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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:17:42 am» quote
- Woken up at 6:00 am because there's bulldozers on 3 sides of my fucking apartment. Can't find a god-damn parking space 'cuz they're takin up by the 100's of construction workers whom are working on one of the Giganto-rectangular boxes on every fucking corner of every fucking block. Will the last person out please take the fucking flag!!!! This place is OVER!!!!
It's Official! Williamsburg is now the worst place to live in N.Y.C.!! (2545 views)
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MakersMarkII posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:21:36 am» quote
- oh I c, u r the sole arbiter of whether or not a neighborhood is good or bad. noted
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:24:10 am» quote
- no i'm not the sole arbiter but i have seen this place getting Lamer by the day in the 11 years since i've lived here...
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:26:25 am» quote
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...just giving you a heads up before you think of buying a 1 bedroom apt. for $800,000.00.
my buddy bought one a year ago for $750,000.00 and now he can't even move it for $650,000.00. Don't believe the hype!!
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9 y.o. virgin posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:30:07 am» quote
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hey aric! don't throw away my record player! and those leopard print trays!!
sorry yr in the shitter. move to red hook dude!
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:30:32 am» quote
- i'm saying it collapsed already and half of thesefucking condos aren't even built yet.
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:32:29 am» quote
- catherine. the fucking building that was on the other side of our backyard is now a vast hole looking onto the skyscrapers on mccarren park. the whole block has been bought out. Pathetic!!!! What people won't do for money!!!!!
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9 y.o. virgin posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:33:53 am» quote
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jesus christ.
you guys quit being assholes. aric has lived in our apt forever. the entire block is getting torn down at the same time
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9 y.o. virgin posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:34:30 am» quote
- aric, seriously. if anyone was ever meant to live in red hook it was you. GO GO GO
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:38:33 am» quote
- i am seriously getting the fuck out of here catherine, you should see the rats that have taken over the apt.? they have no where else to go. it's too bad they can't chip in to help pay the$2,400.00 a month over-priced rent
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shark_vs_zombie posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:44:58 am» quote
- move to bushwick
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9 y.o. virgin posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:46:09 am» quote
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jesus christ
aric, if you have a car yr golden in redhook. do eeeet
also, you still got my leopard top fold up trays?
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:48:07 am» quote
- i'm about to! i hear the upper-east side is the new Williamsburg. York Ave, between 75 st and 86 st. it's real fuckin hip there...
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:49:55 am» quote
- umm, i don't know about any leopard trays, the record player's there. however, i was thinking of selling it on ebay for $30,000.00 cuz it was a gift from the legenday Ryan *****
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:50:45 am» quote
- ...right On B rabbit, this IS really Stupid Ain't it?
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 9:54:44 am» quote
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:01:56 am» quote
- hey killick you wanna sublet my apt? $3,600.00 a month for a studio. that's a real good deal considering it's in the hippest neighborhood in the world...
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:02:34 am» quote
- I don't think there's anything wrong with venting a little bit about what's happened around here in the last ten years. I know we all see it but you see it from a different perspective when you've been here that long. It's a very different place and it's disappointing, and it's only benefitting the extremely wealthy. I only stay cause my apartment is rent controlled and it's geographically convenient for me right now.
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:07:29 am» quote
- we got condos galore going up in riverdale, too. hurry!
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:09:57 am» quote
- ...alright white trash!!! finally i get someone on myside, you must be over 30? let's start a band together.
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:10:20 am» quote
- hahaha
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:12:41 am» quote
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BOCOCA
(I forget what that stands for I saw it in a magazine over the weekend)
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BGREYS posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:14:41 am» quote
- I'm glad I got into fort Greene this year. the place is set to get disgusting with people in about two years. I mean right now its the perfect blend of Williamsburg rejects, white starter families and older churchgoing black folks. Its really the only multicultural hood I think of where things aren't quietly segregated.
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:15:25 am» quote
- hey old neighbor, catherine is right. there are lots of better hoods. i used to live across the street and thought it was the heights of living. boy was i wrong. save for yr friends, there is really nothing you cant enjoy cheaper somewhere else. maybe if you move you may even find cheaper friends.
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:28:45 am» quote
- love Astoria. Too far for me though.
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TurkeyTetOffensive posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:29:45 am» quote
- Maine? Beautiful. Edna St. Vincent Millay was from Camden.
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goyacackled posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:30:46 am» quote
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they say "the new downtown" is the most rapidly increasing residential area in nyc
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SHIIIITBALLS posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:33:23 am» quote
- shut up and go get a burrito
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:42:33 am» quote
- i'm telling you keeeids, riverdale is the shizz. only 234089 minutes to anywhere on the 1 train, and you always get a seat!
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:45:05 am» quote
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hey guys, you dont have to live on ditmars. that is farthest north point of queens.
live near long island city. i am off the broadway stop and its not far. i promise. just telling you, its an option :)
36th and 39th streets exists too. and there is also long island city.
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B Rabbit posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:45:34 am» quote
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I'd be willing to move anywhere just as long it would be a direct line to work but then I wouldn't be around any of my friends and that would kinda suck.
I think I plan to move out of my apartment come the summer but I wanna stay in my area and am praying that my landlord has a 1 bedroom in another building of his cause I love that guy.
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TurkeyTetOffensive posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:45:35 am» quote
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One of my student employees teaches swimming at a summer camp in Riverdale every summer.
:|
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:46:01 am» quote
- yeah If I score a job in the city I'm gonna look in Astoria. Right now, no good for a Jersey commute.
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:46:19 am» quote
- my friends just got kicked out of their studio space in LIC cos of the condos going up... too late suckahs! ;)
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:49:28 am» quote
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a jersey commute has gotta suck from anywhere but jersey :(
haha SUMMER CAMP IN THE BRONX
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B Rabbit posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:50:11 am» quote
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See, I went to the Museum of Moving Images on Sunday and drove there from Williamsburg. I was really suprised to see all the stores and how built up it is right when I got off at the Northern Blvd exit. It seemed doable but I have no other experience.
My mouth dropped open when I saw PANERA BREAD.
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TurkeyTetOffensive posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:50:35 am» quote
- Ha, yeah, I felt the same way. I was all, "Um... is it a nice camp?" and she just sorta said, "Mmm... no."
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:51:06 am» quote
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:49:28 am
a jersey commute has gotta suck from anywhere but jersey :(
or a block from the Wburg Bridge. Only 20 minutes by car. If I were to go anywhere else in Brooklyn or Queens (or da Bronx) though it would suck.
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:55:48 am» quote
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oh and the problem that people like travis have with the neighborhood is true. its not like the burg. your friends arent "around" like it is in the burg , unless you make friends with people on your street, which is alot harder to do because there are families.
yes wburg and its dorm vibe cant be duplicated.
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:59:32 am» quote
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the rent is reasonable. its not cheap like jackson heights or even far out bushwick. the apts are definitely larger, but thats because its a family, roommate oriented pool.
i have friends that live up here, and everyone has really nice apts.
for a two bedroom, it will run you 1300-2000. one bedrooms and studios are about, but harder to find. i would be super curious as to how many there were.
if you want to be around your friends, i suggest not moving, but if you want to stay home, and snuggle, i recommend it majorly.
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B Rabbit posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:05:27 am» quote
- nice. I always wonder where it's actually possible to park a car in the boroughs. Greenpoint is completely impossible and I heard it's also like that around Bedford but I've never had a problem since I lived off the Lorimer and Graham stops.
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:07:34 am» quote
- when i came home from work last night 10 i found a spot on the next block, unfortunately, it was a thursday street cleaning spot, so i had to drive around this morning to find a good one. thats the stupid life of having a car in the city.
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:11:29 am» quote
- parking used to be great up by me, before they put a condo in every parking lot. I had a parking spot for 100 a month (unheard of) next to marisa's building on south deuce. And street parking wasn't much of a problem. Now? fugghedaboudit.
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shark_vs_zombie posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:18:09 am» quote
- parking is easy in bushwick. but i don't have a car
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professor$1.50 posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:24:36 am» quote
- the worst part about living in astoria for me (at the end of the N/W) was actually the commute to wburg.
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professor$1.50 posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:52:59 am» quote
- yeah it took me awhile to figure that one out... in the middle of the night you HAFTA do L to union, or else the commute could take at least 1.5 hrs
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B Rabbit posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 12:30:22 pm» quote
- I'm really awesome at parallel parking but a couple weeks ago I went to pull into a spot (not parallel) and as I was trying to get close enough to the curb I hit it and popped my tire and had to go get a new one....this was only a few weeks after I had already replaced it from a blow out. my poor car....
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sneaky flutes posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 12:38:36 pm» quote
- my lease is up in spring and my landlord sold the building. i'm 95% sure i'm leaving the greenpoint/wburg area for good. it's too expensive and silly. i'm probably going further south into the borough or up to queens or uptown manhattan.
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666 SKULLS posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 12:50:31 pm» quote
- only curbed.com is authorized to make that statement.
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rachel posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:32:19 pm» quote
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sorry for the gigantic image, but here's downtown brooklyn in 5 years:
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rachel posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:34:44 pm» quote
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Boom on Flatbush [www.nypost.com]
"The north end of Flatbush Avenue is slated to see more real-estate development over the next five years than nearly any other slice of the Big Apple - even without Atlantic Yards.
More than $3.1 billion worth of construction projects is in the works for the nearly one-mile stretch running south from the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO to the Williamsburg Bank tower in Fort Greene, according to data provided by the city's Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.
These 18 projects alone will generate 6.3 million square feet of newly developed space for Brooklyn's downtown.
The bulk will come in the form of at least 4,422 new residential units, much of which will be spread among high-rise towers reaching 40 stories high that will soon line the avenue.
We're talking about 2,063 market-rate rentals and 1,721 luxury condos, along with another 570 apartments and 68 condos created for low- and middle-income families.
And these projects will also bring 645,000 square feet of new retail and another 190,000 square feet of office space."
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:40:51 pm» quote
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ya rly
besides all the foreign investment cos our money isn't worth shit
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shark_vs_zombie posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:42:41 pm» quote
- buy in bedstuy
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aroundthewayboy posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:44:55 pm» quote
- i'd rather get a shithole in manhattan than pay some of the prices people pay in outer brooklyn/queens. but i hafta go to manhattan all the time, so the commute is a huge concern for me. as is safety. tertiary consideration is not being around yuppie assholes. which if you sum them up and divide by pi equates to greenpoint.
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Samm posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 2:06:21 pm» quote
- If you had the money to put 10% as a down payment on that one bedroom apt in Greenpoint (a paltry $37,500) then your monthly payment to the bank for the next 30 years would likely be around $2500 - depending what the monthly maintenance fees for the co-op are. After that you would just be responsible for paying the monthly maintenance fee, which would likely bloom up to $800 to $1000 a month, or possibly a lot more than that.
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aroundthewayboy posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 2:29:40 pm» quote
- hm, $2500 a month seems higher than what a lot of my friends who own pay... maybe they put more money down... i remember one friend breaking it down, and it was less than $2000 a month for a sweet place in manhattan, that she bought.
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 3:30:04 pm» quote
- you can't get into most bldgs w/out at least 20% down.
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professor$1.50 posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 3:37:07 pm» quote
- itt i learn a lot
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rachel posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 3:53:37 pm» quote
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guys I'm going to file an application for one of the affordable units in this building near the seaport
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Killick posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:06:46 pm» quote
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beans posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 3:44:37 pm
Dunno, my room is kind of expensive I think, but it's really worth it.
See, I see that as not really being expensive then (in the general neighborhood sense), if it's worth it. My place is also kind of expensive, but I think it's worth it. I could have easily paid less for something not as nice.
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Raze posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:10:17 pm» quote
- Greenpoint is less expensive in the north parts, above mcguinness. More expensive around Franklin St. and closer to wburg. Overall it's not too bad yet, but in the next 10 years it's either gonna be crazy expensive or it'll be revealed that everybody in gpt has toxic oil cancer.
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:10:41 pm» quote
- honestly for the shit i've seen all my friends go thru looking for apts, if you can afford that one month of rent for a broker, DO IT.
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talljamal posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:10:50 pm» quote
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shark_vs_zombie posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 1:42:41 pm
buy in bedstuy
This is what East Village expats were saying about your hood about 10 years ago. You're just going further east and pushing everyone already there out even further.
STOP THE INSANITY
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Killick posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:11:44 pm» quote
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:10:41 pm
honestly for the shit i've seen all my friends go thru looking for apts, if you can afford that one month of rent for a broker, DO IT.
Seriously... especially if you end up finding a place that you see yourself staying in for a few years. And you can usually have the realtor negotiate rent a little with the landlord.
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:12:58 pm» quote
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OK PPL LISTEN UP
STOP MOVING TO NEW YORK AND HAVING BABIES IN NEW YORK
KTHX
wtf
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:19:05 pm» quote
- canned baby
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brooklyn_ael posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:27:14 pm» quote
- canned babies have an exceptionally long shelf life
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:27:47 pm» quote
- amy: babies on spikes!
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brooklyn_ael posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:29:37 pm» quote
- I'm crazy Eddie! I drive 'round and put babies on spikes! You wanna rack a baby? We got babies on racks!
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:32:15 pm» quote
- *makes eee-err eee-err noise*
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brooklyn_ael posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:34:33 pm» quote
- lol - Jay and I watched that while I was making food for turkey day. It was perfect!
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goldsoundz posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:40:25 pm» quote
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I will occasionally stop on the sidewalk to watch someone parallel park, shit fascinates me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OViQ4JSxUk
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:43:03 pm» quote
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$1800 ALL NEW 500 SQFT STUDIO! NEXT TO BED L! BLDG HAS EVERYTHING!
Reply to: DOUG@NCPEPECORP.COM
Date: 2007-11-29, 12:20PM EST
195 NORTH 6TH HAS IT ALL
>IN HOUSE GYM
>HUGE LAUNDRY ROOM
>STORAGE FOR EACH UNIT
>HUGE BACKYARD WITH WATERFALL
>HUGE ROOFDECK
>GRANITE COUNTERTOPS
>STUNNING CHERRYWOOD CABINETS
>HARDWOOD FLOORS
>AMAZING STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES
>PRIVATE ALARM SYSTEM
jesus. a studio. in wburg. for 1800???
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:43:48 pm» quote
- williamsburg, you have arrived.
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ghobot posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:44:51 pm» quote
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look at this ad:
Have you been priced out of Williamsburg?
Are you over the whole Hipster scene but value Williamsburg's convenience to Manhattan?
Are you looking to save up money while you look for places to buy?
Do you love Greenpoint?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then we have a great apartment for rent for you. Ideal LARGE studio space/ jr 1 bedroom for a couple or a single professional!!!!!
The room is an L shaped studio which is nice because there is a defined area for sleeping.
A SEPARATE BRAND NEW kitchen and bathroom are being constructed. The studio is quite bright and receives great natural light from an oversize window..
You should be professional and pay rent on time.
ROOF ACCESS to Massive Roof with stunning city views
Great Natural Light
Elevator in the building
Great water pressure
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ilikerufies posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:51:33 pm» quote
- that one's only gonna be ummmm, lessee... $1550!
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 4:52:46 pm» quote
- "junior one bedroom"
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9 y.o. virgin posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 5:01:33 pm» quote
- Aric's (slimpickins') (and my old) apt is in a crappy bldg on n8th. he's been living in it for years and they just started doing major construction on the block. they put up the bldg across from k&m, catty corner to k&m and are tearing down the one across the street and behind the apartment. it sounds like rats nests are being disturbed and seeking refuge. it's an effing nightmare. this is the new NY that i've been worried about - not a care for current middle class residents. that downtown brooklyn shit is a nightmare.
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goldsoundz posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 5:05:41 pm» quote
- There's a very simple, time-tested method for slowing gentrification: needles full of AIDS.
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tragicmilan posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 5:28:20 pm» quote
- Personally, I think we need to get the bastards out of office.
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slimpickins posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:11:45 pm» quote
- 9 y.o. virgin, ...you go girl! take that mutha f***ckers!!!!!
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mmzing16 posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:12:47 pm» quote
- Williamsburg's one of the best known and trendiest neighborhoods in the world (among a certain set) ... I spent 2 months looking for new rooms with no luck. Greenpoint is now $$$. Who would've thought, priced out to Borough Park? l'chaim!
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:46:09 pm» quote
- no it doesn't.
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white_trash posted this on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:47:36 pm» quote
- If that was the case, I'd be living there.
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