Gothamist: Early Addition

aliza73

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:07:27 -0500

to answer eric roberts...the drum circle and the residents reached a compromise this spring and there have been no issues since. i guess no one told the times. to answer jacque-the race still runs every year around marcus garvey. did again this year, father's day i believe.

JacqueMehoff

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:27:40 -0500

Plant more trees to absorb the drumming. (or hangings as one resident wrote but his e-mail got hacked) I didn't know Marcus garvey park was fixed up. There used to be an annual bicycle race that's held there. it was a lot of fun and sponsored by Budweiser. (free beer for VIP) as long as they're drums and not five gal. buckets I'm OK with it. the plastic sounds too sharp.

cbryan

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:15:25 -0500

"Lost City shows a Brooklyn Ikea ad parked in front of the future site of Trader's Joe: "Could any other picture express as succinctly what is happening in the County of Kings these days?" Not a picture, how about the video from King's County Hospital? I'd take the Ikea and Trader Joe's publicity any day of the week.

esquared

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:36:53 -0500

Someone put a dent in my car when I went to Vermont (They're mostly Boston fans up there, and if you are a person of color, they automatically assume you're a yankee fan). And not to help my cause, I had a NY Yankees sticker in the rear window (not because I'm a fan -- put it here for my nephew's regard). They also scrolled "Yankees suck" in mud in the hood of my car. I just don't get it, are Boston fans prejudiced?

EricRoberts

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:32:52 -0500

Does anyone have more info about the Marcus Garvey drum circle dispute? The article makes it sound like it's only on Saturday but it can go on for 10+ hours? Did the developer not soundproof the new condo building properly? Will the haters only accept a solution where they can never hear the drum circle or would they be willing to put up with it for set hours every Saturday? Would the drummers be willing to compromise or do they refuse set hours? Personally, I would prefer the drum circle once a week to the countless other noise disturbances in the city.