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Trip to NYC
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:27 am
by Bopper
I had a post on the General board, but I can't access that now, I was just out to NYC and saw the one and only Wonder Wheel! It was awesome. If anyone else knows of any good Warriors landmark sightings still available please post them. Here are some pics
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jaxnskunk ... CBE8LBcsw2
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:18 am
by The Fox
Excellent!
What was coney like? i've heard it's quite a dangerous place!
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:05 am
by Snow
Does The Wonder Wheel still work? If so, did you go for a ride?
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:13 am
by StevenFallonNYC
Despite being a lifelong NYC resident, I only actually went on The Wonderwheel (and The Cyclone no less) for the first times this past summer. Ferris wheels are scary to me, and The Wonderwheel is scarier because if has the cars that run on the "inside track" which makes it especially scary for a ferris wheel!
But since you were in Coney, did you check out the incredibly cool Warriors painted mural along the Boardwalk? If you head straight to the Boardwalk from the Stillwell station, you turn to the right and it's on your right side. BTW the Stillwell subway station looks amazing, they just renovated it the past few years.
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:31 pm
by Anonymous
Son of a! I missed the mural! That sucks! The weather was really crappy when I went, Dec 04. It is on the list for when I get out next time.
Coney didn't seem very dangerous. We walked around quite a bit and had lunch, seemed really cool. Yankee stadium in the Bronx seemed dangerous.
Does anyone have any picures of the mural?
Please post if they do or email one to me and I will post
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:13 pm
by StevenFallonNYC
Coney gets dangerous as the night comes long, it's funny because during the day, you're right it isn't as bad as the rep it has, but come night time, the rep that it has gotten worse over the past number of years is true and common sense is the order of the day.
The area in The Bronx near Yankee Stadium yeah really isn't the greatest, as always common sense when walking around there is the best thing.
There is a pic of the Warriors mural on one of the other Warriors websites but I can't find it. However, this guy has this pic of him in front of it from his website...
..now I must say I am NOT the guy in this little pic! But I *do* intend to go down there and take my own pic of me in front of this too-cool mural.
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:23 pm
by GonzoNYC
Don't go until spring. I was there a few weekends ago and it is blocked off now by chain link fence.
Sunday morning/afternoon is a good time to go, not dangerous at all. Of course like you said common sense is best and it's probably a good idea not to go alone.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:21 am
by War Chief
It's good to see a glimpse of Snow on there!
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:36 am
by warriorchick
Thanks for the pics Bopper, they were great

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:46 am
by warriorchick
back in 1980 my friend and i rode the wonder wheel. it was really exciting that day because a huge thunderstorm rolled in fairly quickly off the water. by the time they got us off the ride, we had been sitting up there in a metal car, rolling back and forth with lightening flashing all around us for about 15 min. needless to say we were s****** ourselves!! 8-[

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:11 am
by snowball fury
There a lot of places in NYC that aren't great areas at night. Anyone from NYC knows most these places. Besides Coney, East New York is a very bad place to be at night and harlem isn't a great place either. Also most places in the city are dangerous when all the stores are closed.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:23 am
by Snow
It's good to see the full pic of the mural.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:11 pm
by War Chief
I spoke to Charlotte who owns the site with the warriors mural photo, and she sent me a slightly larger version, posted below.
Thanks Charlotte.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:51 pm
by The Fox
Are any decent hotels in Coney as i've looked on the web but had no luck!
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:01 pm
by GonzoNYC
None that I know of are very good and at night CI isn't the safest. Best bet is stay in Manhattan and take the subway over.