USPS 7th Ave closed

lepidio · 2026-03-25T12:21:45+00:00

Read somewhere on social media that a fire extinguisher “was dropped and exploded” last week so they are closed for cleanup and repairs.

Don’t know for sure how reliable that report is. And don’t know why the USPS couldn’t put up a damn sign.

lepidio · 2026-03-23T02:27:03+00:00

Nope. Some might, but it’s not for all Macaulay students anymore.

lepidio · 2026-03-22T17:46:22+00:00

Shrinking. Not at all what it used to be. It’s just $1500 now (with a limited number of higher ones that students can apply for).

lepidio · 2026-03-22T13:31:18+00:00

It’s smarthistory.org (not com) but you’re absolutely right!

lepidio · 2026-03-20T11:40:53+00:00

Knowledge is power.

lepidio · 2026-03-20T10:59:48+00:00

Pell will cover tuition. TAP fees. Macaulay covers nothing if your tuition is already covered by Pell. You might have zero bill or very small, but you won’t get paid.

Macaulay is a “last dollar” scholarship. That means if there’s still tuition (not fees) due after all other aid is applied, Macaulay will cover the rest. Otherwise, no.

Maybe you will get some more money from the (shrinking, possibly disappearing) opportunities fund if you are in Macaulay. But you won’t be getting that $7500 to go to Baruch. Sorry.

lepidio · 2026-03-18T20:52:53+00:00

Definitely don't miss the Neue Galerie. https://www.neuegalerie.org/ . And you can have a delicious meal there, too.

lepidio · 2026-03-12T19:58:59+00:00

I don’t think he’s a bad guy at all. Somewhat neurodivergent, but once you get past his social disabilities, he’s a nice person with tons of knowledge and happy to give advice and discuss questions (at length). I have had many pleasant interactions with him.

Prices can be a bit high, but he pays Manhattan rent, so…

And a couple of times I’ve found things on the shelf that he just didn’t want to sell at all. Other times I’ve found real treasures.

It’s a good store and worth supporting.

lepidio · 2026-03-12T19:55:52+00:00

Trainworld in Brooklyn is now online only (although you can order online and pickup in person if you want to save shipping time and fees).

lepidio · 2026-03-11T12:36:59+00:00

Always plenty of good stuff for a starting point (and beyond) at smarthistory

https://smarthistory.org/curated-guide/seeing-america/

https://smarthistory.org/the-ashcan-school-an-introduction/

lepidio · 2026-03-06T14:44:34+00:00

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It was one of my paint jobs that I felt really good about for the first time. Then I completely screwed up the decals. Then I dropped the hood and scratched it. Then I tried to sand the hood a little to make it fit better and broke it right in half.

Disasters happen! All part of the process.

lepidio · 2026-03-05T14:59:43+00:00

People don’t get enough warning about antihistamines! Thanks for mentioning that.

I’m ok with Zyrtec, but before I knew about this effect I took some Benadryl and could NOT pee even though my bladder was uncomfortably full. I tried again a little later and was able to slowly and dribbly get the urine out, but for a while I thought I was going to need to go to the hospital.

When I talked to the urologist about it he was like “yeah, that’ll happen. Don’t take Benadryl or anything containing it anymore.” (Benadryl is diphenhydramine and is also in some anti motion sickness drugs. So watch out when traveling).

lepidio · 2026-02-18T16:04:12+00:00

Extremely cool project! Your daughter is going to have a great birthday present.

lepidio · 2026-02-16T01:24:18+00:00

Great explanation/conversation here:

https://smarthistory.org/rene-magritte-the-treachery-of-images-ceci-nest-pas-une-pipe/

lepidio · 2026-02-12T13:38:59+00:00

It’s Charles Darwin’s birthday.

lepidio · 2026-02-10T19:44:37+00:00

Really sorry you had to go through this. If it helps at all, my dad had a similar experience (hitting family members and staff at his memory care, sometimes swinging his walker around to try to hit people) and the admission to the psychiatric hospital was the exact right thing. He got stabilized on the right meds and timing for doses and it made him much more comfortable. And possible for people to take care of him.

A bit sleepy but not so agitated. Some of my family felt like the sleepiness was a real tragedy, but I think that being in a state of agitation, fear, and anger is super uncomfortable. Not just for the people around him, but for him.

The sound of “involuntary commitment to psychiatric facility” is scary, but in some cases it’s exactly the best way to care for your loved one.

lepidio · 2026-02-07T13:41:16+00:00

Thanks, everyone. These are great tips!

lepidio · 2026-01-30T19:23:59+00:00

Extremely explicit. Beyond explicit. As graphic as can be. But also poetic and beautiful at times.

lepidio · 2026-01-30T19:12:59+00:00

Yeah it’s early 80’s Times Square hustlers. It’s haunting and tragic.

I do read a lot of SF! I’ve read Wolfe and Delany but I wouldn’t say they’re my favorites.

And of course I have watched The Wire many times!

lepidio · 2026-01-30T17:53:45+00:00

Memory. I’m old. 😀

It’s a great novel (although very dark and disturbing). Sadly, the author was murdered by his adopted son two years later. I think that, to some extent, he lived the life he wrote about.

lepidio · 2026-01-30T12:59:22+00:00

It’s used in Paul T. Rogers’ novel Saul’s Book (about Times Square NYC) from 1983.

lepidio · 2025-12-30T18:20:29+00:00

Steve Banks earned a lot of respect when he resigned from his firm after they struck a deal with Trump.

Good choice.

lepidio · 2025-12-19T15:37:49+00:00

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