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Living on the 5th floor…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 8, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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Living on the 5th floor in an apartment building in NYC, I visited tar beach very often. My friends and I used to lay our blankets down, have our lemonade and try to withstand that hot sun. My friend got a blistering burn one summer.

Posted in Hanging Out, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged on the roof, Summer

Growing up in Washington…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 8, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 2, 2019
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Growing up in Washington Heights, NY, we used to sit on the stoop and play Concentration, where we would snap our fingers and chant “Concentration, names of” then you would fill in the blank, “one apiece(or 2, etc.),no repeats, such as ….” Anyone ever play that?

Posted in Hanging Out, Manhattan, Reader Stories | Tagged stoop sitting, Washington Heights

There is going to be a Tar…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 7, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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There is going to be a Tar Beach section at the Smithsonian Festival this summer. Washington should be hot enough to get the full effect, though it will be a trip to be sitting on that blacktop in the middle of the Washington Mall!

Posted in Hanging Out, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged on the roof, Summer

THE ROOFTOPS OF NYC PUT…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 6, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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THE ROOFTOPS OF NYC PUT YOU SO CLOSE TO THE SUN EVEN THE OLD GARGOYLES PERCHED ALL AROUND COULDN’T PROTECT YOU. SPIKED KOOL-AID ON TAR BEACH COULD PROVE ALMOST SUICIDAL.

Posted in Hanging Out, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged on the roof

Anyone remember tar beach?…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 5, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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Anyone remember tar beach? I got the best tan at tar beach.

Posted in Hanging Out, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged on the roof

We lived in an apt in Astoria,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 5, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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We lived in an apt in Astoria, Queens and as a little girl I use to prop upa blanket like a tent. Me and my siblings would hang out especially on hot summer nights. We had to be in at 8:00 and everyone was still out. So being on the fire escape made us feel we were not missing anything. Also there would be a group of boys from a gang called the Barons and they would harmonize to the tune of Duke of Earl. Oh the days of little wants.

Posted in Locales, Queens, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged Astoria, fire escapes, gangs, Summer

I lived on Steinway St in…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 5, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
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I lived on Steinway St in Astoria and we went fishing too. Since it was a busy street we had meters and boy that was good for fishing. People were constantly dropping coins down the gratings. It was like hitting lotto when you got 25 cents. After all look what it could buy.

Posted in Locales, Queens, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged Astoria, sewer fishing

People go to Mecca, Thailand,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 18, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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People go to Mecca, Thailand, India, etc. for spiritual insight, Others seeking personal meditative space have weekend homes upstate or can jet somewhere at will…. but for those of us of humble monetary means I can attest to the fact that some of the most crucial moves made in my life were carefully weighed for pros and cons beforehand, on a fire escape; the one place where the noise of the city can be as serene as the the sound of wild life in the woods. My godfather owned a rent-controlled apt on 8th ave. and 56th st. I would apt. sit for him all the time. It was a cool small split level old artists studio with a sky roof. Always smelled of incense and espresso. The radio always on Jazz 88. We called that small place “the Gazebo”. I spent many summers nights and days on the fire escape of that building watching the madness roll by. Witnessed a few road rage attacks, domestic interludes, heat strokes, killer sound systems. Felt like a pigeon scoping the city from above. Slept under the stars on a futon on hot night on that fire escape. Invited a bunch of redneck musician friends of mine from lewisburg and fleetwood PA to do an unplugged jam up there. Caused alot of people to look up and check out the great music. I lived in the East Village, and when I didn’t want to be found I would head to that apt. and that “escape” and just enjoy the peace.

Posted in Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged fire escapes, Summer

does anybody know where…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 9, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014
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does anybody know where I can get the old metal roller skates.

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Nok Hockey is back! The…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 9, 2001 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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Nok Hockey is back! The games are pretty widelyt available. Search the web and put the name in “”. I bought one a couple of years ago. Addictive! (again!)

Posted in Other Games, Toys | Tagged Nok Hockey

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