can you tell I'm having a slow work day
― dmr, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:11 (sixteen years ago) link
i heard you don't get buybacks at daddy's if you smell like goats.
― chicago kevin, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link
lol let's keep the daddy's beef confined to just 6 or 7 threads ok
― dmr, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link
difara dinnertime can be a long wait.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
goat beef?
yeah, I figured... can I get to-go then? I can't sit thru a Dalton Trumbo documentary w/ no dinner.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Ha, as of the last time I bought an east-African goat, they were going for less than US$1 each, so 300 is not a bold offer
― nabisco, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
morbs, the set-up is one elderly man making pizzas for a devoted mob of customers. there's no waiter service - you order at the counter, once you've made your way to it. we go during off-off hours because otherwise it's too much hassle. call me a sad example of our convenience-obsessed society, but waiting an hour and a half for a pizza (even if it's the best pizza in the city) is beyond me.
― lauren, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
gahhhh, that won't work, then
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:25 (sixteen years ago) link
the area's not a dead zone, though - there are quite a few middle eastern places scattered around cia/aves j and k, iirc. plus some glatt kosher places but i wouldn't recommend eating at one of those unless you're keeping the dietary laws.
― lauren, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I think if you just get slices, and stand your ground at the counter, you have a chance of getting food at a reasonable rate.
Yeah, going into a glatt kosher place and asking for a ham and cheese sandwhich is NOT COOL.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link
An acquaintance of mine has a lovely 4-room floor through in G'point for under a $1,000. She got it through a broker a few years ago. *sob*
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 8 May 2008 01:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I had time to eat in Manhattan... Place is similar size to my Kensington place AND $75 less a month. :o I could take taxis again.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 8 May 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago) link
and also be near me! except i will only be there for another week and a half and then just 1 day a week next fall.
― tehresa, Thursday, 8 May 2008 13:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I like Sunset Park a lot. Nonetheless, probably gonna move to Lefferts for the Q train convenience and proximity to Prospect Park. Also, apartments are very large there. I will miss Clinton Hill but I can't afford a bigger apartment here.
― saudade, Thursday, 8 May 2008 13:27 (sixteen years ago) link
what's bed-stuy like?
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
tbh i think crown heights is a much better neighborhood in the same price range.
it also depends on where in bedstuy, what train you are close to, and where you're commuting to.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:50 (fifteen years ago) link
putnam, near kingston-throop, commuting to soho
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i live in bed-stuy, step off
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
this is not for me btw
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link
what kind of 'price range' is appropriate for bed-stuy (or crown heights)
1BR or 2BR? look on craigs list!
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link
cutty i wasn't saying anything bad about bed-stuy, i just think crown heights is underrated
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link
ha i was telling max to step off ;)
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i wd prefer it if u guys did the work for me
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not even for you, though
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
frankly cutty if u live in bed stuy thats all i need to know <3 <3 <3
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Those neighborhoods, at those prices.. why not live in Bridgeport and make origami out of all the leftover money each month?
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:22 (fifteen years ago) link
bridgeport, CT?
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
gtfo with this bridgeport
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
tracer this is like the time you were all "why are you guys spending $100 on jeans? why not just buy them at the thrift store?"
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Depart: 8:14AM Arrive: 9:26AM Travel Time: 72 min. Through train: Y
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha Max it kind of is. I would never live in Bridgeport though I don't think.
i live in princeton and commute like 2 hrs each way so im not unsympathetic
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
to the idea that it makes more sense to live outside of the city, i mean--the commute kind of sucks tho
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i just don't understand the "those neighborhoods at those prices!" when the money i would probably be paying slightly less rent but $200/month more and an extra hour each way on the metro north and living in fucking fairfield county, instead of in walking distance of great restaurants, parks and museums.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
well, i am commuting w/in the 5 boroughs for at least an hour each way anyway, so it can't be that much worse and i'm sure you have lots more space!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost to max
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:45 (fifteen years ago) link
i commute an hour each way as well, but commuting from CT would be 2 hours each way.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i cant complain about my living situation esp. since my job pays for my transpo but this is one of those things where everyone has a difft set of needs for where they live--my girlfriend for example does not want to live in new jersey with my parents or in bridgeport, ct by herself
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
also i have a somewhat irrational hatred of connecticut :)
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
proximity to friends is pretty important and youd lose that living in bridgeport
Sorry I really was being devil's advocate, I hate Connecticut too.
I've spent some time in Bed Stuy though and I don't recall the great restaurants, parks and museums.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
my old boss used to commute from LIC to hartford, ct. he said it was really nice. i can imagine a metro north ride might be less stressful than my 3 trains and transfers, especially if you are going north when everyone else is going south.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, completely agreed about friend proximity.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i was talking about crown heights specifically there i guess though you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights and there are some awesome restaurants in bed-stuy
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:50 (fifteen years ago) link
you need amtrak for hartford
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:51 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry that made no sense. should read: you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights bed-stuy
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:52 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry i don't know why i said hartford i meant new haven.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link
major gripe with metro north and nj transit is that they don't run all night.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link