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<Title>Music Hall of Williamsburg to Manhattan at night</Title>
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<UserID>veramstone</UserID>
<Date>28 June 2008, 21:46</Date>
<icontent>     We have tickets to a concert at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday night. I&#39;ve got all the public transport info, but don&#39;t really know the area. From a photo on mapquest it looks like a warehouse district. I&#39;m assuming that since the concert starts at 9 we won&#39;t be getting out before midnight.     Is this the type of venue where there would be cabs available following the show, or will we need to walk out of the area?    If anyone does shows there regularly I&#39;d love to know what you&#39;d recommend. Thanks   </icontent>
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<UserID>Lotuspath</UserID>
<Date>28 June 2008, 22:03</Date>
<rcontent>     Hi Veram ..... &quot;If anyone does shows there regularly I&#39;d love to know what you&#39;d recommend&quot; ..... well I&#39;ll do you one better ..... I live in the area. The music hall is on N. 6th Street between Kent Avenue and Whyte street. Yes it looks pretty industrial near the water (you&#39;ll be one block fron the East River) but there are lots of bars in the area so you&#39;ll be okay walking the four or so blocks to Bedford Avenue and N. 7th Street. It very busy all over the area at night. No need for a cab ..... just walk and take the train. The only thing you might to need to worry about is a lot of metrosexual trust-funders and hipsters crowding up all the bars in the Billyburg. Rock on with your bad self !!!  http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/   </rcontent>
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<UserID>veramstone</UserID>
<Date>28 June 2008, 22:18</Date>
<rcontent>     Thanks Lotuspath, that was extremely helpful. We have venues in warehouse districts here too, but not the same population, so sometimes extremely deserted and not the most comfortable for walking out of.    That makes it easy. Very happy to take the train.    thanks again!   </rcontent>
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<UserID>Lotuspath</UserID>
<Date>29 June 2008, 3:32</Date>
<rcontent>     Hey you&#39;re very welcome Veram ..... giving out travel advice is the only thing I live for and &quot;the only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star&quot;.    Just take the &#39;L&#39; subway line to Bedford Avenue at North 7th and you&#39;ll walk maybe four blocks to N.7th and Kent Avenue. Plenty of young people around who like to party all night long. Keep in mind that there will be about 1,000 or more other concert goers who will also be leaving the venue at about the same time. In addition, there are some bars and restaurants dotted around that location (a Thai restuarant &#39;Sea&#39; is very busy and only about two blocks away). But if your feeling nevrous then call Northside taxi service at (718)387-2222 ..... however ..... the cab service is right there on Bedford Avenue about three blocks away ..... so what do you think they&#39;ll charge you for a three block trip anyway ? But if all else fails ..... in case of a panic attack ..... I often like to whistle a happy tune when I get nervous just to help me relax. say ..... how about that song from &quot;The Sound of Music&quot; ..... it a happy tune and always does the trick for me. So let&#39;s sing a few verses together ..... just as a practice run ..... don&#39;t be shy ..... pretend you&#39;re in the Austrian Alps ..... brrrrr ..... it&#39;s cold;    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens  Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens  Brown paper packages tied up with strings  These are a few of my favorite things    Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels  Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles  Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings  These are a few of my favorite things    Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes  Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes  Silver white winters that melt into springs  These are a few of my favorite things    When the dog bites  When the bee stings  When I&#39;m feeling sad  I simply remember my favorite things  And then I don&#39;t feel so bad   </rcontent>
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<UserID>veramstone</UserID>
<Date>29 June 2008, 3:37</Date>
<rcontent>     .....sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!    Yeah, I know the one. LOL. While I&#39;ve got your ear, any recommendations for dinner near by? Love Thai, but our 16 year old is with us and not very adventuresome. He&#39;s more of an Italian fare sort of guy. Any ideas?   </rcontent>
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<UserID>Lotuspath</UserID>
<Date>29 June 2008, 5:15</Date>
<rcontent>     Here&#39;s the best and oldest Italian restaurant in the area ..... &#39;Bamonte&#39;s&#39; at 32 Withers Street (718) 384-8831. Take the &#39;L&#39; train one extra stop to &#39;Lorimer Street&#39; station and then walk about two blocks over along Union Avenue under the BQE expressway. This is an old fashion Italian red-sauce place ..... lots of gawdy gold painted cherubs, lots of family photos, lots of celebrity hots, lots of tacky red carpets, red drapes, red walls, ..... red everything. You&#39;ll feel like you&#39;re in a scene from the movie &#39;The Goodfather&#39;. This is Brooklyn at it&#39;s best. You would take the &#39;L&#39; to Lorimer and then get back on to go to Bedford after diner to go to the venue.  A few other options are ..... &#39;Dumont&#39;s&#39; (burgers and has a nice garden) at the same Lorimer subway station on Union Avenue, &#39;Vera Cruz&#39; (Mexican on Bedford), &#39;Egg&#39; at N.5th Street (has great southern fried chicken on Thurs-Sat night), &#39;Taco Chula&#39; (Mexican on grand Street but a bit of a walk. I personally wont eat in &#39;Sea&#39; cause of the decorative Buddha in the small pool. But you might find the Thai food there okay. There is another Thai restaurant on Bedford right near the train that is actually quite good. &quot;Fet Sau&#39; is also good for BBQ but it&#39;s not fancy at all. Picnic tables and no wait service.  If you want to go a bit upscale you could make reservations for either &#39;Dresslers&#39; (hip American)or &#39;Peter Luger&#39;s&#39; (best ranked steak in NYC). Dresslers will cost you about the same as Bamonte&#39;s and Peter Lugers is a NYC institution. But you would probably want to take a cab to the venue from either of those locations (although you could also walk but it&#39;s a bit far if you&#39;re not used to walking alot). &#39;Marlow&#39;s &amp; Sons&#39; is also near Dressler&#39;s and Peter Lugers. You would need to book Peter Lugers about a month in advance.   Try &#39;Black Bird parlour&#39; on the corner of Bedford and Nth 5th Street for a nice place to grab a coffee or tea and pastry.   Hope you enjoy your trip. Ask me any question you like.   </rcontent>
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<UserID>J-A-W-P</UserID>
<Date>29 June 2008, 5:26</Date>
<rcontent>      &quot;Ask me any question you like&quot;       **************     Who are you? And what have you done with the real LotusPath?   </rcontent>
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<UserID>veramstone</UserID>
<Date>29 June 2008, 9:02</Date>
<rcontent>     J-A-W-P, Lotuspath just recognizes a kindred spirit and is being UBER helpful! begone...lol...    Thanks lotuspath. Superlative info. The italian place sounds perfect in an oh so creepy way.     As we&#39;re arriving tomorrow, no chance of Luger&#39;s. Oh well.    I think that&#39;s it for questions for now, but you never know....     Thank you!   </rcontent>
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