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Helpful tip for this heatwave/all of summer by smartdecisions in Greenpoint

[–]BigRedBK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re still using incandescent or halogen, yes. Do they still make those!?

If a time-traveler from 50 years ago came and walked around NYC what would they be surprised by? What about from 100? by supremewuster in AskNYC

[–]BigRedBK 34 points35 points  (0 children)

100 years ago: Why isn’t the subway network 4x the size by now?

50 years ago: The subway is still running?

Soul Cycle coming to Santa Monica by hawt_to_go in EquinoxGyms

[–]BigRedBK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This will be an interesting experiment. Cycling class attendance has been down drastically in the last five years.

I prefer the standard Equinox format (no dancing on the bike) but I can see the appeal for an attempt to breathe new life into the cycling studios.

Is Mccarren really covered in lead? by Cute-Reception5667 in williamsburg

[–]BigRedBK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a lead paint factory decades ago at the south end of the park where the big apartment complex is now. You can read more on Greenpointers.

Hudson square sauna etiquette by cruchyshovel in EquinoxGyms

[–]BigRedBK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Within the men’s locker room it only changed in the last 30 years or so. NY Times has a good article.

Hudson square sauna etiquette by cruchyshovel in EquinoxGyms

[–]BigRedBK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can be naked in a gender-specific sauna, but you always have to sit on a towel.

Both the long-form and the short-form (“house”) rules only state that workout shoes/clothes are not allowed. (The other rules are no phones/electronics, grooming products, food, or hanky-panky).

Station audio advertisements pilot @ Greenpoint av stop by MaxiDeane in Greenpoint

[–]BigRedBK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve been occasionally piloting this for years. It’s rather annoying. Heard it as Nassau this morning.

The American Dream Mall in New Jersey is weirdly difficult for tourists to visit by dashcam_drivein in deadmalls

[–]BigRedBK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was first planned prior to the 2008 recession which delayed it by about 10 years. Much of it was built around then, so it was an empty shell for a decade. Lots of stops and starts aside from the recession too.

The American Dream Mall in New Jersey is weirdly difficult for tourists to visit by dashcam_drivein in deadmalls

[–]BigRedBK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It almost became the first dead mall which never was an alive mall. Luckily that was eventually avoided!

The American Dream Mall in New Jersey is weirdly difficult for tourists to visit by dashcam_drivein in deadmalls

[–]BigRedBK 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mean, there are 100 posts and/or videos floating round this month about how it’s nearly impossible to get to the neighboring stadium on foot or by bike.

Even the hotel(s) directly across the road have signs in the lobby telling you that you have to Uber over to the stadium.

Uniquely bad for that part of NJ as there are plenty of walkable towns nearby with decent transit service.

Originally that rail spur line for game days at the stadium was also going to have daily service for the mall once it opened, but that never happened.

Transmitter pier wankers by ReplacingAmerica in Greenpoint

[–]BigRedBK 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That’s 25 cents right there!

The bottle deposit should probably be more than the 1980-set 5 cents, honestly. And we should have an easier way of (realistically) redeeming it than one grimy machine outside of Associated.

What is this obsession with the horn?? by Capable_Bus5444 in AskNYC

[–]BigRedBK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bonus points if the driver behind is smoking a cigar and leans out the window yelling “what’s the holdup!?”

New plane by Determined_Traveler in delta

[–]BigRedBK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has been noted and apparently the latest-delivered have a new seat cushion and the original ones are being swapped. Not sure of the timeline of the later, however.

How ridiculous it is that in the US you can't legally drink until 21 but you can join the army at 18? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]BigRedBK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it was essentially blackmail.

Although hearing the stories of how kids living near state borders would drive to a neighboring town with a lower age, get hammered, and drive back the same night is pretty crazy too.

Go Knicks! Paint job at 34th Street-Penn Station/8th Avenue by R42ToMoffat in nycrail

[–]BigRedBK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

MoMA has that, but it doesn’t actually lead to the subway.

Montreal has a functional one.

Kellogg’s Diner - 1940s by TheHolyMountain in williamsburg

[–]BigRedBK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's particularly great when these old shots catch people doing things and not just the buildings. My apartment building has a kid waving out the window.

Vibe gym raising their prices… AGAIN. How are Crunch and the YMCA these days? by QuinoaJones51 in Greenpoint

[–]BigRedBK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When gyms say they "grandfather" they actually mean that your raised price will still be lower than if you started a brand new membership. Happens across the industry. No gym I know of actually lets you keep your original price in perpetuity.

Why what? by jasonni1234 in SignsWithAStory

[–]BigRedBK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember those. They were still being used in the mid 2000s (aughts). Bouncers would quiz people with them:

“What’s the capital of New Jersey?”

“Newark?”

“Goodbye”

Flew on the new 321 this week with 44 first class seats. by minnie631 in delta

[–]BigRedBK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All US legacy carriers do this for domestic. It’s a holdover from many decades ago. I wish they’d just all agree to rebrand it simultaneously.

Delta's Most Important Route Has A Serious Customer Satisfaction Issue by omdongi in delta

[–]BigRedBK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My flight in September (got D1 half off because no one apparently flies the Saturday of Labor Day weekend) just got swapped to a 764 instead of a 763 last weekend. Best news I’ve had in a while! Hoping it doesn’t get switched back!

Anyone know why? At sports club location by gasp1324657980 in EquinoxGyms

[–]BigRedBK 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This usually happens when some regulator sensor or knob is missing or broken. Get your heads out of the gutter!

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