NYC meet-up (A gathering of extraordinary magnitude)

As threatened I will totally attend and possibly supply pies.

Williamsburg is perfect for me since I'm, like, at the entrance to the bridge on the Manhattan side. So I'd need to go one stop.

Still, ugh, Brooklyn. I'm sure I'll be devoured by trendy hipsters.

The nature of my work makes me unable to commit to any social event, but I'd be happy to come to a meet-up if I can get away from the office.

You'll be fine, they recognise their own.

Ok, so Neopythia and I are in Manhattan, sinfony is where? And jeffd is ignoring us like a smell monster. If we can nail down the most convenient spot for everyone it might help.

I'm actually not sure if I can make it next weekend; I am trying to nail that down and will let you guys know!

I work in Midtown and live in Park Slope. Williamsburg is a bit tough for me to get to.

Last time I was in Barcade I felt terribly old, as I realized most of the machines there were older than the people playing them.

I work in midtown, but live in jersey, having left Brooklyn behind years ago. I'd be up for a gathering in the city, don't think I could make it out to Brooklyn though.

So, not being familiar with the neighborhoods of New York, I just punched into maps.google.com "Park Slope, NY" to "Williamsburg, NY".

3.7 miles.

HOW IS THAT "TOUGH TO GET TO"?

That's a brief walk! It's less than forty blocks!

(if sinfony is in a wheelchair, I'm going to feel like a total heel here, but jeez people...)

Four miles is an hour to an hour and a half of walking one way. He'd have to round trip it. Most people consider two hours of walking a bit much, especially when the destination is a bar where they intend to have a few beers. The only option mass transit wise is the G train which is slow and smelly and irregular, much like your elderly bowels. Cabs are not a realistic option in Brooklyn.

I consider my top range for bar trawling two miles by foot or three miles by subway. Beyond that and the travel time makes it a pain in the ass and I won't bother.

1) I generally work from 10am until ~8pm. Later if I actually have work to do. I have a ~45 minute commute. Ergo, I don't have a lot of free time as it is and prefer not to spend a lot of it in transit if I don't have to.

2) Thus, spending at least two hours walking is not something I would ordinarily do. Especially not as winter approaches.

3) A more or less straight-line walk would take me through areas that are either excessively boring or moderately unsavory.

4) From my apartment to, for instance, Barcade, is a 30 minute ride on the G train, which is the only intra-Brooklyn subway line, and which is also a ten minute walk from my apartment. Furthermore, the G train a) never runs and b) never runs.

5) There are no cabs in Brooklyn.

6) Williamsburg sucks anyway.

It's quaint that people think it's easy to get around NYC. The reality is that, unless you are going to Manhattan, it's a tremendous pain in the ass.

Chicago wins again!

Chicago is even worse, unless, of course, you have a car. I miss my car.

I think you just don't like mass transit.

I like good mass transit. NYC's is Manhattan-centric, run down, and essentially a very large toilet. Chicago's is slightly better quality but has comparatively little coverage. Hong Kong, now, there's a mass transit system.

Our last attempt summoned a hurricane. Let's see what happens on our second attempt! Anyone available the weekend before thanksgiving or am I the onl one shipping out the day before the holiday?

I will be frantically trying to finish up some work so that I can take the whole week of Thanksgiving off. It is my hope that this plan works.

I've got homework / studying this weekend; I've got a couple midterms during the short Thanksgiving week. THANKS SANDY.

I'd definitely like to do one of these, but my schedule isn't going to be cooperating much from now through the rest of the year; I think literally every weekend in December is spoken for with family / friends stuff (various birthdays, holiday parties, &c).

Also: I don't want to hear it about an hour-long trip each way to go to a potential meetup. I'm looking at probably 2 hours each way! (going to the city from central NJ sucks).

This is New York; I can, will, and must complain at all times about al things.

I declare saturday 6pm this upcoming weekend at Peculiar Pub our meetup time and location. The time is reasonably convenient and the location is one transfer away from all the trains I can think of except like the G and the shuttles and maybe like one other.

If no one else comes I will solo meetup.

I'm busy like every Saturday for the rest of the year. :( All sorts of holiday parties to worry about.

#humblebrag

Haha didn't mean it that way. I've got several family members who have birthdays during December and they end up using the occasion as excuses for holiday parties, so every weekend ends up being a different party / dinner / whatever. I'm only invited to them out of familial obligation though.

Ok, I'll show up then. Anyone else coming? Obviously not smelly jeffd.

Peculiar is where the r/nyc meetup happens on Tuesdays. They're a basement level bar, it's interesting. Also the place is huuuuuuge.

DUN DUN DUN. Tomorrow we are doing this. I'll be bringing my giant brown bag and brown shoes by way of signalling my nerdherper and will do my best to stay nearish the door.

6pm, Peculiar Pub.

If my better half ends up working all day, I should be able to attend.

So how did this go? Is it still going? Are you all partying and shitfaced while those of us in the more southerly parts of the east coast are stuck home, sick? Dish, people, dish!

Magically time shift my comment one day forward. :P

I killed and ate them all while yodeling hymns from the Necronomicon.

Neo and I are the only ones who showed up and Neo is A BADASS. BEST BRODETTE.

I threw beer all over things like a me.

wheeee pretty awesome

I would love to hang out with you two. SO JEALOUS.