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  • Commented on Boom Time for Roosevelt Island?
    Roosevelt Island is like a demented Disney World. The shrubbery/buildings are pretty, but there are some medical facilities there that house some interesting characters. When I lived there in '99, former-gangbanger amputees would lay out on the sidewalk in their...
  • Commented on Newcomers Brave New York
    “I always thought any time I got into taxis they were going to kidnap me, and I was going to die." Ummm...what? Sounds like that dude's got some issues he needs to work out. I'd bet rudeness from strangers is...
  • Commented on Tourists on NYC (and its Bathrooms)
    I once stopped to give directions to a hot Australian tourist. P.S it was the best shag I ever had....
  • Commented on Why You Haven't Received Your Netflix DVD Yet
    I similarly had a problem with DVDs "getting lost" in the mail. When I mentioned this to my postal lady, she said that mail carriers in my neighborhood (morningside hghts) were actually being robbed on a regular basis--they would leave...
  • Commented on Goodbye Supermarkets, Hello Big Box Club Stores!
    I agree with Splicer. I paid $3 the other day for a peach at the Food Emporium. Does Trader Joe's accept foodstamps? That place, minus the insane lines, is the model of what a supermarket should be....
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