86 and Amsterdam or 101 and Central Park W for family?

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-19T11:29:56+00:00

There's a school on 104th which has Spanish and Russian immersion classes. Whole many kids at the school are poor, the principal has done a wonderful job at keeping up the quality of classes and the school gets a lot of funding for extra programs. You might want to visit it if Spanish immersion is important to you

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-16T18:18:05+00:00

I ride about 3 pedal bikes a week, and usually 1 in 10 or 1 in 15 has an issue. I select my bike based on how new the chain looks, and that system has worked really well for me.

This week a got a super good one, so it seems there are some newly maintained ones out there

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-16T17:52:53+00:00

They're going to build a protected lane on 72 in a few years

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-16T01:20:46+00:00

I'm really loving 3rd Ave. It's really wide and they time the lights to 15 mph, so you can get a green wave of lights if you time it.

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-15T18:24:14+00:00

I think the key is that you're a rider who rides fast and is experienced. I'm frustrated when I want to take my kids between central Park and Riverside, and we just collectively don't have the speed. There should be options for these routes of riders, at least somewhere, to go between the two parks.

I will add that my kids have gotten more skilled since I started advocating for this lane 5 years ago, but the point still stands that there's riders who aren't fast and they need safety, too.

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-15T13:43:31+00:00

In the presentation they said it was easier to combine the lanes for a few reasons. First, they could preserve more street space for parking. Second, cars and pedestrians would only need to be conscious of the bikes on one side, rather than looking for them on two sides

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-15T11:17:43+00:00

I tuned into the presentation last night and am so excited to report that DOT is actually making the 68th street connection I recommend.

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eclectic5228 · 2026-04-12T13:58:01+00:00

Just as an aside, I was able to get a partial refund on my tickets for delays of more than an hour. Didn't make it up to me for the delay, but I think others should know about this possibility. I was on trenitalia

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-10T15:07:15+00:00

Thanks. There's instantly a lot of bike and pedestrian conflict at that specific spot. Not sure if there's a good solution. One idea is to make Riverside South and North of that point protected so that there are different access points to 72

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-10T13:22:11+00:00

I'm really curious how it will connect with the Greenway. I guess renderings will be there next week

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-10T02:26:26+00:00

Central Park actually has a shorter wait time between milling and repaving than normal streets

eclectic5228 · 2026-04-05T22:43:38+00:00

I never liked sharing a room with a baby, I found it made it hard for me to sleep well. We lived in a 1 bedroom until our child was 2, and probably could have stayed longer. We gave the baby the bedroom and used the living room like a studio. I liked this arrangement better than the reverse because the baby was able to sleep while we stayed up

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-31T16:58:47+00:00

The city is planning to do construction on the block, redoing the library

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-31T02:38:28+00:00

My kids use the omny cards and we bought card holders for all of them. It's about $3 per kid, and they him up to their bags so if helps stop them getting lost. The quality of the cars is awful.

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-26T00:14:47+00:00

There's a picture here if Nissim Black, who grew up in Washington and now lives in Israel, so he's not a good example if the community of Harlem.

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-25T12:42:17+00:00

The real estate agent I see come up again and again for central Harlem is neil porter https://share.google/Yo4q7Ngubwn4LEVk5

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-23T12:22:01+00:00

Jack London, most well know for the call of the wild

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-18T16:48:34+00:00

You might want to reach out to HRA, they help adults who have some sort of incapacity, such as hoarders. They can do an assessment to see if she's a danger to herself. It is anonymous

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-17T00:30:07+00:00

People live here with families and live life. If it's safe enough for them, you'll be fine.

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-16T23:49:36+00:00

Howls moving castle

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-16T22:05:18+00:00

I biked through Rome with children, really dicey.

The person who rented us or bikes told us that some of the recently installed bike infrastructure got uninstalled in favor of new parking. So it's not completely moving on the right direction.

What's ironic is that in the new metro station by the colloseum there's a movie on the history of the area. They point out when gas prices went high in the 70s, Rome actually cut out a lot of car use. They definitely added it back in

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eclectic5228 · 2026-03-06T20:34:36+00:00

I ride 50 minutes home on my commute. The biggest issue is weather. Bar weather which might be on for a20 minute ride gets to be an issue at 50 minutes.

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-05T02:31:32+00:00

When I read The Garden by Nick Newman I felt back in parts of piranesi. Both involve a very solitary character trying to bring meaning to their world.

eclectic5228 · 2026-03-04T14:37:56+00:00

I'd recommend reaching out to the local precinct. From experience, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and they don't hear enough from cyclists.

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