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Mermaid Parade this Saturday at Coney Island… One of these days I’m gonna get around to redesigning the site menus.
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If you haven’t already, head out to the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights at night. Great view of downtown Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. An easy train trip to Clark Street via #2/#3 train. It’s no wonder that apartment prices there are so high…
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Sign that I could be a true New Yorker: despite having landed a VERY reasonably-priced rental apartment in Brooklyn (no fee at that!), I am still poring over the weekend real estate section in search of that elusive perfect home. I was fooled temporarily. Last weekend it seemed that Manhattan apartment rentals were coming down, … …
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This is the most entertaining article I read all weekend. Saw some nice brownstones in Brooklyn shortly after, one of which had a cool koi pool in the front yard.
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Museum Mile Festival is today. Free admission to various museums along Fifth Ave. Cool.
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Last night on the way back from the East Village, we were checking out the cute little copper-colored figures in the 14th St. A/C/E station. Some of the little men appear to be anatomically correct, and at least one of the elephant creatures has what look like breasts. Ha!
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So I have a chance to rent a pretty decent 1BR apt in a Park Slope brownstone for cheap. Decisions, decisions…
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When a guy on the subway offers to sell you “AA batteries 8 for $1” despite their appearance, they are almost certainly not Duracell (Plenticell?!), and they may not all actually work… Yargh!