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eastriver wrote a review about DiFara on November 17, 2008 12:35 PM

It is not hype. Best Pizza ever. Ever. I mean ever. The store is in the middle of nowhere. Nowhere. I mean nowhere. I remember watching the soup Nazi episode on Seinfeld and wondering if the character was based on Dom. He is the nicest man, but he truly is no nonsense. Dont even think of calling in your order. He will start when you get there and thats it. Dont like it? Leave. I once saw someone ask for grated cheese for his slice. Dom looked him in the eyes, shook his head, grabbed a chunk of Parmigiano Reggiano and smashed it with his fist, crumbled it onto a paper plate and handed it to the happy customer. It must have been at least 5 bucks worth of Reggiano. It was Dom's way of saying "Why would you mess with perfection?". Places like this are a rarity these days. Great food for poor people. Go now.

Boerum Hill has been getting the short end of the stick from the city for years. What a waste.

Posted by: eastriver at November 17, 2008 10:41 AM in response to HOD Re-Opens for Business


Sometimes the knobs on the radiator break off and you can no longer manually adjust the amount of steam entering your apartment. Its a simple solution that your landlord will thank you for bringing to his atttention.

Hope this helps. Had the same problem over a decade ago. I used to leave my windows open in the winter until I asked the super of the building to check it out.

Posted by: eastriver at November 4, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Overheating


Sometimes the knobs on the radiotor break off and you can no longer manually adjust the amount of steam entering your apartment. Its a simple solution that your landlord will thank you for bringing to his atttention.

Hope this helps. Had the same problem over a decade ago. I used to leave my windows open in the winter until I asked the super of the building to check it out.

Posted by: eastriver at November 4, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Overheating

Dumbo is so damn loud!!! Do these places have sound proof windows?

Posted by: eastriver at November 3, 2008 2:45 PM in response to Condo of the Day: One Main Street, #3A

Seems like a deal to me even with the maintenance (if there is 24hr doorman).

Posted by: eastriver at October 29, 2008 3:34 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street

Is there a difference? Don't Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge together make up the town of Twin Peaks?

Posted by: eastriver at October 20, 2008 10:43 AM in response to North Brooklyn Safer Than South Brooklyn?

Hey WT community,

Think about what would happen if a true old school crime wave hits given the state of the economy. Think about the Koch or Dinkins days (remember walking the streets during those days?). The author of this article will suddenly wonder why she paid Greenwich prices for her home but didn't get the safety that should come along with prices (her real estate agent didn' t mention that part). Don't get too upset about that article and the outward contempt she feels for the working class (inward if its non-white working class). She probably wont be here long.

Posted by: eastriver at September 26, 2008 1:54 PM in response to [Virtually] Duking It Out Over Windsor Terrace


Oh come on Biff. I feel for the kid who was stabbed and for his family. I really do, but don't you find the comment "..yet another issue we should all be aware of" remotely funnny? I mean seriously people welcome to Brooklyn. Our public school kids are out control. Street crime is a fact of life. This isn't a new issue. How can you not be aware of this?

btw, calling someone glib post the Cruise/Lauer interview takes guts. Maybe you have some Brooklyn in ya.

Posted by: eastriver at September 16, 2008 11:30 AM in response to More Troubles with Teens

Welcome to Brooklyn.......

Posted by: eastriver at September 16, 2008 9:30 AM in response to More Troubles with Teens

WOO HOO!!!!! Hipster Contempt for Brooklyn!! We are back to the Good Old Days!!!!

Posted by: eastriver at July 30, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Dyker Heights 'Mansion': Yours for $2 Mil

Bay Ridge is huge. There are several mini-neighborhoods within the neighborhood. There are sections of the neighborhood where homes take up half a city block and the only noise you will hear is foghorns in the Harbor. There are sections where you wont see a single store sign in English. Check it out for yourself and walk around.

New Yorkers live in Bay Ridge. Generation upon generation of natives. Looking for the cool dude from your high school in Minnesota? He lives in Park Slope.

Posted by: eastriver at July 21, 2008 3:58 PM in response to Anyone cool living in Bay Ridge??