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Lo Kee » Made the NY times but no concrete confirmaiotn, just confirmation of the existence of rumors: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D91531F93BA15753C1A961958260That article is from 1997.
homeowner » [quote="Lo Kee"]Made the NY times but no concrete confirmaiotn, just confirmation of the existence of rumors: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D91531F93BA15753C1A961958260That article is from 1997.[/quote] Oh, that's funny.
homeowner » [quote="Lo Kee"]Made the NY times but no concrete confirmaiotn, just confirmation of the existence of rumors: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D91531F93BA15753C1A961958260That article is from 1997.[/quote] Well I think we put that one to bed.
poshspice » This is the same urban myth that's been circulating since the 80s. Seriously, I remember this from middle school in KANSAS.You're not in KANSAS anymore. Be carefull tonight and every night.
Lo Kee » This is relevant to this year, but not too close to PH: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/10/extra_police_protection_around.htmlI think that "Mischief Night" is the night before Halloween, and yeah, it's always been a big prank night. It's called "Cabbage Night" where I'm from. No matter what night it is, you should ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings. That's just plain common sense in NYC or anywhere.
BKChickie » It's called "Cabbage Night" where I'm from.Oh my god, you're the only other person who I've heard all it that here. Maybe we're from the same hometown.
brooklynlager » trick or treat?Oo, oo, oo! Trick, please! Preferably a back-flip or a head-spin. I love that stuff!
Subject: Re: Gang Initiation - 31 Women - Hoax or not?
Brooklynbound » Did anyone hear about the Bloods initiation that's supposed to take place today? They are supposed to kill 31 women. Is it real or a hoax?I am sorry to inform you that it is indeed real my friend. Keep your women inside and lock you doors!!!
Bendy Broad » [quote="BKChickie"] It's called "Cabbage Night" where I'm from.Oh my god, you're the only other person who I've heard all it that here. Maybe we're from the same hometown.[/quote] I'm from W Mass.
I'm from W Mass.Hey, me too. Where in W Mass?
here4now »I PM'd you my childhood wearabouts.I'm from W Mass.Hey, me too. Where in W Mass?
yourlittleshark » false! i'm from central jersey and it was always called mischief night. i've never heard the words "cabbage night" before in my life.Not sure about the rest of Jersey, but certain towns in Bergen County called it Cabbage Night when I was growing up. Was never clear on why it was called that. It was called that when my father and uncle were growing upt there too, and they had no idea what the origin of the name was either.
Subject: Gang initiations?
My son works in Times Square and he said that the week of Halloween two people were stabbed and paralyzed in front of one of the restaurants in Times Square. The police were there and they told the staff to get cabs home and stay out of the subways that evening. So my son and his friends split a cab ride home that night. I'm just saying this event really happened. He loves the city and I've never heard him sound so shaken up over anything there before. He was told that the weeks of Halloween and Easter are gang initiation times. It sounds like it's not common knowledge and kept quiet so as not to scare tourists away. As his mom who visits him from Michigan, and who loves NYC, I can tell you I will not be booking travel plans to the city around Halloween or Easter. We've gone several times, walked and subwayed everywhere, been out late and never had any problem... but this was scary news and I know he was shook up from it. He has been traveling to NYC since he was 16 on his own, tagging along with older friends. He gets teased about being from Detroit there, when he asks if certain neighborhoods are safe. Like nothing could be worse than Detroit! LOL! (But he was a suburban boy here -- not urban -- big difference!) However in NYC he's lived everywhere from the upper west side to Harlem to Washington Heights... and loves it all! Why wouldn't he love it when he can go see La Traviata at the Met for $26 student rate and get Orchestra pit! And see a different opera the next night! This amazed me! More than one opera at a time running concurrently in the same house??? -- Can you tell I'm from Podunk - Detroit? Four operas is our whole season for the year... you get that in a month! NYC - what a city!!! I love it and I'm jealous of you all... but do take care and be safe! Paula http://www.authenticinsight.com Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.Subject: Re: Gang initiations?
Paula » My son works in Times Square and he said that the week of Halloween two people were stabbed and paralyzed in front of one of the restaurants in Times Square.Paula, if this had actually happened in the way that your son described it, the news would have been all over it--even in a big place like NYC. Before I'm going to get worried about this, I need specifics: restaurants, locations, dates. I'm not saying that something didn't happen, I'm just thinking that maybe the cop exaggerated a bit. It's been my experience that police at a crime scene generally aren't too forthcoming with information. Maybe this cop was just telling a story for the tourists to take home to Iowa....
"For what it's worth I've lived here my entire life and never been stabbed (I just knocked on wood) and, NY used to be much more violent than it is now. If it makes you feel more comfortable not to travel during certain times then do your thing, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. The NY metro area has almost 19 million people - the odds are very much in your favor."Hey Jarvis, and all you New Yorkers... I admire and love your attitudes on this! You've helped me "re-frame" this event and put it into context... I guess out of 19 million people... the odds are that I'm not going to be "the one" and neither is my son. When my son was younger he was a boy soprano in the Opera here... that put us in Detroit in some lovely neighborhoods to go to the costume warehouse back then-- these awful little back alleys with manhole covers stolen and burnt out houses. (now costumes are conveniently and safely kept together in the main opera house!) I would do what I had to do and never projected fear to my kids... just that you had to be aware of your surroundings and watch yourself. If you do that you can go anywhere. I refuse to live in fear of being attacked and that was how I raised my kids. I guess here in Detroit though we can go home to the suburbs... and feel safer. Ultimately, as the other part of the quote in my signature states: "Security is mostly a superstition"... so we just trust and live our lives.
quig » "cabbage night" in Bergen Co. NJme too, bergen county. (i've heard people from passaic county call it "goosey night")
quig » "cabbage night" in Bergen Co. NJYea I always thought it was a Bergen County thing to cause my friends from Morris County call it Mischief Night.
brooklynpotter » [quote="quig"]"cabbage night" in Bergen Co. NJme too, bergen county. (i've heard people from passaic county call it "goosey night")[/quote] goosey night? haven't heard that one. gonna consult my passaic amigos on that one.
rtraindweller » [quote="brooklynpotter"][quote="quig"]"cabbage night" in Bergen Co. NJme too, bergen county. (i've heard people from passaic county call it "goosey night")[/quote] goosey night? haven't heard that one. gonna consult my passaic amigos on that one.[/quote] Perhaps it harkens back to Passaic antiquity...
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