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Gawker had this post yesterday afternoon: Any Santacon Participant is the Worst Person in New York Right Now
And GammaBlog has more thoughts and photos (and a video) from the East Village yesterday.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A few scenes from SantaCon 2012: Scourge of the city or good time had by all?
As you may have noticed yesterday... Heh. Lordy, I have more photos. Here are just a few from the East Village. You get the idea. Oh, you get the idea. Maybe I'll add more later.
[Photos via Baha]
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[At Linen Hall on Third Avenue, via EVG reader Corina]
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[At Tompkins Square Bagels]
Gawker had this post yesterday afternoon: Any Santacon Participant is the Worst Person in New York Right Now
And GammaBlog has more thoughts and photos (and a video) from the East Village yesterday.
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Gawker had this post yesterday afternoon: Any Santacon Participant is the Worst Person in New York Right Now
And GammaBlog has more thoughts and photos (and a video) from the East Village yesterday.
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a barfy santa, with his eyes rolling back in his head, barely able to move his own feet, was draped over the shoulders of another santa and a slutty elf, lurching up avenue A. he was literally green. another santa tried to steal my cab. (i've taught 6th grade, so i can give DON'T FUCK WITH ME face -- now i know it works on drunk santas as well as 11-year-olds!) two more santas actually climbed into the cab as i was getting out, nearly landing on my 8-year-old, who was still inside. later we saw a slutty elf on her knees in the street.
i'm so happy my children are jews so they aren't scarred by all this.
Good for Linen Hall & Thompkins Square Bagels. Hopefully more businesses will do that next year. I'm sure the locals--who patronize these business all year long--appreciate it. Anyone see any other places with similar signs?
The walk I took to Union Square to evacuate got bad at Avenue A and got progressively worse as I got closer to 4th Avenue. These people are horrible.
This year was worse than last by a mile. Although, I didn't have to clean up any barf this year, and that credit goes solely to my doorman for being a good filter at the start, the pandemonium on the street was ridiculous..
Thank god it's raining today - looks like most of the puke and santa detritus has already washed away.
Actually, I saw lots more places refusing the santas this year. Thank God. As a result, a little bit better in some parts of the neighborhood, I thought. Also, no bars on my block serving santas at all, which really really helped.
It was ridiculous, but I was truly SURPRISED when overhearing pub crawlers being asked to leave and barred from using the restroom at the place I was at- they were actually SUPER polite.
You wouldn't think it looking at them, but albeit drunk, they weren't obnoxious.
Anytime I start missing New York, I'm going to look at this post! Ho, ho, hopeless!
It really seemed like there were a lot more people this year than before, and they were out much earlier - 10am or so. What places were open at that hour??
My favorite overheard quote of the night came from a 'sexy' Mrs Claus on St Mark's who said, "I have so many skin diseases, you don't even want to know."
Lack of Halloween and mild temperatures caused this.
Is there a valid complaint everyone can log using 311 about the bars that hosted this event? Can we somehow revoke Santacon's permit (do they need a permit) with the City? No amount of blog comments or "No Drunk Santa" signs are going to stop this. That said, I didn't really see anything horrible this year, but I wasn't around the neighborhood much.
Love the sign at TSP bagels, haha
who among us has never waited in line to get into a bar at some point in our lives. Looking back, we'd do anything for the chance to get laid.
"who among us has never waited in line to get into a bar at some point in our lives. Looking back, we'd do anything for the chance to get laid."
I, for one. Most of us, I would say. The thought is really pathetic.
But, then again, how does a NYer take anyone seriously who waits "in line" and not "on line"? How long ya lived here, newbie?
Finally, I never had to worry about getting laid.
Gee, your comment makes a strong case that these bozos are ... well, bozos
I wrote to CB3 yesterday—Susan Stetzer responded within MINUTES. She let me know any anti-Santacon 2013 action has to begin in October with CB3 and Precinct 9. She suggested going to Prec. 9 community meetings to express anti-Santacon sentiments.
Write to CB3:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/html/contact/contact.shtml
CB3 complaint:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/html/forms/service_complaint.shtml
Santacon 2012 was worse than 2011, for sure.
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