Comments on: “Sweet Leaf” sprouting at the corner of Jackson Ave & 11th Street

By: C. Odom

C. Odom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:18:17 +0000

That is cool. Our store in Portland, Oregon is named “Sweet Leaf” too. People always think the name means something else but, there are many things refered to as the Sweet Leaf.

By: mj

mj — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:42:43 +0000

wtf? This was the most hostile thing I’ve read in a while. Why do you all hate Brandon? He just wants wifi after 8. I don’t think that makes him dirty, hip, or very midwestern.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:08:15 +0000

The beauty of NYC is that everybody is welcomed or else we would be any other city in the country.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:47:42 +0000

NYC is being overrun by Midwesterners, Europeans, Asians, Latinos, Carribbeans, Southerners, always has been, always will be. You’re in the wrong city if you can’t handle immigrants.

By: not #30 or brandon

not #30 or brandon — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:47:10 +0000

wait. are the midwesterners the dirty hipsters or the people in the towers? you’re only allowed to hate one group at a time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:31:13 +0000

No it’s being overrun by Midwesterners. That’s all #30, aka Brandon.

Who the hell told you LIC was full of artists stupid! You’re about 20 years too late. Investigate a place for yourself before you move there next time dummy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:20:15 +0000

#25, not sure where you get the idea everyone is watching TV and fantasizing about living in New York… typical NYCer thinking this city is the center of the world. Hell, I was thinking to move to Portland or Detroit, but happened to get a job here, is all, and heard LIC was this great semi-industrial community full of artists with an intimate neighborly vibe. I guess I was scammed, because seems like it’s getting overrun with assholes who’d rather be in Manhattan.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:13:56 +0000

Communitea is great, but closes too early for my work/life schedule to be of much use, alas.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:04:49 +0000

you’re right. communitea is great, but i was thinking closer to jackson ave.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:32:56 +0000

This neighborhood already has a good coffee shop - Communitea, which also has great teas and sandwiches and salads and soups and free wifi and more tables and chairs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:19:14 +0000

i don’t really understand that last comment… i think you’re missing a few verbs. maybe a few after-work coctails perhaps? regardless, i don’t think ‘hipsters’ like things all that dirty given that most of them live off bedford ave. not exactly a filthy neighborhood.

anyway, can’t wait for sweat leaf to open. this neighborhood needs a good coffee shop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:58:50 +0000

We get it already. Khakis. Yuppie. Lame. Sports bars.

But we criticize non-NY’ers, not people who didn’t grow up here like you, but think you can change it just becuase New York ’safe’ enough for you to live here.

Want to real NY you grew up watching on TV? Move to Bushwick.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:53:31 +0000

#22 - thread hijacker.
we get it already. dirty hipsters.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:06:57 +0000

You’re right, as I know you dress incredibly interestingly and have the *most* unique haircut in the world. Everyone at the office comments on what a rebel and eccentric you are.

Even your khakis a slightly different shade than everyone else at the sports bar or yacht club?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:56:59 +0000

Keep using words like ‘totally’ and ‘lame’

God, what a clueless follow-the-pack mentality you hipster Midwesterns have. All the same, same style of haircut, same glasses frames, dress the same.

That’s why real NY’ers dislike you, no sense of individuality. Follow the pack. Follow them right to Ridgewood. Or Bushwick. Wherever the dirty people live.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:36:20 +0000

I totally fantasized about NYC growing up. Right. Where you from, New Jersey? Westchester?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:17:50 +0000

Rigdewood calls. Or Bushwick. Lots of gritty NY characters over there that would love a Rust Belt refugee to mug. That’s where the real NY is that you fantasized about growing up, not in LIC.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:19:59 +0000

Jeez, I’m stuck at an office all day in a cubicle at my “job”… wouldn’t you want to work on your other projects somewhere that isn’t completely isolated? This is what is wrong with this city… apparently sitting at a cafe for a few hours isn’t considered acceptable anymore. And yes, I love reading but the reality of it is I’ll be looking at a screen somewhere to do a lot of what I need to do, so I’d rather be in public where I can watch and interact with the world… being trapped in a Midtown tower all day necessitates finding whatever immersion in the flow of the city one can get.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:51:10 +0000

what the hell does unfortch and whatnot mean?

And if you’re ‘truly’ working, shouldn’t you be alone to concentrate? And you being in public isn’t helping anyone except occupying a seat for several other paying customers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:21:45 +0000

Of course. I just find it strange that cafes have become really isolating places where everyone has their noses stuck in front of screens. Back in the day, cafes in NYC were places where you’d argue with friends about books and ideas. I’m an old fart, I suppose. But it’s a change I regret.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:42:03 +0000

#15, Yeah that’s great and all, but unfortch I have a lot of extracurricular whatnot to work on after work, especially on weeknights, that involves needing to use my dang computer rather than putz around enjoying with friends and books, unfortunately… so, I’m either stuck at home and truly isolated, or at least in public. The latter is the better, no?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:22:55 +0000

#14, bring a book. Or better, bring a friend and have an authentic conversation.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:58:03 +0000

I guess I could try Cafe Henri… doesn’t seem that conducive to just sitting there with a laptop (a bit fancy) but maybe..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:36:52 +0000

A cafe open past 8pm with wifi is essential… but what about cafe henri? they have wifi by accident…. works 90% of the time. And they’re open until 11pm.

By: liQ

liQ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:32:10 +0000

ok the commenting bug has been fixed. thanks for letting us know.