mikeluscher159
mikeluscher159 t1_j8urtue wrote
Reply to comment by spalding-blue in 24 Middagh Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York. (1925 vs. today) by libananahammock
>I shot a commercial in this house..
Something with paintings?
Lots of historical art being shifted around?
I might have rolled through, I can't remember which house it was on that street though
mikeluscher159 t1_j8urou3 wrote
Reply to comment by Rubberbabybuggybum in 24 Middagh Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York. (1925 vs. today) by libananahammock
>There's an entire block around the corner from this photo that has nothing but gas lanterns. I love it.
Very few private house's still have the functional gas lamps, the pipework under the front yard is usually uneconomical to save, but they're so elegant when they do work
Some bold people (23 Middagh) IIRC still has the mantle lights off the front porch, and they showed me some in the yard at dusk, the class π€
I've been in nearly every basement in that corner of Brooklyn Heights, and I've clocked my head God knows how many times π€
mikeluscher159 t1_j8urash wrote
Warning for the tall β οΈ
The lower levels and or basements of that neighborhood I swear we're designed for people 3 feet tall
Were people on average shorter a century ago?
My thoroughly concussed brain would like to know π
mikeluscher159 t1_j722mvw wrote
You'll see the sanitation mascot on the DSNY TikTok π€
mikeluscher159 t1_j65r86c wrote
Reply to comment by DapperBoiCole in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
Common Robert Moses L π
mikeluscher159 t1_j2pcyd0 wrote
W AG James π€
mikeluscher159 t1_iz6ttcq wrote
Reply to Adams says mental illness leads to crime by DrogDrill
It can, and often does
But you can't pin crime completely on mental illness
mikeluscher159 t1_iuby8h2 wrote
They do have a savage TikTok
mikeluscher159 t1_itoehwh wrote
It pains me to admit (socially) but it angers me (as a taxpayer) as I wander through the backstreets and basement's Williamsburg (literally my job) to see these kids get starved of a decent secular education
And if they break out of the faith when they get older, it's even worse because now they've got limited English, and maybe a 5th grade math/comprehension
I've had doctors explain to me that they get 30+ year olds coming in with things that π€, they can't identify the part of the body that hurts π’
When the 9-5 is the Torah, I guess it leaves less time for science/history/labor π€·ββοΈ
And I've met more than a few progressive Rabbi's in my travels, that have educated me plenty on the Jewish faith (I was raised Catholic) the status quo is quite strong in their community
At no point do I condem anti semitism (Kanye π), but I've got close friends who are more moderate/mainstream followers of Judaism that ask me how I deal with the neighborhood all day
That level of internal strife can't be good for anyone π₯Ί
All I want to know when I show up is who owns the building, where does the rent go, where can I find the super, and where's the meter?
And that's a perpetual struggle π³
I know Sukkot season (just passed) but PLEASE stop blocking access to the gas/electric utilities with building materials
It only makes my job harder, and it's a massive fire hazard
mikeluscher159 t1_jb470dg wrote
Reply to comment by sam_neil in Woman found dead in Jeep full of noxious chemicals on Manhattanβs Sutton Place in bizarre suspected suicide by justthekoufax
This is a lot worse than SN π