Corlear's Hook
Fascinating article on how Corlear’s Hook gave way to the term ‘hooker’ and how where I live was Corlear’s Hook, where hookers roamed. The heavily religious in my neighborhood might bug out if they knew this information.
Most trees in front of my apartment building are down. Ripped from their roots which is kind of upsetting since they were huge, old trees. Good job Irene.
Prepare your mind to be blown - Vintage 1940’s Photos of NYC & LES
The old Fulton Market, Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Saturday afternoon (1941)
Residents of lower Clinton St near East river Saturday afternoon
A view (facing north) of Norfolk Street between Broome and Delancey Streets
After some internet research, someone else had found these photos and did some then and now comparison shots…..
For additional vintage photos and face melting…GO HERE
Boardwalk Empire is filming in my neighborhood…my street to be specific…it looks like they were going to be shooting a scene today inside the theatre at Henry Street Settlement.
(photo credit - a.salonga)
I watched this video a couple of times…trying to search for clues as to what happened because I think this video conveys only one side of the story.
Here’s what I really think what happened since it’s MY NEIGHBORHOOD:
This hip hop show happened at Tammany Hall on Ludlow. It’s a ‘new’ venue which really means it has just changed owners. The place gets packed, people stand on the streets, they are loud, yelling, smokers, etc. Since this show was being headlined by Smif n Wessun (don’t you think the group’s name is sooo ironic to the situation…it’s not like they named themselves to promote peace, love and understanding), so I’m pretty positive a large crowd of the concert-goers were not LES local, but came down from the other boroughs. I think a noise complaint was issued to the NYPD because people were being loud, cops showed up, and some ghetto mofo started to mouth off at the cops and BAM….tempers flared, concert-goers pushed cops, cops pushed back, arrests were made and people start claiming the cops started it & all that craziness ensued.
If you start mouthing off to a cop, dumb move. He can arrest you and you go to JAIL. A cop nudges you to move along (in an attempt to keep a crowd going), don’t push back. He can arrest you and you go to JAIL. If a cop tells you to move along…move along. You’ll never see him again. Jail is not somewhere that anyone should want to spend time in. Jail is not a badge of courage.
This was supposed to be a music show. Not a moment to make a point about police brutality and racial profiling that does occur. If you want to highlight racial profiling & police brutality, start an organized peaceful protest, start a campaign, DO SOMETHING PRO-ACTIVE. Don’t start acting like an ass like those shown in the video above.
UPDATE
As I mentioned yesterday (above) that this riot consisted of non-locals, the names and addresses of those arrested were released today:
244 Bond St., Brooklyn
145 Tremont St., New Britain, Conn.
238 Bond St., Brooklyn
450 W. 17th St., Manhattan
9216 34th Ave., Queens
BOOYAH!!!
Bowery Boogie: Topless Woman Takes Afternoon Stroll Along Bowery
ACTUALLY….I witnessed this chick as well, and since I recently implemented my twitter to go public, I tweeted the happening…Yep. You read that right.
Hooray for Summer!
Goodness! Wouldn’t have minded witnessing that spectacle.. Although it all looks quite calm actually.
Naked woman just walked past me on Essex. No shirt, boobs exposed, black skirt, typing on her blackberry Ummmm, huh? #onlyinnewyork
Thanks to the Lower East Side Business Improvement District, there will now be an easy smartphone guide -first for iPhone, then Android- to the sights and scenes of the Lower East Side.
Launching in the summer (perfect timing!) the app will include an interactive Google map featuring neighborhood spots and realtime updates of special deals, events, and more. Part of the fun of the LES is exploring side streets and discovering the independent shops and restaurants that populate our blocks - the app can give you a good head start for journeying round the ‘hood.
via NearSay, DNA Info, h/t @DJFrankenmack
I’m not exactly sure if I think this is a positive or negative technological innovation. I just get scared that things like this is going to bring more of the ‘non-wanted’ types into the neighborhood. On the positive side, it will bring more business to the many struggling mom and pop businesses. One thing I know for certain is that I will definitely be using this app on my phone.
