Taking the bus in Brooklyn is always interesting. Since getting from North to South in Brooklyn is rather difficult by subway, Joel and I have been forced to take the bus if we want to go to say, Prospect Park or the Brooklyn Museum.
Most the time buses stop traffic when they stop to pick up passengers because there is never enough room for them to pull over, due to all the parked cars parked in front of the bus stop. There are sometimes bus lanes (in downtown Brooklyn) but these are completely blocked by parked cars and therefore completely useless. Most of the time we find ourselves boarding the bus in the middle of the street. Very safe. This ain't no OC Transpo.
And since Brooklynites are rather fond of parking anywhere they damn well please, this causes problems for Brooklyn bus drivers. Last week, Joel and I took the bus to Prospect Park and along the way our bus came to a sudden halt. As we leaned forward we saw that the reason the bus had stopped was because there was a double-parked car in the middle of the road. The bus driver honked repeatedly but the car didn't move. Finally, the bus driver got out of the bus and went up the steps of an apartment building and yelled at an old man sitting there. The bus driver then returned to the bus and about five minutes later a guy came waltzing leisurely out of the building to the double-parked car, put some things in the trunk like he was in no hurry at all, and proceeded to move his car.
Today, again, we experienced a car completely blocking the path of the bus, but there was no getting out of the bus, just menacing honking from the bus driver and the car eventually moved.
Frankly, I think Brooklyn could profit from one of these buses:
Just get right over those double-parked cars!
First, I have to scan my bag through an x-ray type device, like you find at an airport. Then the security guard tags my bag with a bright green sticker and sends me to the receptionist. The receptionist then calls the name of the person I'm there to see, gets confirmation that I have an appointment, and then prints out these little badges for me after seeing my identification. The badges come with fancy little plastic clips so I can clip them on my shirt. Notice that the badges are also color coded for different days.
After getting my clearance badge I can proceed to the security turnstiles. Once there, I show the security guard my driver's license so he can make sure it corresponds to my face and my badge, and then I can finally make may way to the appropriate bay of elevators.
He raps about my childhood, Nintendo and riding bikes. It's great lyrically, funny and not only that, but his music is really good. Great beats, good samples, production, overall, really good!
Thankfully he has another show coming up on the 7th of November. I will be there, O-Fresh, I will be there. 
For years I have been a Frosty lover. It was the post-game snack after basketball games. My Dad would drive through the uh, drive-thru and I would always hope for a large, and he would get me a medium.
They were fantastic, although a little too melty. 
I didn't realize it was rebuilt after the original buliding was destroyed on 9/11.
These puddles form at the edge of every street corner, all rushing to the drains and the sewers below. The puddles are so deep that when we were walking together to the subway I had to take a detour down the side street where the water level is lower and even then I still had to make a heroic leap to safety. I had to do that on at least 3 different streets.
A hurricane in NY could cause some pretty extensive damage due to all the highly developed and coastline. The pamphlet notes that if a major hurricane hit, it could put some parts of New York City under as much as 30 feet of water. 
The pamphlet included tips on preparation and also included a map showing what zone we live in. According to the map, we are living in evacuation zone C, the green zone. It says about Zone C:
I should note that we are right on the cusp of a No Zone, in which we would not face a risk of storm surge flooding. Those in a No Zone region are advised to shelter in place.