“I almost tweeted it” - the highest praise of all. Higher than actually tweeting it, really.

“I almost tweeted it” - the highest praise of all. Higher than actually tweeting it, really.

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Originally Posted By allisonfoley

It's no secret that I'm psyched about Citi Bikes

plittly:

ohhleary:

allisonfoley:

I’m sorry, but if this isnt the worst case of NIMBYism i’ve ever seen, i dont know what is…  

While “across the street” doesn’t seem like it would make a big difference, in this situation, it actually probably would.

How you can go from totally ‘psyched to join and use’ to ‘move it across the street’ in one paragraph, i’ll never understand…

The thing I don’t understand about these people is that they seemed to be perfectly fine with giant SUVs parking directly in front of their door before the Citibike station was there. 

Not only is it NIMBYism, but it’s outrage from people who were welcome to provide their input to the placement of these stations in the 150+ meetings and workshops that the DOT held over the past two years. It was one of the biggest public outreach efforts [PDF] for a planning initiative in city history. If these people couldn’t be bothered to participate, do they have a right to complain?

In my opinion, no, but that certainly won’t stop New Yorkers from complaining.

By the way, DC went through the same bitch-and-whine NIMBY fest ahead of the opening of their bikeshare system. Two years later, those complaints have more or less faded away.

How does “across the street” make any difference in terms of the author’s argument about her street being “one of the most charming in the city,” anyway? It wouldn’t move them off the street, they just wouldn’t be right in front of the building anymore. This is not an actual, nuanced argument against the bikes being on the street, but more whining about how you don’t like something because it affects you personally. (Who cares about people who may benefit from the program, right?)

Once CitiBike actually launches, I swear, I’m going to use it all the time if only to spite its detractors. Maybe that’s a bad reason for it, but I’m so sick of people complaining about it without making any actual, decent arguments, that hate-riding seems like a fine reason to be a program member. 

CORPORATE BANKING BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS STILL SUCK.

I’m asking my local credit union to start a skateboard swap.

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I plugged this film a million times during its festival run (as an executive producer would) but today’s the day. SUN DON’T SHINE opens in New York (Cinema Village) and Seattle (The Grand Illusion) theaters and everywhere VOD. See it for $5 from Amazon or iTunes. It’s like Kickstarter, but you get the reward instantly. Great reviews from The New Yorker, NY Times and AV Club.

I plugged this film a million times during its festival run (as an executive producer would) but today’s the day. SUN DON’T SHINE opens in New York (Cinema Village) and Seattle (The Grand Illusion) theaters and everywhere VOD. See it for $5 from Amazon or iTunes. It’s like Kickstarter, but you get the reward instantly.

Great reviews from The New Yorker, NY Times and AV Club.

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Originally Posted By getthatlook

summeromegadeth: placesweusedtogo: cowboy-killr: getthatlook: new triangulation O’Connor’s  (closed) - One of the older bars in South Brooklyn. A handed down relic from the Dyke Slope era. If you drank there you would have met everyone who wasn’t an… old neighborhood resident. Hank’s - Dark, dusty. Christmas lights give it charm. Alcohol makes it lively. If you drink here you might get a chronic cough, meningitis, or a teacher’s phone number. Freddy’s - Currently relocated from the footprint of the Baryclays Center. A good spot to watch video art, drink a shot and a beer, and paw at the chain around the bar (political reasons). Sharlene’s - The only bar this side of Flatbush that doesn’t make you want to punch yourself in the face. Drink a lot, drink often. They have trivia some nights. The answer to every question is “I don’t know, it was getting nicer and nicer and I didn’t expect it to get this lame.” Canal Bar - Long, narrow and full of pop corn. You’ve made it this far down 3rd Ave. Have a drink before you head back. The Brooklyn Inn - A good place to eavesdrop… Wait, no. Fuck that. Just look at yourself in the full length mirrors behind the bar and wonder out loud why the group behind you feels the need to keep jabbing your back with their elbows. Union Hall - Imagine a small child walking into the bocce ball court, pick up your ball, and then walk towards the bar. He’s not coming back with a round. Pacific Standard - Need a book, take a book. Don’t go back. Fourth Avenue Pub - Need a beer, take a beer. Go back until dead. Brooklyn Tavern - Ask what the neighborhood was like before all the new people moved in. Look around when the person you ask raises their hands, with their palms out, in an exemplary manner. Be sure to drink a light beer. High Dive - Be sure to order deliver to the bar. Don’t make too much noise while smoking outside. Tip the shit out of the bartenders. Littleneck - Get shitfaced on the cheap domestic. Fill your stomach with bounty of the sea. Bring lots of cash. Finally posting this. Enjoy. I’ll sign off on most of this. Fuck O’Connors being closed though. People who think “Brooklyn, NY” means anything at all  “lots of cash”

summeromegadeth:

placesweusedtogo:

cowboy-killr:

getthatlook:

new triangulation

  • O’Connor’s  (closed) - One of the older bars in South Brooklyn. A handed down relic from the Dyke Slope era. If you drank there you would have met everyone who wasn’t an… old neighborhood resident.
  • Hank’s - Dark, dusty. Christmas lights give it charm. Alcohol makes it lively. If you drink here you might get a chronic cough, meningitis, or a teacher’s phone number.
  • Freddy’s - Currently relocated from the footprint of the Baryclays Center. A good spot to watch video art, drink a shot and a beer, and paw at the chain around the bar (political reasons).
  • Sharlene’s - The only bar this side of Flatbush that doesn’t make you want to punch yourself in the face. Drink a lot, drink often. They have trivia some nights. The answer to every question is “I don’t know, it was getting nicer and nicer and I didn’t expect it to get this lame.”
  • Canal Bar - Long, narrow and full of pop corn. You’ve made it this far down 3rd Ave. Have a drink before you head back.
  • The Brooklyn Inn - A good place to eavesdrop… Wait, no. Fuck that. Just look at yourself in the full length mirrors behind the bar and wonder out loud why the group behind you feels the need to keep jabbing your back with their elbows.
  • Union Hall - Imagine a small child walking into the bocce ball court, pick up your ball, and then walk towards the bar. He’s not coming back with a round.
  • Pacific Standard - Need a book, take a book. Don’t go back.
  • Fourth Avenue Pub - Need a beer, take a beer. Go back until dead.
  • Brooklyn Tavern - Ask what the neighborhood was like before all the new people moved in. Look around when the person you ask raises their hands, with their palms out, in an exemplary manner. Be sure to drink a light beer.
  • High Dive - Be sure to order deliver to the bar. Don’t make too much noise while smoking outside. Tip the shit out of the bartenders.
  • Littleneck - Get shitfaced on the cheap domestic. Fill your stomach with bounty of the sea. Bring lots of cash.

Finally posting this.

Enjoy.

I’ll sign off on most of this. Fuck O’Connors being closed though.

People who think “Brooklyn, NY” means anything at all 

“lots of cash”

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Originally Posted By dischord

dischord:

From Red Hare’s Nites of Midnite. Out May 21 on Dischord/Hellfire.


Tour dates here.

Is everyone following Dischord? Why not?

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Originally Posted By 92y

92y:

Sam Waterston, Charlotte Rampling and Robie Porter in James Salter’s lost film, “Three” (1969).

Susan Sontag introduced James Salter at a 92Y reading in 1997 with “If he can be described as a writer’s writer, then I think it’s just as true to say he’s a reader’s writer; that is, he’s a writer who particularly rewards those for whom reading is an intense pleasure and something that is a bit of an addiction. I myself put James Salter among the very few North American writers all of whose work I want to read and whose as yet unpublished books I wait for impatiently.”

Salter returns to 92Y on Monday night (Apr 29) with Richard Ford.

Sam Waterston looking adorable.

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Are you still attacking people because you have severe insecurity issues?

Congrats!

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Originally Posted By toddbieber

toddbieber:

I’m a filmmaker and an Eagle Scout. This is my message to the Boy Scouts in regards the ban on homosexual members.

(via connorratliff)

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Originally Posted By hilaryhughes

Here’s What You Can Do Instead Of Clicking On Matthew Perpetua’s Bullshit “Here’s What The Tsarnaev Brothers Are Listening To” BuzzFeed Post:

hilaryhughes:

+ Donate and download Allston Pudding’s Boston music mixtape. Proceeds go to the One Fund, which benefits the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings.

+ Read up on the bands that were going to play in Boston’s Rock n’ Roll Rumble semifinals tonight but who can’t, as the city’s in lockdown and the show was postponed. (Those bands are Twin Berlin, The New Highway Hymnal, Camden and Eddie Japan.)

+ Read up on ALL the bands in the Rock and Roll Rumble, as it’s the city’s annual battle of the bands (a 34-year strong tradition) and the event itself has participated in the promotion and execution of numerous fundraising endeavors in support of the Marathon Bombings victims

+ Send Perpetua a laundry list of Boston music that BuzzFeed Music should be giving a spin instead of the music that provides us with “contextual information” about who these two people are that are currently holding the city hostage

+ Have a constructive conversation about the music people are turning to in a time of crisis, or reflect on how a local music community is coming together in support of the marathon victims and Boston’s hospitals

Use your bylines and your platforms and your clicks for good in a time of crisis. Either that, or donate your ad revenue.

Consider.

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Pardon the interruption, Ladies and Gentleman. My name is Nate. I am an artist, so for spare change, I can’t sing. I can’t dance. But what I can do is share some art ideas I had with you today.

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