CityStories

Conversation between mother and young daughter in ice cream aisle of grocery store

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:54:02 -0400

Daughter: {Tugs mommy's sleeves.} Mommy, mommy! We're out of ice cream!
Mommy: No, we have ice cream at home.
Daughter: {Giggles.} I was just being silly.
Mommy: Nice try though.

Park hangout!

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:42:21 -0400

Yo Tumblr friends-

Remember how I mentioned a second gathering (after that delightful dinner party last winter)?

Well sorry for the late notice but it’s happening today in Prospect Park, 3 pm ish, main lawn. Come out and play!

I’ll have a grill and some food/drinks; bring more to add to the mix. Look for a teal blanket to the right of the main grand army plaza entrance, or message/call/email if you need directions. (if you message and say you’re coming I’ll give you my #)

Feel free to bring friends so you don’t feel like that awkward tumblr person who doesn’t know anyone. You won’t feel like that once you get there, but feel free to bring friends just in case. :)

See you there!

Gangsta Kissing

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:53:29 -0400

The couple was oblivious to the fact the music had ended. Minutes earlier they had been shaking their hips and rapping along to the famous closing song with everyone else, but when the music ended, they remained in their embrace. They began to kiss, and continued to kiss, with increasing vigor, as the other concert-goers streamed past, occasionally bumping an elbow or kicking the tote bag protected at their feet. They didn’t notice.

A large man, massive rather than heavyset, bald, brown-skinned, pierced, tattooed, approached them, raising both hands in a fist-pump of celebration and screaming in exultation and approval, “Gangsta kissing!!!!”

The pair continued to (gansta) kiss as the woman raised one arm and gave the man a thumb’s up.

“Give me a hug!” he continued.

The kissing couple paused, opening up slightly to allow the man to dive into the center, throwing his beefy arms around the two of them and yelling a satisfied, “Alllll riiiiiight!”

Thievery

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:57:22 -0400

My bike got stolen, which makes me sad. But, as travelers everywhere tell themselves to get through incidents of food poisoning and missed flights, as single girls console themselves during bad dates: the bad isn’t so bad when you can make a story from it.

I haven’t got much of one in this case, but I’m sure some of you do. Post/email/message me with your sob stories of city thievery and I’ll repost so the world can weep with you in your time of loss. And also laugh at your good story. ;)

jenbokoff: Saw this outside my office today. So exciting! I...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:52:54 -0400

jenbokoff:

Saw this outside my office today. So exciting! I even got to talk with a confused pedestrian about it. I wish there was some public education on the new sign itself instead of just on the internet, and/or that it wasn’t labeled “arcade” (very archaic!) but hey, this is great.

City Stories approves of archaic arcades.

hellayego: Lazy Dating. #nyc #brooklyn #bedstuy #dating...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:58:02 -0400

hellayego:

Lazy Dating. #nyc #brooklyn #bedstuy #dating #hotties #match #dot #com (Taken with Instagram)

What a dream boat.

anjulikb: #subway #sunset #tracks #bushwick #brooklyn (Taken...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:51:19 -0400

anjulikb:

#subway #sunset #tracks #bushwick #brooklyn (Taken with Instagram)

fixitinpost: Want to get to know your neighbors, drag a Ms....

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:01:03 -0400

fixitinpost:

Want to get to know your neighbors, drag a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet 3 blocks through your neighborhood, then take it apart on your stoop. You become the talk of the street apparently.

More pictures to come later…

But what does the street say?

I'm going to recycle it

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:03:58 -0400

I only saw the hand that tossed the bottle; the face and body were obscured by a traffic light, or moving pedestrians at the crowded Chinatown intersection. The plastic bottle bounced off the rim of the garbage barrel and plunked down to the street, inches from where I held my bike still, waiting for the light to change. The body attached to the hand moved on, oblivious.

I began to lean over to reach for it when a small, geeky boy in oversized glasses and oversized T-shirt leaped from the sidewalk to the front of the garbage bin and swooped up the bottle.

He noticed me watching up and gawked up at me self-consciously. “Well done,” I said. “I was about to pick it up and throw it away.”

“I’m going to recycle it,” he said, then hopped back onto the sidewalk and disappeared into the crowd.

KARA VANDERBIJL: 102 degrees is a person Slightly fevered, pulling back the bright...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:51:54 -0400

KARA VANDERBIJL: 102 degrees is a person Slightly fevered, pulling back the bright...:

cityography:

102 degrees is a person
Slightly fevered, pulling back
the bright white corners of the sky,
(swinging feet out of bed)
A damp palm leaving imprints on passing mirrors, a pair of ice cubes turning juice to pale foam in the bottom of a sticky glass
Reeks of sun, sweat, sweet sick rotten things…

Can we get an amen?

On the 2 train, a man stands & a woman sits, both late 30s, both reading James Baldwin

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:52:09 -0400

He: I got it for 50 cents on Washington Avenue
She: For real! That's crazy.
He: Yea, they must have been trying to get rid of books or something.
She: This is my first; I heard that with his stuff you should start from the beginning and read through all of them in order, so that's why I have this.
He: You enjoying it?
She Yes. Man, 50 cents! Still can't believe that! You could sell it online for $20 with the cost of books these days!
He: I'll tell you what, if I run into you in about 300 pages, it's all yours.
She: Awesome. Ya, I have about 200 left.
He: Have a great day; enjoy the book
She: You too!

"I highly recommend it, you don’t need a cup of coffee, just start the day with a zip line."

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:58:43 -0400

“I highly recommend it, you don’t need a cup of coffee, just start the day with a zip line.”

- New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan on the new zip line (!) that will be part of NYC Summer Streets this year. Sadik-Khan has already tried the zip line. Twice. Yeah, we love this crazy city. (via wnycradiolab)

What about a zip line that ends at a tall glass of iced coffee?

#likemindbk June 15th

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:37:00 -0400

#likemindbk June 15th:

alishainthebiz:

RSVP for the next #likemindbk meetup

This is happening! Friday! Here are some reasons you should join us:

You will be the vanguard of likemind’s return to Brooklyn! A LEADING LIGHT.
Duh, I’ll be there.
As will other cool local characters, including your awesome Neighborhoodr Prospect Heights editors jenbo & makeshiftalisha (whom you should totally follow).
Hungry Ghost has Stumptown coffee & super tasty food.
Even though it’s technically 8-10, I’m dragging myself out of bed early to be there by 7:30 for those of you with early-starting jobs.

See you there!

sexpigeon: Hey, you got Duchovony all over my Travolta. You...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:58:45 -0400

sexpigeon:

Hey, you got Duchovony all over my Travolta.

You write some good captions, but this really takes the cake. Bravo.

Hey mami

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:54:44 -0400

It’s twilight in my neighborhood, balmy, breeze, fading streaks of sunset. A block party from First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum spills out over Eastern Parkway and down onto Washington.

I wear a girly dress, complementary jewelry, makeup, sunglasses, headphones. My hair is curled. I carry two large bags. I’m returning from a wedding; my day is done. I want nothing but wine, takeout, Netflix.

I walk down Washington with all the purpose of my typical New York stride, but a bit slower, cooler, taking in the night, the music, the breeze, the smoke from the jerk chicken grilling on the drum outside the Jamaican restaurant.

Groups of men hang out on the sidewalk, going nowhere, doing nothing. They stand on corners all evening long, observing, and occasionally calling out, if the girl is pretty.

One man calls out to me, “Hey mami, you need some help?” It doesn’t seem like an offer to carry my bags. I begin to shake my head to decline as I walk, without breaking stride, without altering my forward stare.

But he answers his own question. “Nah, you don’t need any help.” I switch from shaking my head to nodding, still without breaking stride or altering my gaze. “You have a good evening,” he calls to my back as I pass.

LES, right now; this time, from a rooftop.

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:39:59 -0400

LES, right now; this time, from a rooftop.

LES, right now.

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 19:47:31 -0400

LES, right now.

rachelfershleiser: letters2myneighbors: Dear Neighbors, I had...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:52:43 -0400

rachelfershleiser:

letters2myneighbors:

Dear Neighbors,

I had one of those rare, amazing interactions that happen in New York where you meet someone and exchange the perfect amount of conversation and are both having a great time and then he takes you to a fish smoking warehouse and he buys you a ton of fish as a house warming present and then drives off into the sunset and you never seem him again. Anyway, every Friday Acme Smoked Fish opens to the public from 8am-1pm (located on Gem) and sells their amazing fish. Maybe next weekend you’ll get lucky and meet some man from Jersey who will buy you fish as a present?

-YN

Dear Followers,

This is probably my favorite Tumblr and I can’t believe more of you aren’t following it. It is ostensibly about Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but mostly it is about the little moments in life that are worth noticing. Great pictures, great stories, so charming. Now you know.

Love,
Rachel

Prayers for Peace

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:50:15 -0400

Gold ribbons and names for the American dead.

Blue ribbons for the countless unknown Iraqi and Afghani dead.

Prayers of peace for all.

MetroCard bike, East 11th Street, Manhattan.

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:51:27 -0400

MetroCard bike, East 11th Street, Manhattan.