@NYGuy7 While boiling it absolutely will stink up your apartment. My wife hated it.

Posted by: eh at February 4, 2010 10:24 AM in response to Streetlevel: DIY Beer Brewing Store in Gowanus

also motorino is consistently better than keste.

Posted by: eh at February 3, 2010 2:48 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

they weren't serving chicken at roberta's when we went.

Posted by: eh at February 3, 2010 2:47 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

i did it for several years. honestly i really enjoyed it but i don't think its a good apartment hobby. half of your time is spent washing and sanitizing large containers that you can't fit in most standard sinks. its difficult to boil enough liquid on a standard stove. many people use turkey fryers in a backyard.

also i would never brew one of those 1 gallon kits. its way too much work for too little. most home brewers brew at least 5 gallons at time.

all this said there are many avid homebrewers in nyc.

Posted by: eh at February 3, 2010 2:32 PM in response to Streetlevel: DIY Beer Brewing Store in Gowanus

The frequently do it late at night. The purpose is simply to collect revenue for the city. Unfortunately the people that end up getting ticketed are often poor restaurant workers catching a few winks on their way home.

Posted by: eh at January 26, 2010 9:21 AM in response to Tuesday Links

I live in one of these units. Yep utilitarian but it was a nice amount of light and space for the price. I've been happy there for eight years.

Posted by: eh at January 20, 2010 3:47 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 345 Clinton Avenue, #15F

@rob...curtains lol. I don't like Arby's but I'm totally going to eat here once.

Posted by: eh at January 15, 2010 11:49 AM in response to Sneak Peek Inside Fulton Mall Arby's

that pizzeria will be in the top ten once its open.

http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/11/video-paulie-gees-backyard-pizza.html

Posted by: eh at January 13, 2010 1:13 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejz--hN9Q2o

Posted by: eh at December 29, 2009 10:04 AM in response to Huevogate '09 Still Roiling Slope Dog Run

park slope and whatever you think about it aside "rambling" is the nicest thing you could say about that nearly unreadable piece of crap. would this guy have a job if he wasn't pete's brother?

Posted by: eh at December 22, 2009 4:18 PM in response to Closing Bell: Meet The Latest Slope Rant

325 is indeed an individual unit.

Posted by: eh at December 17, 2009 10:19 AM in response to Foreclosures Not Just for Sub-Prime Nabes Anymore?

"Technically I am a yuppie, and, yes, we suck. We like expensive coffee and Maclaren strollers. We're self-entitled and obnoxious. But we also pay taxes and we won't mug you, so unfortunately the old timers will have to live with us."

jailbailt wins the thread.

Posted by: eh at December 15, 2009 2:18 PM in response to 'What's Wrong With Gentrification?' Asks New York Mag

just for fun they should relocate the mermaid parade over there.

Posted by: eh at December 14, 2009 1:09 PM in response to The Re-Painted-Over Bedford Bike Lane

give it a couple years and no one will be able to say "new comers" any longer. the actual racism inherent in these "old timer" complaints won't be able to be played off as old versus new any longer. i'm a white a guy who's lived here for nine years and while the vast majority of my neighbors are friendly and color blind there is a contingent that's not. They can couch it in whatever terms they like but i'm tired of the "oh i'm disrepected"..."you won't look me in the eye" idiotic statements that really mean i'm uncomfortable that you are different than i am.

Posted by: eh at December 14, 2009 11:51 AM in response to Car Alarm Incident Reveals Tensions in Fort Greene?

The neighborhood needs a 24hr diner.

Posted by: eh at December 12, 2009 5:47 AM in response to Pratt Coffee Shop Metamorphosis Underway

nice.

Posted by: eh at November 19, 2009 3:08 PM in response to Development Watch: Turnaround at 424 Waverly Avenue

wine bars suck how about just a regular bar.

Posted by: eh at November 16, 2009 2:28 PM in response to Streetlevel: New Wine Bar for Dekalb

Please. Dan cares about his ego and little more.

Posted by: eh at November 16, 2009 10:28 AM in response to Goldstein Offered Less Than What He Paid for Condo

yellow brick should be abolished.

Posted by: eh at November 13, 2009 10:53 AM in response to 574 4th Avenue: The Full Monty

We did the same as Lesloaf several years ago.

Posted by: eh at November 12, 2009 12:35 PM in response to PMI/ FHA Insurance

i was offered cocaine by older teens/20ish kids on the stairs after eating at wild wings. classy place.

Posted by: eh at November 11, 2009 12:39 PM in response to Two Teens Shot on Fulton in Fort Greene

I walk by the Fort Greene sneaker store at least once a day. Unfortunately I've never seen any customers in there.

@Montrose Damon's collection didn't do much for him. He's broke.

Posted by: eh at November 10, 2009 3:56 PM in response to New Sneaker Boutique on Tompkins

their website proudly proclaims their coming douchiness...

Posted by: eh at November 9, 2009 9:00 AM in response to Fulton Sports Bar Signage Revealed

we use zipcar a few times a year. no its not really cheap enough to replace owning a used car but the rates actually compare pretty well with renting anywhere in manhattan or brooklyn(aside form at the airports). the locations are way more convenient as well.

Posted by: eh at November 5, 2009 4:01 PM in response to Subway Service on Weekends Is F@#%ed

I've lived in the Clinton Hill Coops for seven years. We've been quite happy. It is rather utilitarian but it's clean, relatively well managed, has nice views, and is a decent value for the neighborhood. I don't know anything about the Griffin.

Posted by: eh at October 20, 2009 11:22 AM in response to Griffin vs. Clinton Hill Coops

Won't catch me setting foot in the slope. That place is dangerous.

Posted by: eh at October 14, 2009 1:14 PM in response to McDonald's Robber Apprehended in Slope

Rick's Picks are better, more interesting flavors.

Posted by: eh at September 30, 2009 11:26 AM in response to Pickled Pink

Yes. Ban them.

Posted by: eh at September 29, 2009 10:39 AM in response to Bikes and Bodies on the Brooklyn Bridge

that is the second reincarnation of Killer Ben!

Posted by: eh at September 22, 2009 4:28 PM in response to Closing Bell: Bye-Bye Ugly Fence

ya...pedaling.

Posted by: eh at September 22, 2009 11:08 AM in response to New Restaurant/Bar for Fulton Street

I laugh every time I see the latest lemming, moron, peddling in a circle at the stop light. Do hipsters drive model T's also?

Posted by: eh at September 22, 2009 11:07 AM in response to New Restaurant/Bar for Fulton Street

The Flight of the Conchords pffft...

Mighty Boosh!

Posted by: eh at September 21, 2009 10:56 AM in response to HBO Does Fort Greene

I'm not sure if it has changed with this new policy but prior to this you could get access to the Pratt library as a non-student for a membership fee. There was one price to use the library and a another higher price to borrow from it.

Posted by: eh at September 11, 2009 1:13 PM in response to Pratt: Not In Our Front Yard

sounds about as inane and boring as sex and the city.

Posted by: eh at September 10, 2009 10:24 AM in response to Sitting Down with Prospect Park West Penner

"but their story is also one of renters who persevere to take matters into their own hands."

you're kidding right?

Posted by: eh at September 8, 2009 9:07 AM in response to Renters Become Their Own Landlords

We're going on 4 months with Citibank. All of our documentation expired and had to be resubmitted. We also had to have a second appraisal because the first expired. They paid for that. I basically call every day now.

Posted by: eh at September 1, 2009 12:19 PM in response to How Long to Refinance?

Lucali Park Slope at 20th street? Ok...if that's what you want to call it.

Posted by: eh at August 26, 2009 12:29 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

fsrg for the win.

Posted by: eh at August 25, 2009 9:47 AM in response to Mystery Downtown Development Going Affordable

Its like $1 an issue if you subscribe.

Posted by: eh at August 18, 2009 4:51 PM in response to Closing Bell: The New Yorker's Nod to Brooklyn

Again with this meme?

Many cops, firemen, and teachers make in excess of $100,000 and have retirement benefits that far excede anything available in the private sector. Real estate prices are one thing but cops, firemen, and teachers are more than fairly compensated.

Posted by: eh at August 18, 2009 9:46 AM in response to Looking for the Bottom

Yet if someone was injured in a fire they'd be suing the city...

Posted by: eh at August 18, 2009 9:28 AM in response to Eviction at 889 Broadway Ruffling Feathers

PLEASE FIX THE STEPS AT THE ENTRANCES.

Posted by: eh at August 14, 2009 10:23 AM in response to Hot Cash Injection for Fort Greene Park

ditto new2hood.

Posted by: eh at August 12, 2009 12:07 PM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

Japan is a special case. The reason that Japanese housing depreciates is that often the homes are not built to last. Many Japanese prefer to knock down the existing structure and build something new rather than move into something used that requires maintenance.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/200-year-rabbit-hutches

Posted by: eh at August 12, 2009 10:42 AM in response to DB: Half of Mortgages Will Be Underwater by 2010

people in this story are hilarious. take themselves way to seriously.

Posted by: eh at August 12, 2009 9:55 AM in response to Fear (of Condos) and Self-Loathing in Williamsburg