Wednesday Blogwrap
Snow in Bushwick. Photo by jenna bascom. Pols, Wannabe Pols Get Ready for 2009 Election [Gothamist] Bushwick Initiative: An (Irrelevant) Insult [Bushwick BK] DOH Releases Measles in Brooklyn Alert [OTBKB] Brookbit: Is Slope’s Red Hot, Dead Hot? [GL] The Gate Thief Of Carroll Gardens [Pardon Me for Asking] Swizzle Going Out with a Bang [Brooklyn…
Snow in Bushwick. Photo by jenna bascom.
Pols, Wannabe Pols Get Ready for 2009 Election [Gothamist]
Bushwick Initiative: An (Irrelevant) Insult [Bushwick BK]
DOH Releases Measles in Brooklyn Alert [OTBKB]
Brookbit: Is Slope’s Red Hot, Dead Hot? [GL]
The Gate Thief Of Carroll Gardens [Pardon Me for Asking]
Swizzle Going Out with a Bang [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Agree with 9:32.
Some dumpster divers are inconsiderate and some actually take the time to make sure put the lids back on and that everything is left as is. I’ve experienced both.
1:38 – I bet you’ve never woken up with 5 bags of garbage all over your front yard that you have to clean up. It’s not fun.
I have no problems with homeless people who take cans and bottles, provided that they don’t make a mess and put the lids back on (which most of them do, believe it or not).
On the other hand, when people begin going through the trash and leaving garbage on the stoop and front walk, it’s time to chase them away. Overall, I’ve found that it comes down to the individual.
I would embarrassed and ashamed if my neighbors yelled at homeless people.
The cans are being recycled anyway. Why not let a guy make a buck off collecting them? It’s work. First people tell them to get a job then they tell them not to do their work of choice. Which is it?
Please go away crazy old racist Carroll Gardens Italian lady. Why do you keep coming to this site when clearly you have nothing in common with anyone here?
I iz on ur stoop diggin thru ur garbig
9:46:
” What does not destroy me makes me stronger”
Paranoia will destroy ya.
ON this gate-stealing business:
I just had some people out to give estimates on restoring our fence, and was shocked when he pointed out to me that you can lift most of the gates right off their hinges, as easily as picking up a briefcase.
If you have a gate, I’d suggest checking this out. If you lose it, it could cost you hundreds, maybe thousands, to replace it–if you can find a match, which is not likely.
Mine’s safely ensconced in the backyard until I get the fence done.
6:09
No, of course not. Most educated city dwellers would read my statement and understand the point I was getting at. Only narrowminds need statistics. The same kind of people who welcome crime into their neighborhood.
What do I base it on? Well, I’ve lived in 4 Manhattan neighborhoods, 2 Bronx neighborhoods and am now in my 3rd Brooklyn neighborhood. I’ve lived in nice areas and less desiarbale ones. I’ve lived in the hood and I’ve lived in swank. And every time I see homeless people going through cans, they leave crap all over the street and my stoop.
But before I post again, I’ll make sure I get the data back from my official study. I wouldnt want to challenge the imaginations of my readership.