tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2818590914342110841..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Yonekichi now open and serving rice burgers on East 9th StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2082970874239208122014-08-21T02:07:05.492-04:002014-08-21T02:07:05.492-04:00Why do eating places always gunk up the food with ...Why do eating places always gunk up the food with horrible annoying additions? I guess because making plain food taste good is something beyond their capabilities, so they have to disguise it...Pamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77465346104054074192014-08-20T19:07:22.892-04:002014-08-20T19:07:22.892-04:00The phenomenon is the people moving here now havin...The phenomenon is the people moving here now having little respect, regard or consideration for ANYTHING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56621857737535902072014-08-20T13:24:41.651-04:002014-08-20T13:24:41.651-04:00I admit I've only been here for three decades,...I admit I've only been here for three decades, but are people actually saying that "stoop squatting" by strangers is a phenomenon which has increased in popularity more recently? That seems pretty revisionist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25782943120642205462014-08-19T22:58:23.699-04:002014-08-19T22:58:23.699-04:00There are very few Japanese left in the East Villa...There are very few Japanese left in the East Village. And whomever remained behind goes to one of Yagi's joints.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416518509228779720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72004779905661740502014-08-19T19:05:32.134-04:002014-08-19T19:05:32.134-04:00My favorite new restaurant is called D.O.A. It'...My favorite new restaurant is called D.O.A. It's a new seafood restaurant where live crabs are served fresh from the chest cavity of a dead body pulled from the Hudson. It's more of an experience than a restaurant. All the boys in salmon pants are shrieking about it.THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59502827839298198662014-08-19T18:55:51.243-04:002014-08-19T18:55:51.243-04:00Soup? Soup is sooooo early this afternoon! The bes...Soup? Soup is sooooo early this afternoon! The best new place is that milk crate on 6th street. The lady mixes up a milk shake in the crate then throws it in your face. No cup. It's so new. New is good because it's not old. I paid $198 for that shake. Mmmmm! Foodies rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89340546790673598002014-08-19T18:25:34.551-04:002014-08-19T18:25:34.551-04:00I like the place that serves soup in a colander wi...I like the place that serves soup in a colander with no spoon and napkins. That's the best meal to eat leaning against a mail box. All these new people make New York so cool. Everything is new. New is always better. Just ask ad agencies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10714881632681608002014-08-19T17:20:36.267-04:002014-08-19T17:20:36.267-04:00There is a reason why a slice of pizza is the true...There is a reason why a slice of pizza is the true NY street food. Watch the first 5 mins of Saturday Night Fever if you don't know what I'm talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49216724036051710412014-08-19T17:08:34.997-04:002014-08-19T17:08:34.997-04:00Word is born 3:06. I would want to order one with ...Word is born 3:06. I would want to order one with the egg on top, but considering that there are no tables to sit and eat at, how the hell could I manage a crumbly sandwich while standing in the middle of a busy sidewalk, egg yolk dripping everywhere, napkins flying every which way. For me this could only end in angry tears and frustration. Street food is not for me apparently. God I wish I wasn't such a prude!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80108776909649493662014-08-19T16:18:49.786-04:002014-08-19T16:18:49.786-04:00It's New York City! Things change! Get over it...It's New York City! Things change! Get over it! Or move! Haters! I'll keep my DJ booth on that guys stoop if I want! Maybe if you ate a delicious biscuit you wouldn't be so cranky! <br /><br />Wait, what were we talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57154318694208535322014-08-19T15:56:35.523-04:002014-08-19T15:56:35.523-04:00I hate when people eat on the stoops because I can...I hate when people eat on the stoops because I can't park my CitiBike there!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39330816229381201062014-08-19T15:06:14.221-04:002014-08-19T15:06:14.221-04:00Coming to a stoop near you: Goopy egg slather!Coming to a stoop near you: Goopy egg slather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39732883067561307782014-08-19T13:53:45.764-04:002014-08-19T13:53:45.764-04:00I used to be neighbors with that grease stain know...I used to be neighbors with that grease stain known as Pommes Frites. One morning I went out to my bike parked on the sidewalk to find that someone had repurposed the saddle as a table for their catsup and mayo dips. I was more appalled than annoyed. Because ha ha, joke's on them--the saddle is the thing on the bike that goes up the butt! I guess when you are drunk you are not bothered by such trifles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32173273315459505262014-08-19T12:51:44.281-04:002014-08-19T12:51:44.281-04:00Why stop there? Why not do laundry in someone else...Why stop there? Why not do laundry in someone else's building too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18643395783752921152014-08-19T12:39:19.569-04:002014-08-19T12:39:19.569-04:00annon 10:56
True but resident's neighbors and...annon 10:56<br /><br />True but resident's neighbors and friends used stoops not foodie tourists. I found a nice open pizza box and two bottles of Snapple just o my building's stoop the other day, there is a part across the street with tables and benches????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35967345446276144102014-08-19T11:24:13.801-04:002014-08-19T11:24:13.801-04:00"Sitting on stoops is a time-honored NY tradi..."Sitting on stoops is a time-honored NY tradition."<br /><br />Yes, it is a custom for the people who actually LIVE in the building. See Godfather II, the scene after Vito takes out Dan Fanucci: <br /><br />Vito Corleone: [picks up baby Michael, kisses him, holds him] Michael, your father loves you very much. Very much.<br />Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41251827875461845342014-08-19T11:18:23.885-04:002014-08-19T11:18:23.885-04:00@10:56 Agreed. But usually it's the people who...@10:56 Agreed. But usually it's the people who live in the building or their visiting friends that sit on the stoop. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4640603080984242652014-08-19T10:56:17.640-04:002014-08-19T10:56:17.640-04:00Sitting on stoops is a time-honored NY tradition. ...Sitting on stoops is a time-honored NY tradition. It's more of an old-school thing though. Not using streets/stoops is a newer, middle-class thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51666266594748817192014-08-19T10:47:49.671-04:002014-08-19T10:47:49.671-04:00I'm waiting for the obligatory comment from so...I'm waiting for the obligatory comment from someone who moved here last month, telling me to move out of the city if I don't like people setting up a restaurant table and candelabra on my stoop.THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52171031169988126912014-08-19T10:09:45.074-04:002014-08-19T10:09:45.074-04:00And I thought all those stoops were put in by the ...And I thought all those stoops were put in by the city just so that we could enjoy picnics in front of other people's homes, thanks for clearing that up.Giovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16537323820520383592014-08-19T10:00:13.033-04:002014-08-19T10:00:13.033-04:00The Spinal Tap thing is actually a selling point f...The Spinal Tap thing is actually a selling point for me. "I've been working with this rice bun for a half an hour now and I can't figure it out... it's a complete catastrophe... I'll rise above it, I'm a professional."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19537821256712241432014-08-19T09:43:47.745-04:002014-08-19T09:43:47.745-04:00Yakamashii! More "new" joint for the hap...Yakamashii! More "new" joint for the happy shiny yowamushi, warugaki, iyarashii holding hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64519470710358035622014-08-19T09:06:32.933-04:002014-08-19T09:06:32.933-04:00YawnkichiYawnkichiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24873652645080470962014-08-19T09:05:57.450-04:002014-08-19T09:05:57.450-04:00Anon 7:57 - you made my dayAnon 7:57 - you made my daynygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73878269774238451612014-08-19T08:39:54.252-04:002014-08-19T08:39:54.252-04:00Stoop squatters. It's the equivalent of parkin...Stoop squatters. It's the equivalent of parking your car in someone else's drive way in the suburbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com