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Beware the Alleged Gas Siphoner!

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 7 October 2005 at 1:58 pm

Just spotted running up Vanderbilt Ave., can in hand. “He caught on that I was following him and gave me the slip at Butler Place…”
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Montauk Club / Open House Weekend New York

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 7 October 2005 at 1:18 pm

Photos of Open House New York 2004 in Brooklyn: whatisee.org

openhouse-bk-4.JPGJessicaSophia writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards:

“The thread about Open House New York got me to thinking about Montauk Club. When my fiance and I were looking for a site for our wedding, we toured the Montauk Club and actually considered becoming members (partly so we could say haughtily, “You must dine with us at the club!”

“…is anyone here a member? Please dish! It seems like a cool concept to be part of a social club.”

Links:
Montauk Club Members? [Prospect Heights Message Boards]
Open House NY (Discussion)[Prospect Heights Message Boards]
Open House NY official site [ohny.org]

PS. What is Open House NY? daveb explains: “for those who don’t know, this weekend (Oct. 8-9) is Open House New York. I can vouch that the electrical plant tour at Pratt is freakin’ amazing. Here’s some close-up photos from last year: http://flickr.com/photos/davebgimp/tags/pratt/

How do you keep a German occupied?

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 7 October 2005 at 1:08 pm

1. Form alliance with Brighton Beach and then invade Greenpoint.
2. Invade Brighton Beach.
3. Form alliance with Bensonhurst and invade Staten Island.
4. Pull out of Staten Island, but occupy Bensonhurst.
5. Retreat to Bushwick.

More in the Prospect Heights Message Boards.

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building Finally Closes, Nobody Notices

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 7 October 2005 at 10:29 am

bankinghall.jpgAn Englishman in New York writes: “A New York institution passed into history last week. The banking hall in the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building on Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn, closed its doors for the last time on Friday. Not that you would have noticed.”

“… it’s worth explaining that the banking hall in question is an art deco masterpiece, decorated in marble, adorned with a giant mosaic, lit via 40ft windows and crowned by a 63ft vaulted ceiling … The next time you see this room, it could be a Barnes and Noble or a swanky restaurant.”

Read more… Link: [An Englishman in New York]

See the previous discussion in the Daily Heights Message Boards.

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