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new orleans was cleaner than 99% of the neighborhoods i’ve been to in brooklyn. have you ever walked on Nostrand Ave or Fulton St? it’s nice being able to walk and admire stuff without worrying about stepping in a 3 foot long piece of dogshit.
“Benson, if Cuomo is copying the reality politics of Christie, more power to him. Give credit where credit is due. You are a resident of NY State. This is GOOD news.”
Donatella;
I agree 1000%. I’m giving credit to Cuomo. Want to see if those who bashed Christie have changed their tune, now that someone from their side is using the same playbook.
I also agree with Donatella about NOLA. The other thing I don’t like about New Orleans is the general level of griminess. Example: down the street from my hotel in the French Quarter was a shop selling fine antiques, and it had old-style window panes. The dust on the window panes was at least 1/2-inch thick.
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i was surprised how clean the city actually was. i’ve heard more than one new yorker say that NOLA is filthy, but i just didn’t see it.
cuz you live in williamsburg
, duh
*rob*
By dirty_hipster on January 18, 2011 11:13 AM
haha – i was on magazine street! (had to go to the doctor, don’t ask)
NO was the first place I ever got ghonorhea too!!!!
“How do you feel about Andrew Cuomo trying to out-Christie Chris Christie?”
You mean Christie was the first person ever to try and run a fiscally responsible government?
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But the cockroaches are as big as twinkies.
oh, nevermind, ew. i wouldnt live there for free then. i think im destined to be a nyc lifer turned on my own poverty.
*rob*
“Lech, congrats on the move. make sure you go at night and listen for amtrack whistles.”
I did a dry run evening commute last week and did exactly. that. Train noise is not an issue.
“We have friends who own a house off of Magazine Street ”
haha – i was on magazine street! (had to go to the doctor, don’t ask) – really cool over there, lots of old industrial buildings mixed in with the nice houses.
i was surprised how clean the city actually was. i’ve heard more than one new yorker say that NOLA is filthy, but i just didn’t see it.
my info is old, dh, pre-Katrina. But I would follow these principles for visitng NOLA — 1. organize life around maximum eating and music opportunities (sleep late, lots of caffeine, maybe a nap, aim for great dinner and 2 places a night to hear music. 2. Go for authenticity and unique local culture — i.e., limit music to jazz (but not in tourist traps), zydeco, brass bands and cajun. Go where the locals in the know go to hear this stuff. 3. Go high and low — splurge on a restaurant then find a local out of the way joint for oysters, crayfish or po boys.