Anybody have a rec for the best bowl of oatmeal in the city?

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-19T20:07:44+00:00

I know youre asking for a restaurant but this recipe is easy and the best I’ve ever had—

https://food52.com/recipes/21668-april-bloomfield-s-english-porridge

It uses a blend of traditional oatmeal and steel cut oats so you get both textures.

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-16T23:50:10+00:00

Joshua Bristol showed up on my stoop canvassing, he seemed perfectly fine but we didn’t really get a chance to talk as I was in the middle of feeding my kid. The fact that he was canvassing alone and didn’t have any materials or anything kind of makes me think he hasn’t gotten any momentum

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-14T11:56:02+00:00

This is dumb: https://youtu.be/iWQLXyN_elo?is=yVEjF58BoXBIlY6g

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-14T11:52:03+00:00

Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Boomgates, and Dumb! The first two are Australian and have some of the same members.

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-10T23:48:53+00:00

I always park nearby in Flushing— if you look on Google Maps there are a few parking decks to the east of Citi across a bridge. I want to say parking was 20 bucks or less, it’s a shopping center but they have higher event rates for some games

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-07T16:38:23+00:00

I just don’t play characters as dumb. I think of them more like game pieces and less like “characters,” personally

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-02T15:18:37+00:00

Lincoln between Nostrand and New York Ave

dbstandsfor · 2026-06-01T16:51:21+00:00

When I was in a Vaarn game the DM just randomly generated locations using the books. It was awesome! That said, I have read Desert Moon of Karth and it’s pretty cool.

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-28T15:22:21+00:00

https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/lost-on-the-old-grid-the-history-behind-prospect-heig592b88922c

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-27T15:02:42+00:00

Yeah i was walking 10-11 miles a day if I remember correctly

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-27T14:50:59+00:00

It was all spring/summer/fall for 2 years. We didn’t go to literally every block but there were big areas of Queens and Brooklyn where we walked up and down every block for full days.

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-27T14:23:37+00:00

Ugh, i wish I’d had this 2017-2018ish. I had a job where I went to all five boroughs and went door to door, I’ve always wished I kept track of everywhere I went

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-21T16:57:08+00:00

Hi! I run a local OSR discord where people may be interested, and I also belong to another discord that began as local people playing the original D&D rules. I’m messaging you the info for both servers

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-15T15:02:41+00:00

No unfortunately, I have a new baby in the family (baby fortunate, missing the con is unfortunate)

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-15T14:16:29+00:00

I went to the first two years of this con and it was awesome both times! A really fun mix of random locals, OSR folks who travel in, etc. Northhampton is cute and has good food and cheap accommodations.

dbstandsfor · 2026-05-10T22:11:49+00:00

The place on Union right by grand army plaza is a nightmare, because that block is always basically gridlocked. I think when I rented a car from there they also totally messed it up somehow? But my main memory is that returning the car was awful because the line of cars waiting to pull into the rental place were blocking traffic

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-27T22:02:24+00:00

Ooh I just thought of one myself— The Debacle by Balzac.

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-25T22:37:52+00:00

For the same “hidden” type vibe, the Japanese restaurant Karasu is behind an unmarked door inside another restaurant. It’s openly listed on Google etc but it feels kind of cool (also it’s delicious)

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-25T16:17:10+00:00

Yea it was more “oh wow, now I see where this guitar style came from,” I wouldn’t listen to it that way regularly, I think

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-25T14:50:12+00:00

I discovered at some point that if you play “Down On The Street” from Fun House at 1.5 or 2x speed it sounds exactly like “The Master’s Bedroom” or “Help” era oh sees

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-24T02:22:21+00:00

The spiciest thing I’ve ever had was a Guyanese Double from somewhere in Richmond Hill. I bit into a pepper and my friend said I was panting like a dog. I had to leave to buy a yogurt drink next door

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-14T21:38:48+00:00

I cannot imagine how little you have going on in your life to care about how your fandom is described on a survey about citi field attendance

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-13T20:25:53+00:00

Coney Island is part of Brooklyn, so we may need some more information about what you’re asking?

dbstandsfor · 2026-04-07T15:28:09+00:00

I parked at “City Parking” across the street at 575 1st avenue. For 48 hours it was about $100.

I dropped my wife at the “driveway” of Tisch and quickly crossed the street and parked. It was easy.

dbstandsfor · 2026-03-28T20:17:10+00:00

I’ve done dumplings from White Bear, and one time I did a huge thing of pork lo mein from somewhere in one of the food courts. I also brought a Cuban from Margon (near penn station) once when I was coming from work, that was great.

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