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Brooks of Sheffieild wrote a review about 215 Cucina Napoletana on May 8, 2009 12:51 AM
Love how the shills all do the rating bars. I'm with Dirty Hipster. I don't do stereotypes, and I loooooove old school Italian joints. So no bias against 2 Fifteen. It's decent food, not great. I'd call it good food if the prices were lower.
Zap's pretty good, it's true. The selection could be better, but it's not bad, considering the size of the place. And Todd knows his wine and spirits. In fact, he's the only guy working there who knows what he's talking about. Fortunately, he's always there.
As for Checkers: Eesh.
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at May 8, 2009 12:42 AM in response to Streetlevel: Checkers Signage Goes Up
Brooks of Sheffieild wrote a review about 215 Cucina Napoletana on May 7, 2009 3:11 PM
The "social club" comment is a good call. It's basically a place run by old-time locals FOR old-time locals. Born and bred Italian-American oldtimers go here to hang out with one another. (I won't comment on whether there's any active mob presence on hand.) It is rather unwelcoming, but they don't exactly want you to get lost. You can eat here. They won't give you a hard time. I've eaten here once. Many old residents of Red Hook told me the food was like the food they used to eat in the nabe back in the day. If that's so, the food in the old days must have been pretty underwhelming, because nothing wowed me. It was fine, but not memorable. And at the prices they charge, I wasn't encouraged to return. I love the old Columbia Street photos on the wall though.
Sad news. A great store. As some here have indicated, LeNell herself can be a bit ornery, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the store is a treasure that enriches Red Hook and the City. I plan to buy as much product there as I can afford before the place disappears.
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at May 29, 2008 2:19 PM in response to LeNell's Days Are Numbered
An admirable pursuit, Mr. Brownstoner.
Now, can you also block the use of the term NIMBY from now until forever?
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at May 7, 2008 11:41 AM in response to Raising the Bar a Little
No, I'm not patronizing Carol Gardens. I just like what she has to say most of the time.
And for the record, I will never respect or take seriously any commenter who ever calls anybody other commenter a loser. It's such an infantile and simple-minded epithet. It also reveals an ugly mindset the divides the world into losers and winners. I don't think Benson and his ilk are losers. I disagree with them strongly and they me angry. But I don't think they're losers.
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at March 6, 2008 8:35 AM in response to 'The Nature of New York Is Change,' Dissected
Ha! It's you, Benson! I remember you from your posts about St. George's Church a while back. You're always on the developer's side, always against the preservationists. Why izzat? And why, if that's your bent, do you hang around real estate blogs, which, by their very nature, put developers and developments under a microscope and expose them to criticism?
And leave Carol alone. She's nice.
Your socialist pal at Lost City.
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at March 5, 2008 7:14 PM in response to 'The Nature of New York Is Change,' Dissected
Another term to be retired forever along with "change": NIMBY. Bury it deep in the ground. And yes, I do feel "private" developers have to justify their work to the community, because architectural developments are not wholly private, since they effect the people who live around the development. Now, I have to go outside and get some fresh air. Hope there are no losing do a lot of whining out there.
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at March 5, 2008 4:52 PM in response to 'The Nature of New York Is Change,' Dissected
"Mayor Bloomberg’s strategy to protect the city’s low-scale neighborhoods by bringing zoning protections to these unique areas."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Posted by: Brooks of Sheffieild at June 2, 2009 1:31 PM in response to ULURP Begins for Carroll Gardens Rezoning