Comments for Cobble Hill Blog

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by AL

AL — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:37:19 +0000

@Kyle, I don’t think you are talking about the same store as everybody else. I’m not a big reader of comics, but went in there a few times over the years. Not a single one of your complaints matched the experiences I had. GFY.

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:55:58 +0000

Poor customer service, snobby cashiers, snooty attitude, poor organization that made it hard to find anything, not too much of a surprise it had to go. I don’t believe the story about the lease.

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by theshaltzes

theshaltzes — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47:11 +0000

terrible. that place was awesome.

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by Jonah

Jonah — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:24:04 +0000

So sad to see this place go. Rocketship was a great source for local comics and graphic novels. Sad!

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by Larry

Larry — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:39:10 +0000

Yes that was store with a soul, an original place.

Will be missed

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by derek

derek — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:27:32 +0000

What a shame. Another local hang-out bites the dust.

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by Chris Conway

Chris Conway — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:27:27 +0000

I loved this place. It’s a real shame to see it go.

mordicai, I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Yes, the specialized in collections instead of single issues, but they had a *ton* of superhero stuff (nearly half the store).

Comment on Requiem for Rocketship by mordicai

mordicai — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:18 +0000

The whole “we’re an indie & art GRAPHIC NOVEL store” didn’t really endear me; good comics are good comics whether they have a dude in a cape or not.

Comics? Relevant? Check the movie listings.

Comment on Big Takeover at the Bell House by Clampdown

Clampdown — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:09:20 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Homer.

While I am certain 95% of readers of this blog won’t have any clue who almost all of the bands are, it is a pretty amazing lineup Jack has put together. The idea of The Avengers and Channel 3 sharing a bill in Brooklyn in 2010 is quite astounding when you consider their histories (granted, I’m partial to old punk rock).

Comment on Boerum Hill Corn: The True Story by Frank The Tank

Frank The Tank — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:42:23 +0000

landlord, what a friggin mess? try cleaning up in front of your own establishments, you penny-pinching lazy bastards.

Comment on Boerum Hill Corn: The True Story by the Where

the Where — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:47:31 +0000

LL – yuppies live in the 80s. this is the 21st century. these are hipsters. please make note of it.

Comment on Boerum Hill Corn: The True Story by landlord

landlord — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:29:17 +0000

What a friggin mess! Yupsters, it’s time for you all to GO HOME!

Comment on Open Thread 7/21/10 by Kim G.

Kim G. — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:52:47 +0000

@ Frank The Tank…I’m confused. You find smokers and their “butts” disgusting yet you seem sympathetic towards those who may be fined for littering if the proposed ban becomes a law???

Comment on New Neighbor: Ideal Properties Group by Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:05:55 +0000

I know, I know… I loved the dry cleaners, even though they never managed to clean my shirts well. Sorry, I had to admit it. I still don’t see how exactly is a new business’s fault that the landlord decided to raise rent to a business that was there before them. From what I can tell they did spend a lot of $$$$$ on the space, and the neighborhood is all the better for it. Definitely better than a vacant building with baby-blue painted plywood surrounding it.

Comment on Open Thread 7/21/10 by Frank the Tank

Frank the Tank — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:16:13 +0000

anyone else notice how disgusting cobble hill park gets, especially with those lazy saps who refuse to dispose of their cancer sticks properly? i seriously hope the mayor’s initiative to ban smoking in public parks goes into law. and how’s this for generating revenue? $25 fines to those who think its ok to just “flick” their butt. yeah, yeah, how do you enforce it? it’ll hurt those who can least afford it..blah blah blah. ugh. neanderthals.

Comment on Local Banh Mi on This American Life by heyameet

heyameet — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:32:30 +0000

I’d love to see a banh mi street cart in the neighborhood, say, at Borough Hall, next to the gyro vendor.

Comment on Open Thread 7/21/10 by Sacketteer

Sacketteer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:39:48 +0000

I think they do them with champagne as well. At least they were on Bastille Day. And I gotta say those red velvet whoopie pies looked positively delectable.

Comment on Open Thread 7/21/10 by Jonah

Jonah — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:38:39 +0000

My wife and I tried the Sicilian Float – peach iced tea with a scoop of sorbet (we had blackberry). It was a refreshing break from the hot sandy Bastille Day streets, but without the carbonation, it was missing the essential foaminess of a good float. Maybe if we added champagne?

Comment on Open Thread 7/21/10 by JGE

JGE — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:06:32 +0000

First!

Anyone try the drinks at One Girl Cookies yet?

Comment on Explosions on the Ground by Tom Rupolo

Tom Rupolo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:23 +0000

I was walking down Henry Street on Monday and heard the explosion then saw a large puff of white smoke about 100 feet in the air. I thought it was a very large firework – but it looked more like anti-aircraft fire from a war film.

Comment on Explosions on the Ground by Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:18:39 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Explosions on the Ground by 76th Precinct

76th Precinct — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:03:55 +0000

The 76th Precinct maintains an email list of community members, and periodically sends out information of community interest, crime prevention tips, etc. If you would like to be added to the list, send an email to nypd76pct@gmail.com, or call the Community Affairs office at 718-834-3207.

Comment on More Bastille Day Bedlam by cobblehillresident

cobblehillresident — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:14:57 +0000

Didn’t you already run a story on the Bastille Day celebrations?

Comment on Explosions on the Ground by Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:44:38 +0000

Thanks for the explanation — I heard 2 booms last night and had no idea what to think. Where does the 76th Precinct post this information?

Comment on New Neighbor: Ideal Properties Group by local

local — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:57:28 +0000

The bitter pill was taken by all the people in the neighborhood who loved the dry cleaners that were priced out of there. They had been there many many years, served the community, and were beloved by the neighborhood, proven by the all of postcards, growing baby’s photos, and thank you notes that had adorned their wall from eternally grateful customers over the many years they had been in service. But yeah, a framed subway sign and dark floors are nice too.
I wish any new business luck, especially on Court street, but it will be awhile before another realtor is embraced by the neighborhood. Now there’s at least one on pretty much every block from Union street to Pacific.

Comment on Around Brooklyn 7/9/10 by landlord

landlord — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:21:28 +0000

what’s with her filthy hands? ugh! retire–how many bikes can you fix in order to retire in nyc? oh, yeah, i forgot mommy and daddy will help.

Comment on Well-Suited: Seersucker Review by Sacketter

Sacketter — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:42:35 +0000

Jack White is certainly now an adopted son of the south. And God bless him for teaming up with the likes of Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson and to remind us all why they were great in the first place.

Comment on New Neighbor: Ideal Properties Group by wisteria

wisteria — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:38:39 +0000

Well now, someone tell us: Who is Ideal? How old? They seem to have a lot of money, but what else do we know? Maybe the spaces are too cool. If you are going to do a story on a new business could we have a little depth?

Comment on New Neighbor: Ideal Properties Group by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:01:09 +0000

C’mon local. Can’t you appreciate beauty…. even if it comes in the form of a realtor office? I’m so sorry I haven’t taken a bitter pill prior to writing yesterday, sooooooo… really pretty office. I stand by my original statement. Definitely prettier and cooler than most other realtors on the strip.

Comment on New Neighbor: Ideal Properties Group by Clampdown

Clampdown — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:14:12 +0000

@local – Ha, no kidding. Personally, I’m waiting for another another drug store chain to open.