Open Thread Wednesday

Well I finally made it, moved into the neighborhood last night. Anyone know what’s the best sports bar around? I’m hoping to get out Saturday night and watch the De La Hoya/Mayweather match.

must’ve miss the poll – where is it?

O’Keefe’s is OK as a sports bar. There are lots of screens, but the sound is frequently turned down. The crowd is a strange mix. Waterfront Ale House on Atlantic can be a decent place to watch the game, and has above average pub food. Floyd is good for English Premier League soccer on the weekends, and bocce of course, but so much for other sports. (It’s a terrific overall bar though) Eamon Doran on Montague is a comfortable alternative, but whether they are cooperative with the sound and the channel depends on the whim of the bartender.

I guess I’m realizing that there is no great sports bar option in the neighborhood.

It’s summer, so time to be run-over by annoying cyclists on the bridge! Cycling when it is that crowded is annoying in itself, but when the cyclists themselves are annoying, with the bells, the smugness, and unnecessarily form-fitting outfits, well . . .

Speaking of bikes, can anyone recommend a bike store nearby? Not looking for anything too fancy, just something to get across the bridge on and run over (un)suspecting pedestrians. (JK Lance).

Anyone know when Oven will open?

My favorite local sports bar (not technically in Brooklyn heights) is Cody’s down on court street btw pacific and amity they usually have everything I want to see and the service and crowd is way better than O’Keefes. It’s laid back and the staff is super nice. Also, the prices are a good deal cheaper than O’keefes. If I don’t go there I usually go over to park slope to 200 Fifth (which is the name and the adress of the bar – makes it easy)

Thanks EJ, will check out the Dumbo bike shop you mentioned.

Re: Bikes on Brooklyn Bridge — There’s a reason for the line that separates the “biking” section from the “walking/running” section. I do both, and I find that the much more pervasive problem is pedestians who block the bike path than bikers veering into the pedatian path. If we all stay to our respective sides, we can all get along!

Actually, never mind the last post on the dentist question (too personal). Just to add to the BB bicycle contorversy, the biggest problem is that there are many foreign tourists on the bridge, and there are really not enough clear markings (only very faded yellow characters) to indicate that the north lane is for bicycles, so many of them don’t know any better…If you’re desperate to zoom into NY, the Manhattan Bridge bike lane is far less obstructed.

Lance, you’re dead wrong.

You couldn’t be more wrong.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.

There is a bike lane for bikes. Notice I said for bikes. Not annoying tourists with cameras, not people who want to walk four abrest, blocking their own lane for joggers, etc. and not for folks who are just to dumb or arrogant to follow the rules. You stay on your side of the bridge, we’ll stay on ours. But you should know, we ring our bells BECAUSE YOU ARE IN OUR WAY… probably in our lane!

I have been riding across the bridge for three years now and I have never seen an interaction between a cyclinst and a twoleg that wasn’t solely and completely the fault of the pedestrian.

Just though you should know we can give as good as we get.

if you want to ride a bike, move to China.

I I hear you on the tourists — my only excursions into the bike lane are briefly to pass them while running. But the fact is, cyclists go too fast for such crowdedness — ignorantly and arrogantly. Thus, during the transit strike, the NYPD asked in their manner riders to walk the bikes. A few weeks ago, during the MS walk and the first nice Saturday in a while, it got with the crazy. However, the logical explanation would be to make the whole thing for walking during peak hrs, as the bridge is itself wickedly narrow, not to mention that given America’s current accounts deficit, we need the tourists’s Euros!

Tim, I guess it wasn’t you who tried to pass me by going to the far left of the running lane coming the other direction, nor when I was cut off by a cyclist who lacked the physical werewithal to climb the bridge, and thus bobbed and weaved all over the bridge. So, thank you.

I’m late to open thread Wednesday, but here’s a question: What’s happening to the Peaks Mason Mints building on the corner of Henry and Middagh? It’s been vacant for a long time. I heard something a while ago about condos being constructed in the garden next door to the building, but what about the building itself? More so-called luxury condos? And you think it’s hard getting a table at Noodle Pudding now?

Hey anon, You’re sooo right. Judy Stanton is not the voice of the neighborhood, rather the voice of “garden Place” & The Heights Casino. As for Tim N’s comment. , I have been an avid bike rider & have been riding and walking over the bridge for 30+ years and both are to blame. Bikers are arrogant and tourists are ignorant, so get over it! Just because it is a designated bike lane doesn’t mean bikers have the right to act like a freakin’ maniac if someone happens to step into your precious path. Slow down!!!!!!! It’s not a Thruway, but I guess since you’ve been riding over the bridge for a “whole 3 years now, You’re pretty much an authority on bridge sharing ettiquiette. I’ve seen a few bikers lose control and hit pedestrians who were not doing anything wrong.