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Re: “The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn”
Stagg street really isn't the bad. I live a couple blocks from there.
Re: “The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn”
"Worst Block to Live On: Stagg Street, between Bushwick Avenue and Troutman Street, Bushwick" doesn't exist. Do you mean Stagg between Buchwick and Waterbury?
Re: “The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn”
Smith St is not really South Brooklyn...I would consider it North or Northwest. And there are plenty strip malls - Neptune and West 5th, Nostrand and Ave Z, and plenty more.
Re: “The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn”
*based on where are editors live.
Re: “A Traveler's Nightmare: Couchsurfing in NYC”
My first CS experience as a guest was quite weird and almost unpleasant. But no everyone is the same and I still felt grateful (though a bit scared) and I have met WONDERFUL people both, as a guest and as a host. I have mostly hosted and I have to say i've been anything but interested in my guests and I do not receive people unless I know I can spend some time with them and I do not receive travelers who I do not feel I have something in common or who are just interested in getting free lodging (which seems to be the case with this writer and his gf). I am in CS because of the eye-opening experience that interactions with other adventurers and travelers can bring. I love listening to the stories of their trips and life struggles and the ways they live their lives and they manage to succeed at fulfilling their dreams are at times really inspiring. If I can get 1 friend out of 20 couch surfers I interact with, I consider myself really fortunate. it's because of the valuable human exchanges that Cs can contribute to my life that I am a member and I contribute the yearly fee. CS is not for everyone. And you shouldn't have getting something in exchange for nothing in your mind when you subscribe. if that is your main priority when you are about to create your account, I would strongly suggest you abstain. Because most likely neither your experience nor your hosts' will be pleasant. Being a Couch surfer requires time and energy and a great disposition. Be honest with yourself and what you want before you apply. Save us all a headache.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
What's so great about being an artist under 30? The lack of life experience? #noTnoShade
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Its a shame they didn't include more artists. These seem like the minority. I have seen some really amazing art in Brooklyn its a shame L Mag didn't do more research. Who chooses just 8?
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Well Paddy Johnson has gone from hawking grad matter from Columbia down to the undergraduate level. If any of these lightweights will be remembered in 6 mos. ...
Re: “A Traveler's Nightmare: Couchsurfing in NYC”
You should have tried to network with others on the site in NY and spend the day with different people. There are tons of couch surfing parties in NY and even though some many not be able to host, they will offer to show you around. So, not sure why you found yourself bored trying to kill time.
As far as your hosts are concerned you probably just caught them at a bad time. Also you are staying for free in their place, so you can't expect a comfy bed or couch all the time. I always go out of my way for my hosts. Taking out the trash and cleaning should be voluntary before you hit the sack. Also, you should have talked to them as to what time you needed to wake in the morning. It's mostly your responsibility to find out all the info you need from them.
Keys are also not always given, at least for most hosts in America. People have given me keys in other countries though. They seem to be more trusting.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
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Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Watch all the haters come out.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Can't tell which is more jaded: the featured works or the comments people make about them.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Good stuff looks weird; bad stuff looks the same :p
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
The only worthwhile art that is coming out of Brooklyn are by graphic designers and small record labels; fuck contemporary art.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Was allll of this art made by opening ceremony?? Seems like they were so worried about it looking like they care or contrived, they instead went the polar opposite and made some bored looking junk. This has all been done, there's a good reason nobody remembers.
Re: “What to Expect When You're Expecting Butt Sex”
You can only enjoy anal if you want it. If you're ho-hum, it'll feel like you're shitting backwards and it will look like it too. If you want it, there is no sexy-pain, no pain-pain, and best of all, no nuggets of surprise. And only use oil based lube, not water-based. You want that hole greasy. And please people, rim that butt, smack it hard, and tease it before you boink "the forbidden fruit". It's the only way to get it primed for slamming, which you'll ask for. And yes, it's fucking amazing. Your eyes will cross. You will make noises like a farm animal.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Best art coverage yet. Love these.
Re: “15 Brooklyn Neighborhoods and The Very Best Restaurant in Each”
Roberta's didn't "single-handedly" transform the Morgan stop you goddamn fool. Shit was there for years before they opened. You're a clown.
Re: “8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30”
Wow some of the shittiest fake-talented clown garbage I've seen in a while, and all in one place. Thank you Brooklyn artists under 30.
Re: “Ranking the 13 Most Livable Neighborhoods in Brooklyn”
I grew up in Brooklyn and moved away 20 years ago. I go back and visit every year to see family and immerse in nostalgia. I found it funny that the neighborhoods that are so livable were among the most crime ridden ones back then.
However I do agree that you list the hipster neighborhoods and miss out on so much of the areas that made and still make Brooklyn. Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Coney Island. Manhattan Beach , 86th street, etc.. Each of these have their local immigrant communities, bars, local ethnic restaurant. Each generation brings a new wave with their own language, food, stores, and customs. This is the DNA of Brooklyn.
Soon enough when the cooler neighborhoods rents have risen thru the roof and the hipsters have fled to newer grounds, Brooklyn will still remain Brooklyn/
