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    Image of jcjcjc jcjcjc
    12/14/09

    In reply to Brooklyn DJ Killed on Bike
    I have no idea if she was wearing a helmet, or if it would have helped her if she wasn't, but this is still a probably a good time to think, if you bike without a helmet, about how dangerous it is. Wear a helmet. No matter how amazing of a rider you are or how much your hipster friends will give you shit for it, just wear a helmet.

    A girl was killed in D.C. fairly recently in a similar scenario -- a garbage truck made a right turn into her -- and it is one of the most dangerous positions to be in on a bike. Cars and trucks aren't used to looking for anything but pedestrians in the crosswalk when they make a right turn (or even a one way to one way left turn). If you're not in front, then get behind. Ride safe, everyone.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/14/09

    @jcjcjc: Really, folks. This is true. Those cars and trucks don't care about you. Wear a helmet. Please.
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    12/14/09

    @lostarchitect: I rock my Specialized helmet at all times. If you don't want to look like a dork they make cute "hipster" ones now but whatever, wear one. And you must be defensive especially when there is a right turn possibility. I always assume someone will just turn in front of me because, more often than not, they will.
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    12/14/09

    @lostarchitect: And furthermore, their killing you usually won't even result in a ticket. You are on your own, protect yourself.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/14/09

    In reply to Brooklyn DJ Killed on Bike
    Actually, Hamilton, I'm thinking keep an eye on this one. Greenpoint was one of the areas with the erasing of the bike lanes. I wouldn't be surprised to see some lawsuits come out of this is this was the case.

    I also wouldn't be surprised if it would be the City who would be absorbing any payout and not those within the community who was pushing for the erasing in the first place. NY Politics is really infuriating.
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    Image of Hamilton Nolan Hamilton Nolan
    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: She was struck at Nassau ave @ McGuinness, which was not one of the erased bike lane areas. But still a valid point.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/14/09

    @Hamilton Nolan: Ah, good beans. I didn't see the cross streets in the article.
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    Image of maevemealone maevemealone
    12/14/09

    @Hamilton Nolan: McGuinness is an insane road to even drive on. I always made a note to myself to never bike on it. I'm not sure if she was more on Nassau or McGuinness, but a lot of those Greenpoint streets are tight and traffic aggressive. It sucks and I'll be dusting off my long neglected helmet...
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/14/09

    In reply to Brooklyn DJ Killed on Bike
    Petty in what way? The first thing I thought of after seeing the headline was "Was there a bike lane there?"
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: Agreed.
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: Me too.
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    Image of Hamilton Nolan Hamilton Nolan
    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: I just meant the HIPSTER JEW WAR tone of the whole bit, but yes, you make a good point.
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    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: Came here to post just this. A bike fatality doesn't make a debate about bike lanes seem petty at all.
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    12/14/09

    @The Real JR: There is not...and it's a fairly narrow street and has been the site of other cyclist accidents before. People drive too fast towards McGuinness and the BQE entrance. and McGuinness has also had more than one bicyclist fatality in the past few years.

    So yeah, maybe we should ask those dead people how they feel about bike lanes?
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    Image of Products Will Save Me Products Will Save Me
    12/08/09

    In reply to New Condos For The Poor
    "Michael Kelly, the housing agency’s new general manager, said it had 'turned the corner' on the project..."

    People are still using that phrase without irony?
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    Image of meechybee meechybee
    12/08/09

    In reply to New Condos For The Poor
    I'm only in favor of a "put them in the condos" plan if they tear down these low-income eyesores. These buildings are so poorly-built, and depressing -- the sooner we replace them with more energy-efficient structures that are better lit and safer, the better.
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    12/08/09

    @meechybee: The one thing that jars me about Chelsea, is that smack dab in the gallery district are tons of public housing structures like the ones pictured. I'd be all for the modernization of these buildings or complete tearing down of them.
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    Image of anonymousryan anonymousryan
    12/08/09

    In reply to New Condos For The Poor
    So where do the poor people live while they do renovations? I mean, they can't expect them to go to their summer homes in the Hamptons- not at this time of year.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to South Brooklyn's Supreme Court Justice
    She should stop by Angry Wades.
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    Image of papa-galo papa-galo
    11/20/09

    In reply to South Brooklyn's Supreme Court Justice
    I have seen her at Zombie Hut! She can house a Zombie bowl likes it nobody's business!
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    11/20/09

    @papa-galo: Did she play Wii bowling though in the tournament or not?
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    Image of papa-galo papa-galo
    11/20/09

    @allyzay: Yes!!! And she would have won if Marty Marcowitz didnt get that turkey in the final frame!
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    Image of BlinkyMcChuck BlinkyMcChuck
    11/18/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    Oh, I don't know. Marc in a skirt is fun for me.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    11/18/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    I'd also like to add that I am tired of pictures of Angenlina and Brad, Sarah Jessica Parker and the Olsen twins doing anything legal. #siennamiller
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/17/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    Two things: Sienna Miller's dog is the ugliest thing I have ever seen, and whatever that hangliding/papoose attachment is that the Schreiber-Watts' have for their larger child is awesome.

    Also those Lindsay photos make me want to get a second hand weave. So three things. #siennamiller
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    Image of zagger zagger
    11/18/09

    @ms_priestypants: That dog is the best thing about the photos. It looks like a mutt from the pound, not a frou-frou breed that yip all the time. It looks like he likes being fed peanut butter on hot dog slices rather than those rigor mortis Beggin Strips. It looks like his name is "Louie" instead of "Princess."
    If I didn't already have a spoiled cat, Sienna Miller's dog Louie is the kind of dog I'd get. #siennamiller
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    11/18/09

    @ms_priestypants: I thought the dog was the cutest thing in all of those pictures, except for maybe the tiny Gosselins. #siennamiller
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/18/09

    @zagger: [en.wikipedia.org]

    Don't get me wrong, the only thing that could make me want that dog more than the weave is if it was missing a leg or two. when I lived in NY I actually tried to adopt a dog that looked like a cross between Louie, a Chinese crested, and a gargoyle, who had been rescued from a puppy mill where he was only fed popcorn, but someone else beat me to him.
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    11/18/09

    @pony_express: Yes, but cute in an O God , what hath ye wrought?!?!!? kind of terrifying way, right?
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    11/18/09

    @ms_priestypants: He reminds me of a dog version of a retired mercenary who hangs out at the docks...
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    11/19/09

    @ms_priestypants: I'm pretty sure that's an Affenpinscher. There is a rescue organization with several dogs available for adoption.

    I saw this one on their site a while back and fell in love:

    [www.affenrescue.org]
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    ms_priestypants promoted this comment Edited by pixie at 11/19/09 12:38 PM pixie was starred pixie was unstarred
    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/19/09

    @pixie: I assumed it was an Affen as well. Baxter is adorable! but then I'm a sucker for a dog with a snaggletooth!

    #tips
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    Image of NigelAstydameia NigelAstydameia
    11/17/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    More "Mike Tyson punches pap in the face" would be nice. #siennamiller
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    11/17/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    Brian Moylan in a skirt, however... bring it on. Thanks! #siennamiller
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    11/17/09

    @Lizawithazee: If you buy me a Marc Jacobs skirt, I will take pictures and post it on this here blog. #siennamiller
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    Image of TheExperience TheExperience
    11/17/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    But...but...they're just like us!!! #siennamiller
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    11/17/09

    @TheExperience: except I can't afford to sport a pelt-like, 2 lb. hair extension, the way Lindsay can. [#6 top right] #siennamiller
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/17/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: Yes. And the picture made me kind of want to, so the weave ad lobby is getting their money worth, I guess.
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    11/17/09

    In reply to Six Paparazzi Set-Ups We Never Want to See Again
    Much like Soviet Russian paps are taking too many pictures of dogs walking actresses. #siennamiller
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