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The Country of No

January 10th, 2013 by Control

When we were growing up, we were always told no. No, you sit across the street from school waiting for friends (cops would chase you away). No you can't get a car. No you can't grow your hair out, or wear those pants. No you can't have this, drink that, or smoke the green stuff. No, no no. We spend our entire teenage years being told No. We spend those years waiting endlessly to be 'grown up' and allowed to make our own decisions.
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Freight Rail ‘detour’ in Queens: A Bad Idea.

November 25th, 2012 by Control

Over the last few years a group of NIMBYS in central Queens have been basically advocating for the eradication of rail freight through Queens. The people behind this campaign seem to live close to Fresh Pond Yard (which has been a rail yard since at least 1906). After years of freight rail decline and the lost of the large 'Yard A' classification yard in L.I.C. (which will become a passenger rail yard in support of the ESA project) the LIRR outsourced its freight operations to a small startup railroad (New York & Atlantic) which has aggressively and successfully marketed its services. The growth of their business has made Fresh Pond yard busier than it has been in the last 20 years.
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Elmo completely loses his shit.

June 25th, 2012 by Control

Ever have one of those days where you just want to curse at everyone in sight? Well, it seems Elmo here has been having a lot of days like that.

After one recent freak out, Elmo went to Jail. Ta ta you crazy red fuck. Hope to see you again soon!

Give him some Milk

April 10th, 2012 by Control

Being an EDP is rough in this town.

Smith Infirmary, RIP

March 6th, 2012 by Control

This morning the beautifully tragic Smith Infirmary on Staten Island met a sad death at the jaws of an NYC Gov owned bulldozer. That so little was done to preserve this amazing building is sad, and sadder still is the city government’s insistence on destroying this unique architectural beauty, through neglect and ultimately, demolition.

When I shot the above photo Saturday afternoon, I knew they might be bulldozing it soon. I had no idea how soon.

Censoring LTV

March 1st, 2012 by Control

Whenever I hear about something like this, you know what message it sends across?

A) You’re on some state list of bad people
B) Our tax dollars are being thrown away on monitoring people like me, who are doing absolutely nothing worth monitoring. OMG he went in some abandoned building no one cares about and took photos! Now factor that by around 20 for all the active known explorers in NYC, and perhaps 200-500 for all those who stay off the radar. That’s a lot of people to monitor, follow around, and sift through the trash cans of.
C) Hey guys what’s up? Tell our mutual friends I say hello. BTW, can you do something about all the fucking homeless people riding during morning rush hour – you know, so us tax-paying (i.e. paying-your-paycheck) people can get to fucking work without smelling fungus coated humans? Thanks.

And no i can’t drive to work because the rent for parking in Manhattan is too damn high!

Oh well. Maybe they think we’re Muslims or something… not that that should matter.

Looting Fail

December 1st, 2011 by Control

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Earlier this week, some idiots in Iran broke into the British Embassy and went on a looting spree. I call these people idiots not due to their politics, but due to their absolute stupidity when it comes to looting. As you can see in the photos above - one guy is looting an absolutely worthless movie poster, while someone else has set an expensive car ON FIRE. Uhm - HELLO??!!! Yes - YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. Loot the car, not the stupid print. Who the fuck thinks Pulp fiction is a cool movie today, anyway?

UE KINGZ, London Edition

November 22nd, 2011 by Control

Title says it all. Another cut from the deep butt

The triumphant return of localized crews

October 31st, 2011 by Control

“Even just standing out here ... You can’t come outside,” said Benjamin, 32, a schoolteacher from the Howard Houses in Brownsville, Brooklyn. “Being on the street is enough to get you shot. When you go out, you got to take a different way every time.”

“It’s consistent around the city: young guys doing their own thing, mostly around the projects,” said Lou Savelli, a crime consultant who founded the NYPD’s Gang Unit. “A lot of them are friends who grew up together. They think up a name, and that’s their gang. It’s like the old days of the 1950s, when you had guys who defended their street corner.”

But there’s a big difference. This new generation, often referred to collectively as “Young Guns,” has turned away from traditional gangs like the Bloods, Crips and Latin Kings and is more rash, violent and dangerous than their older counterparts.

Someone needs to school this Post reporter. Localized gangs were running shit street by street, corner by corner, right through the early/mid 90s. When there's no jobs, nothing to do and nowhere to go, crime happens. It's how I grew up, and I turned out just fine! Look at me now bitches!!! LOL!

Crime up in NYC due to Protests? Nonsense.

October 24th, 2011 by Control

Some COs in the NYPD believe that the protest on Wall Street is causing a spike in crime.

The number of people shot surged 154 percent two weeks ago -- to 56 from 22 over the same week last year -- and spiked 28 percent in the last month.

“Normally, the task force is used in high-crime neighborhoods where you have a lot of shootings and robberies,” said one source.

“They are always used when there are spikes in crime as a quick fix. But instead of being sent to Jamaica, Brownsville and the South Bronx, they are in Wall Street.”

Ok, so since the protest is being caused by the NYPD/Federal Authorities, etc - NOT arresting the real crooks - the wall street bankers who performed a long con and robbed millions of people of their livelihoods - wouldn't it help drive down crime to arrest some of these criminal bankers and address a few other protester concerns so we can all get back to living in a police state?

What police state, you ask? From the same article:

Another NYPD boss is troubled by the resulting slowdown in stop-and-frisks.

And there you have it. If you're not unconstitutionally stopping and frisking black people in the ghetto, you're not doing your job. Great mentality these morons have.

All of that said, this is a great time to go exploring in NYC. There are less cops on the street to hassling you for climbing fences, bridges, tunnels, etc. Enjoy!

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