Comments on: Upper Manhattan meetup

Upper Manhattan meetup

skbw — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:40:40 -0800

Inaugural upper Manhattan meetup. At a beer garden (Bier International)...how bad could it be? We don't even have to talk. We can just drink.

Let's try it at this time and place and we can adjust as necessary. Looking forward to seeing some of you! My location thoughts before the event was confirmed: Very northerly I could suggest Apt. 78 at 191st, Inwood Local (air conditioned patio) around 207th, or the Piper's Kilt across from Inwood Local. I do not know what is going on in greater Harlem, and I do not like the places around Presbyterian, but I can be educated for sure. Less northerly I would suggest the venerable Abbey Pub on W. 105th. Not really northerly at all, but pertaining to the holy Frank McCourt, would be Malachy's on W. 72nd. Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday at or after 7 p.m. are better for me, but I'm flexible.

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:19:17 -0800

Upper Manhattan! Why yes that would be nice. I'm in Riverdale in the Bronx and would love to have a meetup closer to home.

By: skbw

skbw — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:48:56 -0800

Great! I added some Bronx tags, though I am not sure if anyone really searches by tag.

By: bookwibble

bookwibble — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:04:16 -0800

This is on 96th St., so I'm not sure how much south this would be for y'all, but a couple of weeks ago I went to Dive Bar (the one on 96th and Amsterdam) on a weeknight. It was very nice-- there was a good food menu, plenty of nice brews, not too crowded, a fair amount of seating. It's not totally spacious, so it would help to get there early, and they don't have an outdoor area, although it is air-conditioned.

By: skbw

skbw — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:41:48 -0800

96th is not too remote for me.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:28:24 -0800

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By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:43:28 -0800

I'd be into any of these! I live up thissa way.

By: Consonants Without Vowels

Consonants Without Vowels — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:45:22 -0800

Finally, a meet-up I can go to that doesn't require two hour-long subway rides! Might I also potentially suggest Bier International as a venue? Nice if you like German brews.

By: spec80

spec80 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:45:55 -0800

I am interested!

By: mlle valentine

mlle valentine — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:24:49 -0800

I actually travel up to Piper's Kilt a bunch for pub quiz, despite living in Brooklyn, so I will keep an eye on further developments.

By: Mchelly

Mchelly — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:44:20 -0800

Lower upper (116th and below) is better for me, but this I could potentially do (!)

By: thinkpiece

thinkpiece — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:39:02 -0800

Oh, yes, totally. My intentions are always good, but I never make the super-southerly meet-ups.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:56:52 -0800

Keeping my eye on this! We like northerly places!

By: TravellingCari

TravellingCari — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:13:05 -0800

I'm interested I have best of intentions for downtown, but they never quite work. I'll go anywhere reasonably accessible via 1/A/C

By: skbw

skbw — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:49:06 -0800

I can work with Bier International. Between the 110th and 116th C stops. Does my learned colleague from Riverdale agree? It is not exactly in, say, for example, South St. Seaport. OK. Any major objections to Bier International? Normally I would say strike while iron hot, but actually here I would suggest early next week, week of Sunday, August 5th, to give it time on the front IRL page. I can basically do any evening Sun-Thu with a slight preference for Sun/Mon/Wed. Folks? ______________ (If this takes we also have to check out the new restaurant at the Dyckman St. marina. Though it has appeal qua destination, I worry that precisely this will also discourage people from coming because it seems too bizarre. I was near there today and it is, in fact, a functioning restaurant, though the fries could not possibly be as good nor the beer as cheap as the old one.)

By: bookwibble

bookwibble — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:15:58 -0800

I can do either Tuesday (that particular Tuesday though-- they normally aren't an option) or Thursday. Every other day I have some sort of commitment. Bier International looks great. I've never really seen that part of the city, to be honest, so I am looking forward to this!

By: bookwibble

bookwibble — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:17:19 -0800

Oh, and the marina sounds a bit pricey, but I might be able to swing it if we're just doing drinks.

By: skbw

skbw — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:11:27 -0800

Yeah, re: Dyckman marina, forget about the food. Strictly beer. I have no idea how they plan to stay in business. But it is a breathtaking setting for a beer. There is also a public pier/place there where there is room to picnic, but that is for a committed band.

By: skbw

skbw — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:38:51 -0800

OK, so looking at the menu, Bier International is not so cheap, though they do have a $4 option for 0.31 L of beer, BUT I figure hold it there instead of somewhere norther and cheaper so as to attract as many people as possible. Thoughts?

By: Consonants Without Vowels

Consonants Without Vowels — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:02:41 -0800

Ah crud, I could only swing Sunday or Monday that week. I'm flying out of the country Tuesday and will find myself in Germany proper soon enough. In any case, hope that Manhattan meet-ups become a more regular thing...

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:23:37 -0800

Bier international sounds awesome to me. What are the dates on the table again?

By: decathecting

decathecting — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:59:25 -0800

I love the idea of not going to Brooklyn. Brooklyn is like Narnia: it's a magical place full of mythical beings, but it's awfully far from home, and I'm always afraid that I won't be able to find my way back.

By: skbw

skbw — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:26:45 -0800

Show of hands for next Monday vs. next Tuesday?

By: bookwibble

bookwibble — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:37:13 -0800

Tuesday would be infinitely better, as I stated upthread, though not always, if this were to become a regular thing.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:05:01 -0800

srsly y'all are tryin' to kill me with these weeknight meetups I'm sincerely considering getting a wife and a family so I have an excuse for being boring on weeknights one that is not sad and all alone

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:55:44 -0800

I can't realistically do weeknight meetups. I get up at 5am for work so my bedtime during the week is 9pm. So unless the meetup is close by and starts around 6pm, I can't make it. It is like being in grade school: not on a school night! I know that my schedule is unusual, so I will hope for dates and times to work out in my favor, but not expect it.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:15:45 -0800

No, I pretty much have the same schedule. It's not that unusual.

By: skbw

skbw — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:07:57 -0800

OK, just for a trial run, let's call it for next Tuesday, Bier International, 7 pm. We can adjust time/location/etc. if there is a next time. sciencegeek and Eideteker--I am not opposed to Sundays, myself, but I feel like for a new meetup in August that is asking for non-attendance. In the fall let's try a Sunday if there's interest.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:36:37 -0800

(FYI, Sunday is also a school night. Not being a naysayer, just stating facts. I still love you all.)

By: skbw

skbw — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:22:00 -0800

No, for sure--I mean Sunday afternoon at 3pm, something like that, is asking for trouble for a first time meetup in August.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:27:46 -0800

Brooklyn is like Narnia: it's a magical place full of mythical beings, but it's awfully far from home, and I'm always afraid that I won't be able to find my way back. I'm the scarf-wearing faun!

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:19:25 -0800

Another place to consider, for a super northern meet up in the future is the Bronx Ale House, which is, you may have surmised, in the Bronx. It is less than a block from the 238th St 1 train station at 216 W 238th St, Bronx, NY.

By: skbw

skbw — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:29:58 -0800

I am OK with any establishment whose name includes "ale."

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:20:31 -0800

I am down with uptown.

By: TravellingCari

TravellingCari — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:54:50 -0800

Seconding skbw for future meetups. We just had our summer outing at Dyckman Marina / La Marina NYC/whatever it's called this week this afternoon and it was fun. Not a ton in the way of shade on a blasted hot afternoon but good cheap eats. They have space for volleyball, etc. but it's BYOActivity at this point. Maybe an option for last summer. Definite maybe for Tuesday. Look forward to seeing you.

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:49:54 -0800

I might be able to make it but I will be about 45 minutes late, so wait for me!

By: oh yeah!

oh yeah! — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:32:24 -0800

skbw do you still have edit access to the first post to add the url link to the meetup location? There are so many proposed locations linked throughout this thread now that I'm afraid I'll click the wrong one in 'recent activity' come Tuesday and end up in the wrong place.

By: skbw

skbw — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:42:47 -0800

Thanks--thought I did that--but fixing now.

By: skbw

skbw — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:51:52 -0800

check it out..."Venue Name" accepts HTML and even shows up on the front page

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:50:49 -0800

oh shit, this is tonight, huh? *puts his ducks in a row so he can attend*

By: oh yeah!

oh yeah! — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:29:26 -0800

I can't make this one after all, caught a little cold this weekend and am not back to full strength yet.

By: skbw

skbw — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:30:35 -0800

Indeed! I am wearing kind of a weird shirt, like a purple and gray madras plaid blouse, sort of. Brown hair and glasses. I will be sitting inside, hopefully against a wall...

By: skbw

skbw — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:31:36 -0800

Feel better, oh yeah!...hopefully it will repeat.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:50:02 -0800

Caught a Light Sneeze? Damn, this place looks posh. Next uptown meetup should be some soul food. (Though I haven't had a lamb burger in ages, might be time.)

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:56:28 -0800

I love that this is an "Upper Manhattan" meetup, yet it's still downtown from me. XD To me, "Upper Manhattan" is where my Grams lives. Going to have this song stuck in my head the whole time...

By: skbw

skbw — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:02:16 -0800

Yes, I know, seems very fancy(!). Was trying to pick someplace far enough down that people would not refuse to go there on a first outing.

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:01:10 -0800

Me and the +1 won't be able to make it tonight. We have a big event going on this weekend that is requiring a lot of attention. However, I'm really excited about a regular uptown meetup and can't wait for future ones!

By: thinkpiece

thinkpiece — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:02:26 -0800

Shoot, I have a very early busy day tomorrow! And I love posh.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:17:27 -0800

thinkpiece, I have to get up at 5am. Yours is no excuse.

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:25:21 -0800

I am definitely attending, and a beer sounds like just the thing.

By: TravellingCari

TravellingCari — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:00:53 -0800

Definite maybe for Tuesday. Look forward to seeing you. Now sadly a definitely not. Desk has eaten me. I'm with sciencegeek, excited about future uptown ones.

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:13:30 -0800

I'm here. Anybody else?

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:16:10 -0800

We're here in sort of a back corner, at the long tables.

By: mlis

mlis — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:57:24 -0800

Next uptown meetup should be some soul food. You guys are right around the corner from Amy Ruth's, though it closed at 11pm.

By: skbw

skbw — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:23:41 -0800

So I enjoyed meeting you guys! Eideteker suggests Coral for next time, and I am not opposed. I enjoyed Bier International, too...had an imperial pint of something called Fuller's for $8, and it was good. As it turns out, I live in the same hyperborean building as Eideteker's above-referenced Grams, so I am totally indifferent to any "is it uptown enough" considerations.