That’s my goal for the rest of the year. The whole purpose of this exercise is to end the disease of procrastination that’s infected me. So, whether it’s me pitching magazines, hittin’ my local paper with ideas, emailing someone to collabo, gettin the NYTimes to let me cover the n’hood, contacting someone to do an [...]

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Sorry I missed you guys last week, but there really weren’t any quotes worthy of putting on the page. This week? Just a few… Little girl on Nagle and Ellwood in front of 152: ‘Yo soy dominicano y orgullso (I’m Dominican and proud)!’ Analysis: It was our parade this past weekend. There’s not much else [...]

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Week 2 of the funny, sad, and ignorant s**t I hear in Dyckman weekly. #1 Who? Two white women. Where? On the train sitting next to me while we’re headed uptown. Now this wouldn’t normally apply as I didn’t hear it “in Dyckman,” but I had to post this. Two ladies: *tap me* Excuse me, [...]

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(click on pics to enlarge designs) A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to dedicate a series to my friends who are doing cool stuff. The first one I decided to feature is my buddy Jenny. I’ve known Jenny for about six years now and she’s a fabulous person. A smart, educated, ambitious young [...]

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This will be a series that includes the ignorant, fun, and sad quotes I directly run into during my week in my home, sweet, home… #1 Who? My friend Tom Cruz’s barber on Nagle. Tom: Why you so late man? Barber: Cono loco estaba rapando (I was having sex) Analysis: The barber shop opens at [...]

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Colorism from Jennifer D. on Vimeo. Link: Colorism Documentary This short documentary focuses on Colorism. The topics include Wale’s video “Pretty Girls” which was criticized for it’s absence of women of color (dark-skin women), as well as Sammy Sosa’s skin lightening. The featured speakers are myself, Webcaster Joy Daily, and NYU Professor Ed Guerrero. The [...]

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Ahh the good ol’ days. I’m standing up right behind #12. We called ourselves “The Bench Mob” like the old Sacramento Kings. Shoutout to Cuzzi, Justin, Gogo, Shawn, Clive, Void, S. Brown. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Want to try a different neighborhood restaurant? Try Facebook Thanks to all who continue to support and the Manhattan Times for featuring the club. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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for the Manhattan Times and the Bronx Free Press on a regular basis starting next month. A special thank you to Carla (visit her great blog) and Mr. Bader. I appreciate the help and the opportunity. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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I guess its normal that people always want to be able to label you. It’s probably because they can then define you. The other day, I gave my ticket reselling business card to a local bar owner I know. He was like: ‘This is what you do 9 to 5?’ I said that’s just something [...]

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