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Montrose;
Well said!! I fully agree. There is nothing I can add to what you have written.
I am sorry to hear about your mom, and ditto for Wasder. I am fortunate to still have both of my folks,even though my dad is now approaching 85. He’s one of those salty old Brooklynites who pronounces “oil” as “erl” and Greenpoint as “Greenpernt”.
Will you be there tonight? I hope so. See you then!
DIBS, if you come up on Jay Street near Willoughby, then just walk towards Borough Hall. Then you’re at Court Street, you go left, walk with the traffic to Atlantic, hang a right on Atlantic and walk past Clinton to the bar.
benson…remind me to tell you later the story of the most loyal dog in the world. Since you’re in Japan alot, you may already know this story. I’ll print the details here tomorrow.
Tomorrow, dog stories only, no cats.
My first was a golden retriever, Brandy and my second was an Akita, Toshi.
I consider anyone a true son or daughter of a neighborhood when they contribute to that neighborhood in some way. It doesn’t matter if you’ve lived there a year or all your life. If you join a local organization, or house of worship, or even sweep 2 houses beyond your own on weekends, you become a neighbor, not just a resident.
A neighbor cares about what is going on around them, a neighbor interacts with the other people around them, even if only greeting someone on the block. A neighbor gets involved somehow, somewhere. Of course, not everyone has the time or inclination to become a community activist, and I don’t say you have to. But if you hole up in your house or apartment, don’t shop or even walk around in the neighborhood, speak to anyone outside of your family, don’t participate in anything, not even the signing of a petition, and don’t even care to find out what’s going on around you, you aren’t a neighbor.
I’ve known and worked with people who became active in the community from the day they unpacked, and people who have lived here forever who do nothing, whatsoever, but complain or reminisce about the old days, “when there were still quality people in the neighborhood”, and lots of people in between those two extremes.
To be a real Brooklynite does not depend on an accident of birth or upon one’s parents’ decision made long ago. A real Brooklynite wants Brooklyn to be the best it can be, and that takes the efforts of the new, the old, the rich, the poor, the majority, the minority, whatever that may be. No one has a God given right to the title. It must be earned.
oh wasder, that is awful. I’m so sorry for both you and MM.
DIBS, I’m assuming you are coming on the A/C. I usually get off at High Street, but that works best for going to my home. I would have to think Jay St. is closer than Hoyt St.
Biff…Floyd’s looks like its about equidistant from both Jay St and Hoyt St A train stops even though Hoyt is one stop further coming from manhattan. Additionally, i always get disoriented coming out on Jay St and never know which direction to point myself in. On top of than none of the morons that work for the city know which direction anything is there either. So my question is it six of one, half a dozen of the other???
Montrose;
Well said!! I fully agree. There is nothing I can add to what you have written.
I am sorry to hear about your mom, and ditto for Wasder. I am fortunate to still have both of my folks,even though my dad is now approaching 85. He’s one of those salty old Brooklynites who pronounces “oil” as “erl” and Greenpoint as “Greenpernt”.
Will you be there tonight? I hope so. See you then!
DIBS, if you come up on Jay Street near Willoughby, then just walk towards Borough Hall. Then you’re at Court Street, you go left, walk with the traffic to Atlantic, hang a right on Atlantic and walk past Clinton to the bar.
benson…remind me to tell you later the story of the most loyal dog in the world. Since you’re in Japan alot, you may already know this story. I’ll print the details here tomorrow.
Tomorrow, dog stories only, no cats.
My first was a golden retriever, Brandy and my second was an Akita, Toshi.
Yes, I would say Jay St. is closer.
Wow, THL, gorgeous house, really gracious proportions and wonderful detail. Price looks great, too.
I consider anyone a true son or daughter of a neighborhood when they contribute to that neighborhood in some way. It doesn’t matter if you’ve lived there a year or all your life. If you join a local organization, or house of worship, or even sweep 2 houses beyond your own on weekends, you become a neighbor, not just a resident.
A neighbor cares about what is going on around them, a neighbor interacts with the other people around them, even if only greeting someone on the block. A neighbor gets involved somehow, somewhere. Of course, not everyone has the time or inclination to become a community activist, and I don’t say you have to. But if you hole up in your house or apartment, don’t shop or even walk around in the neighborhood, speak to anyone outside of your family, don’t participate in anything, not even the signing of a petition, and don’t even care to find out what’s going on around you, you aren’t a neighbor.
I’ve known and worked with people who became active in the community from the day they unpacked, and people who have lived here forever who do nothing, whatsoever, but complain or reminisce about the old days, “when there were still quality people in the neighborhood”, and lots of people in between those two extremes.
To be a real Brooklynite does not depend on an accident of birth or upon one’s parents’ decision made long ago. A real Brooklynite wants Brooklyn to be the best it can be, and that takes the efforts of the new, the old, the rich, the poor, the majority, the minority, whatever that may be. No one has a God given right to the title. It must be earned.
oh wasder, that is awful. I’m so sorry for both you and MM.
DIBS, I’m assuming you are coming on the A/C. I usually get off at High Street, but that works best for going to my home. I would have to think Jay St. is closer than Hoyt St.
cobblehiller, would you agree?
If it’s so chilltown Rob why won’t you come back and enjoy the rent stabilization they have here? You’d once said you never wanted to come back 🙁
Biff…Floyd’s looks like its about equidistant from both Jay St and Hoyt St A train stops even though Hoyt is one stop further coming from manhattan. Additionally, i always get disoriented coming out on Jay St and never know which direction to point myself in. On top of than none of the morons that work for the city know which direction anything is there either. So my question is it six of one, half a dozen of the other???