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07.06.08, 21:35 PM General Topics
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Is Coney Island a fun summertime activity? Has the place gone to pot, or is it in reasonably good shape? SIL and kids coming in to visit on a weekday afternoon in august. other fun activity to suggest? kids range in age from 3 to 9. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.06.08, 09:35 PM Flag
 

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well, it's dirty and full of poors. but other than that, it's reasonably entertaining as long as you don't touch or eat anything [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 10:07 PM Flag
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fool of poors? you sound like a nice person... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 10:09 PM Flag
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you sund liek a chronic misspeller. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 10:11 PM Flag
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lol!!! see what i did there? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 10:11 PM Flag
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liek ugh? I guess you should go to sleep too... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.06.08, 10:11 PM Flag
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and rich people, like me, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:53 AM Flag
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It's the working mans Hamptons. If the teeming masses of New York's urbanites wont recoil you then go and have some fun. This might be the last year anyway with all the rumours of condo developers itching to upscale the place. There are some places to eat. Just don't wish for that overpriced crap you find in manhattan. Go and enjoy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:17 AM Flag
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It's great before 6pm when the families leave and the scary people arrive. We like to do the rides and the Aquarium or beach. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:44 AM Flag
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define "scary people" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:45 AM Flag
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Older teens etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:00 AM Flag
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i have to agree (and i'm chose to move to boerum hill 11 years ago, where it's mainly not-white)...packs of teenagers suck. no matter where they are from. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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rough around the edges, but fun in a kitschy sort of way. It's a long schlep on public transport (if you're not in B'klyn already), so I recommend a car. Though the kids might like the elevated part of the subway. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:45 AM Flag
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"Rough around the edges" is code for what kind of people exactly? "Scary people" aren't kitschy in the slightest. Do you mean the drunks and druggies or the packs of teenagers that makes the young girls and uptight mothers squeeze their purses tighter? You won't get a refined and chi chi environment there nor will you find any of that pretentious attitude I find in the Hamptons. It's just a great place to see New York in all of her flavors. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 06:53 AM Flag
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I like to avoid the groups of teens screaming and swearing at each other and the druggies that seem to appear around 6pm. Families of all colors and economic levels are ok with me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:03 AM Flag
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np; you are either seriously over exagerating your negative experiences there or you and I have been on very different nights. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:10 AM Flag
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I've been there 3-4x a summer for the past few years. That was my experience. We love it earlier in the day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:51 AM Flag
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Does it matter weeknight versus weekend? I've been there for Cyclone games so it has been later evenings too and I've not been uncomfortable on the boadwalk. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:59 AM Flag
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perhaps, we usually go on the weekends. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:01 AM Flag
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has it gone to pot? Since 1945, hell yeah. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:51 AM Flag
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It's been to pot and back [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:52 AM Flag
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It's totally fun. Go to the aquarium and then go on the rides. I probably wouldn't be bringing my bathing suit to hang out on the beach or anything, but the "attactions" there are totally fun. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:59 AM Flag
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we LOVE it there. my 4.5 year old loves rides and they have tons of kiddie ones. there's a huge beach, maybe not the cleanest water, but it's fine. the boardwalk is great. small playground/jungle gyms on the beach. the aquarium is right at the end of the boardwalk on the beach. a real new york experience. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 06:02 AM Flag
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Go have a few hotdogs at Nathans, catch a ball game. Then hit the Boardwalk. The kids rides are fun. It is dirty and crowded and full of different people. It is perfect. It is what NY used to be about before it was mallified. (The Aquarium is also great.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:08 AM Flag
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too trashy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:26 AM Flag
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UES mom here, with children in private school up here. we love it there. not scary unless diversity scares you. hard to find parking so best to park in the aqaurium [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:54 AM Flag
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Or use MTA. It seems worse but the ride from Delancy to the Beach is less than 45 minutes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:42 AM Flag
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ita, the diversity is wonderful. it makes me wish i grew up in new york rather than in the all-white suburbs (i am from an immigrant family, we grew up in a wealthy white neighborhood and it was hard on my self-esteem. if i grew up in nyc, going to coney island, i'd have happier childhood memories!) dh and i love taking dd to coney island (via F train), then walking all the way to brighton beach and having beers and pelmeni at one of the pier-front russian restaurants...it's such a great way to end the day! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:57 AM Flag
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what is pelmeni? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 09:59 AM Flag
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russian dumplings!!! yum. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 10:00 AM Flag
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oftentimes during the summer, impromptu crowds of salsa and merengue fans gather to dance. so fun! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 10:01 AM Flag
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OK, pelmeni it is. Thanks. (Have you a favorite place?) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 10:53 AM Flag
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