Wednesday Links
Slope Parking. Photo by br_5530. Doctoroff Cleared to Continue Work on Big City Projects [NY Times] City Tightens Its Regulation and Inspection of Cranes [NY Times] Killings in Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill [NY Times] E and Q Rated Dirtiest Subway Trains [NY Times] Council Tries to Block Use of Artificial Turf [NY Sun] Price Tags…
Slope Parking. Photo by br_5530.
Doctoroff Cleared to Continue Work on Big City Projects [NY Times]
City Tightens Its Regulation and Inspection of Cranes [NY Times]
Killings in Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill [NY Times]
E and Q Rated Dirtiest Subway Trains [NY Times]
Council Tries to Block Use of Artificial Turf [NY Sun]
Price Tags for Rent-Stabilized Bldgs Soar [NY Post]
New Campaign Touts Prospect Park [NY Post]
City Building Permits Drop 40 Percent [NY Observer]
Hard to Shea Goodbye? [NY Daily News]
Another Park Slope “stroller mafia†discussion? Some perspective is needed. The PS stroller mafia is bush league compared to some Manhattan parents. To whit:
– A woman and her 3-year-old (non-stroller) arrived at the entrance to preschool at the same time as me and my kid (w/ stroller). I was about to open the door when she did (graciously, I thought), ushered her kid in, went in herself, and let the door slam in my face
– I’m in the elevator with my kid and I’m giving him animal crackers as a snack when some stranger with her kid starts commenting “Oh, animal crackers, that’s an interesting snack†(translation: I can’t believe you’re feeding your kid that, you tramp )
– I’m trying to get my kid in his stroller and he’s having a tantrum. Another mother pulls her stroller up along side me (close enough so that I could poke her kid’s eyes out without fully extending my arm) and starts commenting to her daughter on the fact that my son is having a tantrum. I almost punched her (the mother) in the face.
All of these incidents happened at my kid’s preschool, where you might expect some level of civility since these parents will have to see the people they’ve annoyed every day. But that doesn’t seem to phase them at all. Parental behavior is even worse in Manhattan museums, playgrounds, etc. I’ve been to PS, and while some of these parents are a royal pain in the ass they are no comparison to their Manhattan counterparts.
Don’t we get to ignore The What now because we now know he lives in Lodi, New Jersey?
I’d never even heard of the place so I looked it up. Here’s a hilarious link to the “Events” page for the month of April.
http://www.lodi-nj.org/calendar/april.html
HAHAHA, The What accusing others of Ad Hominem attacks!! Now I’ve heard it all.
I think you better increase your meds dosage buddy; you’re still delusional.
It’s not the Stroller Moms who are dangerous fascists. It’s the other story that nobody seems to care about: Doctoroff is now allowed to continue influencing public money as a private citizen. It’s this friendly unaccountable subsidy-sucking leeches like Doctoroff who are bleeding us dry as hipsters and stroller moms knock each other around.
If you don’t like Stroller Moms, then don’t go to bars in Park Slope. But whether you like Doctoroff or not, your taxes are paying his mortgage.
10:35: You sound like quite a catch.
10.35, we’re talking about real encounters, not your imagined internet scores.
“lol” – you’re a myspacing 15 yr old.
Ah Biff. (Oh boy I’m trying to chill) Also this includes Ad Hominem attacks! I will not respond to attacks on me (if I can help it).
Must take more meds….
The What
Someday this war is gonna end….
Wow, strollers and kids at a playground? What’s next – people caught drinking alcohol in bars?
“Putnamdenizen I grew up in Bed Stuy and know whats going on. Unlike you with your Johnny come lately crap!”
The What, I guess living in the Jersey ‘burbs now makes you a “Johnny left lately.”