Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Our neighborhood is really changing. For the better, but way too high in price.

HE LIVED WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE PROMENADE DOWN THERE. WE USED TO WALK ALONG THE PROMENADE EVERY WEEKEND. IT IS SO PRETTY THERE OVERLOOKING THE WATER. IT WAS OUR 'SPECIAL SPOT' ON WEEKENDS. AHHH, MEMORIES LOL

HE LIVED WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE PROMENADE DOWN THERE. WE USED TO WALK ALONG THE PROMENADE EVERY WEEKEND. IT IS SO PRETTY THERE OVERLOOKING THE WATER. IT WAS OUR 'SPECIAL SPOT' ON WEEKENDS. AHHH, MEMORIES LOL

I went down there when I was in Brooklyn in September.

I went down there when I was in Brooklyn in September.

YOU WANT TO HEAR A STORY ...


THE 21ST GIRLS ....AND 17ST ....PLAYED VOLLEYBALL AGAINST REDHOOK GIRLS ON HAMILTON AVENUE BY THE HIGHWAY.....WE WERE WINNING ....AND SOMEONE THREW A BRICK THROUGH THE WINDOW ....AND I THINK HIT DENISE CRESCI IN THE HEAD....THE GAME WAS CALLED ...AND SHE HAD TO GET STITCHES .....I CAN ALMOST SWEAR IT WAS HER ....AND THEY GAVE THE TROPHY TO US ANYWAY !!!!

YOU WANT TO HEAR A STORY ...


THE 21ST GIRLS ....AND 17ST ....PLAYED VOLLEYBALL AGAINST REDHOOK GIRLS ON HAMILTON AVENUE BY THE HIGHWAY.....WE WERE WINNING ....AND SOMEONE THREW A BRICK THROUGH THE WINDOW ....AND I THINK HIT DENISE CRESCI IN THE HEAD....THE GAME WAS CALLED ...AND SHE HAD TO GET STITCHES .....I CAN ALMOST SWEAR IT WAS HER ....AND THEY GAVE THE TROPHY TO US ANYWAY !!!!

Hey by the way, they dismissed my $120 parking ticket, YEAH !!!!

Hey by the way, they dismissed my $120 parking ticket, YEAH !!!!

WHY DID YOU GET IT IN THE FIRST PLACE????

WHY DID YOU GET IT IN THE FIRST PLACE????

YES, BAYRIDGE IS BEAUTIFUL. THEY JUST SOLD 3 HOUSES ON MY BLOCK (CONDOS THERE NOW) FOR 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS. THE BUILDER BOUGHT ALL 3 AND PUT 14 UNIT CONDOS IN W/PARKING IN BACK. THEY SOLD 9 OUT OF 14 ALREADY. THEY ARE NOT EVEN FINISHED BUILDING THEM YET!!!! THEY ARE ON LINE, THEY ARE BEAUTIUL INSIDE. 1 & 2 BEDROOMS. THEY START AT 650,000 TO 725,000. THAT IS INSANE FOR A CONDO. THEY ARE ONLY ABOUT 1500 SQ FEET OR SO

YES, BAYRIDGE IS BEAUTIFUL. THEY JUST SOLD 3 HOUSES ON MY BLOCK (CONDOS THERE NOW) FOR 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS. THE BUILDER BOUGHT ALL 3 AND PUT 14 UNIT CONDOS IN W/PARKING IN BACK. THEY SOLD 9 OUT OF 14 ALREADY. THEY ARE NOT EVEN FINISHED BUILDING THEM YET!!!! THEY ARE ON LINE, THEY ARE BEAUTIUL INSIDE. 1 & 2 BEDROOMS. THEY START AT 650,000 TO 725,000. THAT IS INSANE FOR A CONDO. THEY ARE ONLY ABOUT 1500 SQ FEET OR SO

Guess I won't park near the World Trade Center site anymore. I could have parked at the firehouse, but didn't think about it.

Guess I won't park near the World Trade Center site anymore. I could have parked at the firehouse, but didn't think about it.

YOU PARKED BY THE TRADE CENTER ?????

YOU PARKED BY THE TRADE CENTER ?????

THOSE F---ING RED HOOK GIRLS LOL LOL

THOSE F---ING RED HOOK GIRLS LOL LOL

I think I told you that they offered Joanne Sisto $850,000 to buy her house and demolish it to build Condos.

I think I told you that they offered Joanne Sisto $850,000 to buy her house and demolish it to build Condos.

PATSY ...I USED TO DRIVE VINNY IN TO XAVERIAN....AND GO WALKING ALONG SHORE ROAD ...ITS BEAUTIFUL THERE

PATSY ...I USED TO DRIVE VINNY IN TO XAVERIAN....AND GO WALKING ALONG SHORE ROAD ...ITS BEAUTIFUL THERE

Yeah, I didn't want to walk far, lol.

Yeah, I didn't want to walk far, lol.

GOOD FOR YOU, JANET. BETTER IN YOUR POCKET, THAN THEIR'S. WHAT DID YOU DO. TELL THEM YOU WERE PART OF F.D.N.Y ?

GOOD FOR YOU, JANET. BETTER IN YOUR POCKET, THAN THEIR'S. WHAT DID YOU DO. TELL THEM YOU WERE PART OF F.D.N.Y ?

JANET ...WHERE 19ST

JANET ...WHERE 19ST

By the $120 ticket put a scare in me. For that I could have taken a cab back and forth quite a few times.