CHB Interviews: Theresa King, Myrtle El Photographer
1. Where in Brooklyn did you grow up? Tell us a little about the Brooklyn childhood experience. Until I was seven years old, we lived in Bedford Stuyvesant as tenants in a brownstone. My father then...
View ArticleB38: Still Crappy
My new job necessitates taking the R train at DeKalb, so I am back to taking the B38 (at least on days when I am wearing heels). Today, I saw a huge crowd waiting for the bus and groaned. And then...
View ArticleFour Downer Weekends Begin Tonight
No G service at all for the next FOUR weekends. Of course, there’ll be a shuttle bus. But still. Looks like the A is running on the C line this wknd, so at least that’s running. Last wknd we had a...
View ArticleThe Very Happy G Train Conductor
Every now and then, I get on a train that has a very enthusiastic conductor. It’s nice to not only hear the announcements, but to also get a little something extra. My neighbor sent me a link to this...
View ArticleThree More Days of Easy Parking
Free parking until Thursday (AP suspended today and tomorrow, and we don’t have any on Wednesday). Parking meters are still in effect.
View ArticleHave You Seen a Giant Penis on the G?
Some days, the CHB inbox cracks me up. Here’s a recent note: To Whom it may concern: Pratt student David Livingston has been performing his absurdist art piece Big Dick in the city for the past sever...
View ArticlePolice "Sting" on the B38
This in recently from a disgruntled reader: This morning I was waiting for the B38 at the corner of Classon and DeKalb. As usual when it came, it was packed – or at least the front half was. Every time...
View ArticleA/C Trains to Stay Running (Instead of Becoming Fish Colonies)
Ugh. I often feel like the A/C line will be the very last to see new train cars. And now that suspicion is validated. AM NY recently reported that the MTA’s decided to keep them in service even...
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