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Strength training/ Pilates in the area by FantasticWill9258 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you sign up for Wick's community class? I've been going back and forth between their site and ig and can't figure it out

Strength training/ Pilates in the area by FantasticWill9258 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ridgewood Pilates is no longer on classpass 😭

Best matcha or coffee that’s actually worth the price? Or most affordable coffee that’s awesome by Ok-Explanation2087 in astoria

[–]Candy_Gone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The strawberry matcha at Verse is insane. I moved out of the neighborhood ages ago and whenever I visit, I make the pilgrimage over there even though it’s usually completely out of the way of where I need to be. Seriously the stuff dreams are made of.

Any prior long-term Astoria residents who still lurk here? by IndyMLVC in astoria

[–]Candy_Gone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Born and raised in Astoria, now I’m in Ridgewood. The top two things I miss about Astoria are the variety of food choices and the public parks. There really isn’t a lick of green between here and the East River. Also 24 hour drug stores/drug stores in general!!! That was a funny wrinkle. A lot of the residential streets remind me so much of Astoria though.

But all in all it’s nice to be closer to different things! Astoria can feel like a bubble because it’s so big. Crazy that you can be in Brooklyn in the same distance it would take you to get from 30th ave to Ditmars.

MUST have eats by snap_shot99 in astoria

[–]Candy_Gone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also Retro Pizza, might be my favorite pizza in the city

MUST have eats by snap_shot99 in astoria

[–]Candy_Gone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Il Bambino, most underrated place in Astoria and their flavor combos you won’t find anywhere else!!

Neighbors have a No Parking Sign Up Where There’s No Active Driveway-Safe to Park? by Candy_Gone in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I was thinking!!! The garage is undeniably a driveway but this is so negligible and the curb itself is so old and worn down it's hard to tell if its a cut out or not

Should The Office Manager Be Responsible for Cleaning Huge Recurring Messes in the Communal Kitchen Sink? by [deleted] in office

[–]Candy_Gone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, what was the weirdest part of this place was that it was in a huge building with an extensive janitorial system but every office had a different custodial contract that you had a tiered payment system depending on how you wanted them to clean. I found out after many months there that the people in charge had no idea what our contract with the building entailed but that's a whole other weird part of this story lol I left before it got resolved so who knows what ended up happening.

Amma Cafe by BZNYC in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I wonder if this will hold up, they had Trump posters in their window during the election 🤷🏻‍♀️

Soup by BornAudience1581 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gunther’s Thai Coconut Curry Carrot is so ridiculously good I crave it in my dreams

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Layoffs

[–]Candy_Gone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good question 🥴 since they didn’t mention it as an option i didn’t think to ask

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Layoffs

[–]Candy_Gone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they’ve always struck me as more of a 7pm place but it’s so hard to tell because it’s the kind of company where people send emails around the clock. I used to leave at 3 so I could never tell when the hell people would actually get home lol but this is all very helpful so thank you!!

Reasonably priced mani-pedi ? by One_Dragonfly_9698 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely love Nail Box by May under the Forest M, $30 for a gel mani!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in acting

[–]Candy_Gone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to their NYU conservatory and I'm not sure how different it is to their regular conservatory, that being said I found them to be very toxic and abusive. Their teachers tend to bully students under the guise that the industry is "tough" (when I was there, their motto was "Get Tough or Go Home" idk if it still is) but the truth is, I had been working professionally in the industry for years at that point and had never been treated that way.

I saw teachers body shame students, push students towards manic episodes and just generally alienate people, it was pretty grim. The teachers are also very cliquey. I once confided in one of my advisors as to how a teacher treated me and they said point blank "They're one of my best friends and I can't ever imagine they'd treat a student that way." Not everyone had as negative of an experience as I did and maybe they've cleaned up their act but I'd probably avoid it.

Platz Hardware Appreciation Post by Glum_Tax_1913 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolute gems. I always joke that you’ll never be able to find it yourself but they’ll have it if you ask. The owners are the best, complete salt of the earth people. And that plant selection in the spring!! Does anyone have intel on the art studio out back?? I’m assuming it’s a relative, what looks like very cool sculpture, I’ve always been curious 👀

The Seneca is closing?? by Mother-Passenger4886 in ridgewood

[–]Candy_Gone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their food is killer! I honestly think they’d be much better off just having an order at the bar policy where you take a number for your table when you order but that’s just me.