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October 21, 2009

Wednesday Links

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6 Posed as Abuse Victims to Get Rent Subsidies [NY Times]
College Point Mansion Is Now a Landmark [NY TImes]
Electric Bikes Gain Favor on City Streets [NY Times]
New Report Blasts MTA Mega-Projects [NY Post]
Bound Body Discovered at Fire in Brooklyn Home [NY Post]
AY Foes Hope to Run Out the Clock [NY Daily News]
Junior's Mousecake Photo Leaves Bad Taste [NY Daily News]
Police Nab G Train Masturbator [Brooklyn Paper]
Watchtower Acquires Additional Property Near Wallkill [Brooklyn Eagle]
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Posted by Brownstoner at 8:32 AM | Comments (21)
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In light of the G-train story, I guess at least one poster won't be able to post today

Posted by: dittoburg at October 21, 2009 8:36 AM

Present.


LOL, ditto, I was just about to post the same thing.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 21, 2009 8:39 AM

I'll cross you off the list of suspects then DIBS

Posted by: dittoburg at October 21, 2009 8:41 AM

"...aroused calls from tipsters"

Interesting choice of words.

"cops manhandled the perp...after spotting him “naked with an erect penis out on public view""

No matter what I think of my own job, at least I don't have to manhandle perps with erect penises out in full view.

Posted by: Biff Champion at October 21, 2009 8:52 AM

I got manhandled last night.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 21, 2009 8:55 AM

Biff - do you manhandle them under private conditions then?

Posted by: dittoburg at October 21, 2009 9:03 AM

They'd better open the open thread before we get in trouble.

I'm taking bets that dandel doesn't post today.

Posted by: dittoburg at October 21, 2009 9:04 AM

Big crackdown on mobile phone usage while driving planned for tomorrow.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 21, 2009 9:04 AM

those people in the first article who falsified abuse reports make me sick. selfish jerks like that make things harder for real victims of abuse to get the services that they need in a timely manner. disgusting.

Posted by: CG_ups at October 21, 2009 9:13 AM

I think G train will become much more popular now.

Posted by: Petebklyn at October 21, 2009 9:14 AM

CGups - my thoughts too on reading that article. It justs makes it harder for actual victims. Its despicable.

Posted by: dittoburg at October 21, 2009 9:16 AM

Here's a cheesecake recipe that's really great and FAR better than any Junior's cheesecake....

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/pumpkin-cheesecake-recipe/index.html

The Ginger Snap Crust is far better than the Graham Cracker.

Leave cheesecake out overnight uncovered to attract mouse.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 21, 2009 9:22 AM

does anyone have one of those electric bikes? how do they work? how much pedaling, etc? how do you charge battery?

gee, if watchtower left Brooklyn, think of all the condo conversions and all the property put back on tax roles?
(of course we should tax all these religious groups anyway)

Posted by: Petebklyn at October 21, 2009 9:23 AM

didnt i get a verbal beatdown yesterday for saying that the affordable housing programs, section 8, and NYCHA authority are RIFE with fraud? oooooh nooooo rooooob is dumb he knows nothing and is stupid and should not speak unless spoken to or unless he has a PhD on the topic.

*rob*(

Posted by: Butterfly at October 21, 2009 9:59 AM

FYI: victims of gay domestic abuse don't qualify for publich housing lol. only straight women do. how f'ed up is THAT!?

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at October 21, 2009 10:02 AM


"oooooh nooooo rooooob is dumb he knows nothing and is stupid"

Yeah, that's true. But you were right about the fraud, tho.

Posted by: East New York at October 21, 2009 10:16 AM

Rob, we were talking about the Nehemiah Houses yesterday SPECIFICALLY, not every damn housing program on earth. Your remarks were targeted at that project, attacking something you know nothing about, and you have no evidence to back up your position. You don't even know how to go about applying for one of these houses, or what the criteria are. If you did apply, and you felt you were rejected out of hand, then neither I, nor anyone else, would fault you for complaining. In fact, you have never indicated that you've EVER applied for any of the housing lotteries or programs, and have been rejected. You have always just assumed they were rigged, or that you wouldn't get anything. You just complain about being too poor, too unconnected, too single, too whatever. How about being PRO-active for once, instead of constantly re-active. Go out there and get something you want, instead of waiting for someone to bestow it on you.

If you'd like to continue to be a whining child about this, we can do it all day, and you'll end up with hurt feelings, because there are those who just love to knock you down a peg or two or ten. I am not interested in going there, so how about dropping the self righteous sarcasm?

Posted by: Montrose Morris at October 21, 2009 10:32 AM

rob- a lot of us really do like you but sometimes- jeesh. Why would you want to live your life so negatively? You. of all people, who seems to have pulled himself out of a rough childhood and got yourself a college degree. A double degree if I remember correctly. You have a job, you live in a good neighborhood- yet you never see all that.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 21, 2009 10:48 AM

The G-train wouldn't be my first choice for self gratification cause for such a "short ride", it takes forever to "come."

Posted by: Crownlfc at October 21, 2009 11:31 AM

Funny comments, rob. As you can tell by the predictable reactions from bxgrl and the long-winded, droning MM, the truth hurts.

Posted by: Big Jugs at October 21, 2009 6:32 PM


My cleaning lady works six days a week and makes a bundle of money. For "some" reason, she only takes cash. Oh yeah, she also has a huge apartment subsidized by Section 8. I know because she actually bragged about it to me.

Think she's the only one not telling the government the truth about her income?

For the first time, I actually agreed with Rob. There's no question government handouts are "rife with fraud." For every dollar they give to somebody who needs it, two dollars go to folks who are scamming the system.

Of course that doesn't mean the government should stop helping folks with nowhere else to turn, but unless we find a way to stop rampant abuse by folks like the women described in this article, every tax payer in the city will continue getting ripped off.

Posted by: IronBalls at October 21, 2009 9:42 PM

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