From the monthly archives: September 2006

Park Slope Archaeology

By On September 29, 2006 · Leave a Comment

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Originally uploaded by youngna.

……….stacy says:

“I worked with a guy once who was a bottle collector. He and his father would go to homes doing renovations or yard work and ask if they could dig.”

“He told [...]

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Chinese Restaurant Website Defaced by Saudi With Anti-Israel Agenda

By On September 27, 2006 · 1 Comment

Chinese Restaurant Website Defaced by Saudi

Originally uploaded by dailyheights.com.

……..Looks like Hunan Delight’s website just got defaced by “S4ud1-H4cK3r” (that’s “Saudi Hacker” for those of you not fluent in Leet Speak).

The hack starts out very politely, but quickly turns into a [...]

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Loud, Annoying Public Sex: Will Public Shaming Help?

By On September 25, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Hump day

Originally uploaded by dM.nyc.

seven24 writes on the Park Slope Message Board:

“I was sound asleep Friday night until I heard some lady talking loudly on my roof. I live on the last floor, my bed is next [...]

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Rash of Honda Civic Thefts in Park Slope

By On September 25, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Start Or End ?!

Originally uploaded by 718 Shooter.

Slope4-35yrs writes on the Park Slope Message Board:

My dented 17-yr-old Honda Civic was stolen Thursday night from Garfield Place (bet 8th & PPW). It had only 82000 miles and ran [...]

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Can and Bottle Collectors: Thanks for the Mess (and Fine)

By On September 19, 2006 · Leave a Comment

erikka writes on the Park Slope Message Board:

“I got a ticket this morning from the sanitation department due to a mess made by the people who dig through our recycling for cans and bottles.”

“Turns out they started digging in the garbage as well, and left garbage strewn all over the sidewalk.” [...]

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Little Monsters of Park Slope

By On September 18, 2006 · 4 Comments

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Originally uploaded by DeeperSea.

LaSirena writes on the Park Slope Message Boards: “I was getting a slice on Seventh Avenue Friday evening when three loud little girls burst in (about age 13 or so, looked like the basic Park [...]

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Rosewater Pig – Too Intelligent to Roast (in Public)?

By On September 15, 2006 · 1 Comment

Dinner at Rosewater!

Originally uploaded by Sugar Pond.

Did you smell the smoke? Jamzer says: “Rosewater is one of my favorite restaurants in all of NYC. I wish they would improve the service a little, but it is still fantastic. They do the [...]

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“End Run” Around Leash Laws in City Parks: Not a Done Deal?

By On September 13, 2006 · 13 Comments

Brutus

Originally uploaded by Gunni Cool.

Can it be true? By now, you’ve heard that New York City is about to do an “end run” around off-leash opponents and will “enshrine in law a two-decade-old unofficial policy that has allowed Lassie, Rusty and [...]

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Rodents in Prospect Park: Has the Rat-Hawk Balance Been Disrupted?

By On September 13, 2006 · 7 Comments

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Originally uploaded by lostinbrooklyn.

Rose writes on the Park Slope Message Board: “Has anyone else noticed more rats than usual in Prospect Park? I know there have always been rats there, but this summer it seems like every time I [...]

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Phony Phone Calls from Marty Markowitz

By On September 11, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Marty Markowitz

Originally uploaded by VivaAntarctica.

…………The ever-crabby native Idlewild reports on the Park Slope Message Board:

“So, I’m surfing the net and my phone rings. The caller ID indicates the call is from Las Vegas. Since I’m going to Vegas [...]

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Probably Not This Guy, Who Parked Himself on Sterling Place for 3 Days Recently

By On September 6, 2006 · 1 Comment

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Originally uploaded by omar nyc.

Meanderthal writes on the Park Slope Message Board: “Just noted this posting on Overheard in New York under the title “No, Actually Just He and the Plant Are Working Together”. It goes like this:

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