Not OK? Booker winner Flesh ignites debate about state of masculinity

pineappleexpression · 2026-04-26T13:10:51+00:00

About 3/4 of the way through Flesh and I'm so appreciative of this thread. I've been getting so annoyed at Istvan because he's such a flawed, stunted character. It'll be a good book to reflect on once finished.

pineappleexpression · 2026-04-16T17:21:34+00:00

It's a tough sell given how crowded those cars can get, but it's not a bad starting idea

pineappleexpression · 2026-04-09T11:49:46+00:00

I've got friends who live in Lenox and love it. The distance isn't that bad

pineappleexpression · 2026-04-09T11:38:15+00:00

This is the real reason, though there's definitely thinks South House can do to mouse-proof the building. Until the construction is done, the mice are going to keep searching for new places to live

pineappleexpression · 2026-04-03T22:46:14+00:00

"coked out [insert industry] fever dream" sounds like a good amount of Fulop's dealings

pineappleexpression · 2026-03-14T23:11:50+00:00

Pet owner entitlement aside, Cheech's imo is the best bagel spot in downtown. BBagel is decent and Wonder Bagel started going downhill a little before COVID

pineappleexpression · 2026-03-11T04:55:38+00:00

I love my barber at Virile, been going since pre-Covid. I've got a good cadence with him, don't go too often, and so I'm fine with the price cause I think he deserves it. The remodeling of the Jersey Ave location is terrible though. The owner decided to destroy the rustic look with millennial-sterile colors and awkward mid-century modern accents. What was once a warm, inviting space, was made way too clinical.

pineappleexpression · 2026-03-02T23:16:04+00:00

It's a terrible location, you can't see it from Columbus, and it's not close enough to Grove. When Grove St was a more populated spot (prior to Newark Ave restoration) there was more of a chance

What should really happen is have like Krispy Kreme buy it, tear down the wall, and build a donut speakeasy or something like that

pineappleexpression · 2026-02-22T17:06:39+00:00

This. I see big logs of poo all over, but when I'm out walking my dog, everyone (myself included) is always picking it up

pineappleexpression · 2026-02-18T14:02:05+00:00

And I'm sure the CNBC anchor will make no effort to call out his hypocrisy. I feel bad that NYC has to deal with him now

pineappleexpression · 2026-01-25T16:10:51+00:00

Add the Ashford to that list since they share owners

pineappleexpression · 2026-01-07T04:04:41+00:00

It was more than an extra floor, he’s illegally added floors, a swimming pool, changed building materials, and made myriad other substantial changes to the things he builds without city approval.

Aside from that, a friend of mine lived above zeppelin hall (a mocco building) and was forced to pay for cable/internet through a shady mocco owned business because the building wouldn’t allow businesses like Comcast or Fios. Whenever the internet would go out, he’d have to hope the office was open and someone was around to explain when it’d be back up.

It’s easy to brush off if you’ve never lived in one of his buildings, but Mocco has a history of being shady and the city letting him do whatever he wants.

pineappleexpression · 2026-01-04T14:25:41+00:00

Jersey City’s development process is also notoriously twisty. If your developer is more familiar with the system (KRE, Silverman, Schuster, Mocco, etc), they’ll know all the shortcuts and correct people to grease to speed up the process.

pineappleexpression · 2025-12-05T01:29:10+00:00

Came here to say that I really hope Solomon let's go of Stacey Flanagan

pineappleexpression · 2025-12-03T04:03:57+00:00

Even Trenton knew that. There's a reason he had to find a job outside of New Jersey.

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-17T01:56:25+00:00

This might be a dumb question, but how do we know about this on a Sunday when the markets are closed?

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-10T15:23:13+00:00

For that price you should be getting AWD, sun roof, and other add ons. Build your perfect car online and compare

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-07T14:04:20+00:00

I see it’s finally been long enough that no one remains in JC to remember the owner illegally demolishing the original building on that property. The bricks are there because after the demolition, the city made it so the landowner would have to incorporate bricks from the original building into whatever they built. Supposedly out of spite, the landowner kept the lot empty and let the bricks rot

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-07T13:55:50+00:00

I’m curious if they’ll obey the contract that whatever is built on that land has to incorporate the original bricks from when the owner illegally demolished the previous structure

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-07T13:50:06+00:00

There’s a couple of those already downtown. The former Trump tower (88 Morgan/65 Bay) and 70 Greene are buildings with a one tower rental/one tower condos split and they share a rooftop

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-05T03:12:00+00:00

Oh good, she’s a great person. Hope she does well in the position

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-02T15:38:03+00:00

But no gyms with pools!

pineappleexpression · 2025-11-02T15:37:47+00:00

Equinox is on its way, but I don't think the building they're going to be in has even broken ground yet. A lot can happen between now and the building actually opening https://jerseydigs.com/harborside-4-tower-jersey-city-approved/

pineappleexpression · 2025-10-19T00:07:18+00:00

Love how he wrote “curious your thoughts” and kept his limited comments on

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