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Gui Zhou spicy chicken, dan dan noodles and the cumin lamb are my favorites, and they travel pretty well. Soup dumplings are awesome in the restaurant but I've always been afraid to order them delivered! We've just started ordering from Rasoi, and the portions are HUGE.
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You can actually hire people through U-Haul! I think it's called "Moving Helpers"? You can read reviews, see insurance and so forth, and it's flat-rate depending on services and who you pick. I don't know how well it works on short notice, but I had a very good experience a couple years ago -- I was moving out of a building with a freight elevator time limit, and they got everything in the truck with plenty of time to spare. We drove the truck, the guys met us at the new apartment and unloaded... and then we had the truck to ourselves for the rest of the day, so we could do an Ikea run.
Posted on: 2013/11/23 16:10
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Glad to hear they're expanding! They've been full up every time we've tried to go recently. Construction probably made sense timing-wise, too, since the owners are related to the folks opening Word next door.
Posted on: 2013/11/21 17:10
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They've also been limited by the technical demands of a live show -- for events like the Jeff Mangum or Beck concerts all the stage equipment had to be rented, trucked in and assembled. They finally own some real stage gear now, but I don't know if it's operational yet. That, no AC and the balcony being closed seem like the big holdups. I'd much rather see it kept local, with the FOL and a couple more pros than some huge organization like Live Nation where the booking fees double the cost of a ticket. Didn't I read a while back that the guy who was the booker for Maxwell's was interested in booking stuff at the Loews?
Posted on: 2013/11/14 22:00
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Port Authority just announced there will be no service to WTC or Exchange Place for the next three weekends... more Sandy damage to fix.
Posted on: 2013/11/5 22:55
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This is exactly my objection. They want to charge ~$1800 for 300sqft! No one will pay that when you can get a real apartment here for that price, so they'll have to lower rents, and then there won't be budget for upkeep or the activities for residents they're promising, and instead of a "hip dorm for adults" it'll just be a poorly-maintained SRO. And so a building supposedly designed to alleviate blight will instead create it.
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Super sad about this. The owners are great. We'll have to stock up on fried chili oil...
Posted on: 2013/10/30 21:27
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We went tonight, no techno. And the burgers were tasty!
Posted on: 2013/10/24 1:34
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We always rent from them, didn't know they'd deliver the car to us! That's awesome, thanks. Unless it's a peak holiday period, they're way cheaper than Zipcar for the day.
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Maybe it's a generational thing. It's not that the under 30, urban-dwelling crowd would specifically be impressed with somebody NOT owning a car; it's that somebody owning a car is not impressive and not expected. I'm part of that generation. I owned a car many years ago in another state; my partner never has. Aside from a couple people who need to drive for work, our friends are all carless too. We rent a couple days a year for skiing/hiking, but I can't imagine having to deal with a vehicle on a daily basis. Quote: NO f***ing way am I gonna do Zipcars and slow ass trains. For me it's quick jaunts to the shore or country or where ever I like. You "no cars" crowd can squeeze some fun out of Liberty State Park. Ugh. I'm sure chicks are impressed with the "I don't own a car" line. Acting like there's nothing to do around here is ridiculous. I'd much rather see a show in Manhattan than sit in shore traffic for hours. And what's wrong with Zipcar? Asking seriously.
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It's true! No details yet. But great news.
Posted on: 2013/10/11 20:13
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It did indeed, as did now-entirely-gone Gregory St. Here's a cool map from 1883 if you're curious what was there a very long time ago. Everything I've seen planned for the site has included ground-level retail, not sure how much of it is still likely to be built though. Great to know the cleanup will be done soon at least.
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This is awesome news. Talde in Park Slope is a fantastic restaurant.
Posted on: 2013/10/11 16:11
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It's (luckily) the only Superfund site downtown -- they brought in the contaminated dirt as backfill during construction. The company that did the damage is paying for the cleanup, but as it's one of many contaminated sites it may be a couple years. If you want more info about the cleanup effort, here's the official site: http://www.chromiumcleanup.com/
Posted on: 2013/10/10 21:57
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Plans to do just that have been in the works for a decade at this point (there are renderings in the rental office if you're curious). But when they ripped out the connecting buildings to begin construction they discovered the soil underneath was toxic, and cleanup has to happen before they can build anything new.
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I assume it's illegal, as there were news stories a few weeksa go about people asking for a temporary change in the law so they could offer rooms during the Super Bowl. If we could really get $600/nt for our apartment, hell, I'd do it!
Posted on: 2013/10/9 16:18
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There are renderings in the Hudson Reporter story.
Posted on: 2013/9/30 21:33
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Before you switch, check to make sure you have service inside your apartment. Even in areas with a generally good signal certain buildings can have trouble. Other than my current place (where the walls are more than a foot thick), the only issues I ever had with T-Mobile were at ski slopes in Vermont.
Posted on: 2013/9/30 21:31
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Their Swedish meatballs are good. Seem like what the Ikea ones are trying to be?
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We went last night; I can confirm they're delicious. There's a reason the line for rice balls is 5x as long than for any other food.
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I'm probably the target audience for your second list (love Barcade and Roman Nose, can't wait for Word to open), but I actually really like some of the "low-end" stores as well. CH Martin is the best of the bunch -- they have a decent housewares section that complements the hardware store across the street. Lots of basics like sheer panel curtains, very cheap. And they were the ONLY place in town that sold blinds that fit our odd little side window. Also, one of the dollar stores (can't remember which) has super-cheap cables for when I can't wait for Monoprice to ship. I do wish they were open later, though. I only stop in when I'm working from home.
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They announced the shutdown-until-further-notice on Twitter a couple months ago, saying that they discovered the pier was structurally unsound and they were looking into when and how they could reopen it. Strange that they wouldn't update the website though.
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They're legit. Friend's family stayed with them when they came to town, said it was a good deal and they were very happy.
Posted on: 2013/7/21 18:24
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They have a little counter inside the hotel lobby. We've rented from them several times and they've always been friendly.
Posted on: 2013/7/16 20:27
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Seems ok. You don't need to register and the survey doesn't ask for any identifying info.
Posted on: 2013/7/6 23:11
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Was this on the Ward E or F side of things? When I was there to vote around 10am they were in the process of bringing in a new machine.
Posted on: 2013/5/14 16:27
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I think overnight service via Hoboken is starting one train earlier on weeknights now too. Annoying.
Posted on: 2013/5/14 16:25
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We're right near Healy's Cake Lush campaign office. And yet, for the entire campaign season, my block has only had Fulop signs. But this morning, surprise! It looks like all of a sudden everyone's changed their minds. And so strange, that there was a mass change of heart juuust after everyone left for work today...
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Follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter. It's the official account of the NYC OEM, and they usually warn you about fireworks in advance.
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