a New Yorker
We need to get him out so he can list all the Netflix updates to me in person
Another possible meet-up location
http://brokelyn.com/inside-brooklyn-bazaar-opens-tonight/
I never been then, looks cool.
I think my new spot is the wayland, only because I live like two blocks away. On the real though, it's a really nice bar and usually has live music.
Born and raised in Queens. I have gone out the last two times gaf has had meetups. I plan on going to the next one.
he was.
He looked like the Colombian version of Steven Spielberg if Spielberg was 35 years younger. I'm not quite sure if you guys got acquainted since a bunch of us were playing The Resistance in the middle section of the tables but he stayed until the very end.
I'll keep Amor y Amargo and The Wayland in mind for future reference.. I remember I had an Indian Winter at Mayahuel on a date a few years ago which was damn good.
These days I stick to parks for dates and have developed a bit a soft spot for Hudson Yards Park mostly because there aren't any tourists around there like at The Highline and it's pretty chill. I've been trying to find an excuse to go back to The Pit to catch a live show but haven't.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
You guys are overthinking the date spots too much
Ahh good to know
I'll keep an eye out for him at the next one
I think we were at the other side of the table playing Cards Against Humanity
The latecomers table.
JadedWriter
Member
What's a date?
JadedWriter
Member
I guess you can finally call yourself a new yorker when you've been on a subway car with a seat swimming in vomit.
Wait until there's one filled with pee, or worse
JadedWriter
Member
Fuck son.
"This place sells alcohol and/or coffee" is a recipe for success.
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Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
It's a bit chilly today in NYC, I need to get a jacket when I can.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Wait till you see someone put it there!
JadedWriter
Member
I was actually in the car while the person was puking, I had my headphones on blasting some music and just zoned out, didn't realize it till half the train emptied out and I saw the seat swimming in puke.
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Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Lol, so I'm on the 49th street platform and some homeless dude is walking around with his dick out.
Some lady is incredibly pissed trying to get the cops to come out, but those little help coms they have set up suck. There is a crowd gathering.
Edit:
Lol, now people asked her why she even cared, she was visibly upset, and she went on a "Well it may not seem like a big deal to you, blah blah blah" tirade.
Some lady is incredibly pissed trying to get the cops to come out, but those little help coms they have set up suck. There is a crowd gathering.
Edit:
Lol, now people asked her why she even cared, she was visibly upset, and she went on a "Well it may not seem like a big deal to you, blah blah blah" tirade.
Brooklyn brehs, I'm at Eastern Parkway by the 2/3 train and have a lot of time to spare until I meet with my boss at 5:30pm in Hell's Kitchen. What do you guys recommend I do before heading into Manhattan? I'm gonna walk around in a few mins and head to the public library. Was recommended a small coffee shop next to this Starbucks I'm at now. Definitely looking to sketch a bunch of peeps while I'm in the area.
I mean Museum is right there
Wander through Prospect Park
If you can take in Burger 67 (it's a bit of a walk)
Also, my NYCC badge came in yesterday! Woo! 8 years and counting
Hahaha, that's true about the museum and Prospect Park. I have a bag of cold leftover Chinese food from last night so anywhere where there's a microwave around here would be great.
I'm lugging some serious hardware in my bag in the form of my laptop, a USB keyboard, a USB mouse, my Wacom tablet, and some gym pants. I'm gonna charge my phone for a bit, bust out the laptop and will mosey over to Prospect Park since it's been quite some time since I've been there. Will also look into Burger 67 for lunch.
And nice! It's going to be 6 years working behind the scenes for me. I was searching through Instagram and saw that The Walking Dead is gracing the badges yet again for the fifth year in a row. I mean AMC did pay damn good money for it and the SDCC badges had TWD so not surprising.
Blame capitalism. To the highest bidder goes the spoils of putting their product first and foremost in front of the eyeballs of 150K+ people for who knows how many years. I remember in 2011 or 2012, some badges had art from TWD comics which were much cooler so it would have been nice to see that stuff.
I just realized that the Botanic Garden is down the street from here! Sweet! Looked into 67 Burger and it is indeed a bit of a trek but I'm in tourist mode out here so anything goes as long as it doesn't break my wallet for the the rest of the month.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
I literally just turned my head to my right after reading this and just saw the reedpop envelop on top of a pile of papers on my desk. Eerie!
Mine came in the other day too! Now all I need is for the shirt to show up.
I've heard pretty good things about the Brooklyn Botanic Garden being awesome during the winter time :0 wish I had the chance to see for myself.
I can see why it would be cool during the Winter. There was something eerily serene about walking through it in the dead of Winter while dressed business casual and wearing shoes/hearing my footsteps echo. I overheard a tour guide mentioning Sakura Matsuri and how it attracts 20,000,people when the huge row of cherry blossoms bloom.
Not sure if I'll be able to squeeze in 67 Burger and revisit Prospect Park during this outing since I gotta head back to Manhattan around 4pmish to give myself an hour to get to 54th street. However, I'll definitely be back in the area sooner than I think as probably next week. Next time I'll be in Brooklyn it's going to be next Sunday to volunteer at Taste WG.
I personally hate Sakura Matsuri. Too many people for my taste plus they turned it into an anime/cosplay gathering rather than a Japanese cultural event. It was infuriating to see cosplayers shake the shit out of the trees so they can get the falling cherry blossoms petals effect in their photos. I usually try to go a week before the festival to enjoy the cherry blossom trees myself because they really are a beautiful sight.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
tomorrow is 90, PLEASE be the last hot day this year
I got too many full sleeves that need to be worn
I got too many full sleeves that need to be worn
Looks like the next 2 weeks after tomorrow are gonna be ~75-80 so itll be a little better. Really fuckin tired of this heat though. Go away summer.
JadedWriter
Member
It can stay 75, I can't afford new clothes.
Got mine too and the envelope was already opened. At least the badges were still in there but still... :/
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
davidwhangchoi
Member
that's nice picture
I have a ton of con friends on Facebook that like to attend that festival. I also heard that it attracts its fair share of weaboos. It's a shame to hear that cosplayers shake the trees. There's signs everywhere that say not to pick the fruits/vegetables or fudge with the the trees but humans are gonna be humans and disregard the rules. I think there's a few cherry blossoms that bloom every spring around the corner from my block. I took a bunch of pics that I'll post at some point.
The sun be like
I need to get my lazy ass back into the gym. Also planning on attending Drink N Draw NYC in the East Village tonight so I'll be soaking up that sun. There's a chance of isolated showers which is annoying. I got into a subway car sans AC last night on the uptown 1 train and dealt with it like a boss. My car had a modest amount of people but the adjacent two cars were crowded from what I heard as a result.
Thanks! They left several later after I posted that picture so it was a high time for me to leave as well.
All this talk of NYCC, I had a bit of a nightmare last night where I was denied a work shirt because Staff noticed I had seemingly got the work shirts before ever having registered and couldn't work the show (I think a friend gave them to me in said nightmare). I don't know if there's such thing as PTSD from having worked at conventions but I'm pretty sure there will be more dreams and nightmares to come leading up to NYCC.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
Dessert festival Sunday, October 23nd, can't wait to indulge
My 29 inch waistline says no.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
So some person assaulted an MTA officer on the J train. I was on the train and everybody panicked can came rushing towards me yelling me to go to the next train car. I think people thought there was a fire
I thought there was someone harming people (unfortunately that's the first thing you think of today) but it was nothing.
Was 30 minutes late though
I thought there was someone harming people (unfortunately that's the first thing you think of today) but it was nothing.
Was 30 minutes late though