Or rather, it should be.
The NHL playoffs begin today (Hey Jeff Vanderbeek, enjoy them on teevee, you have nobody to blame but yourself) and so many first round series' have intrigue and involve long-time rivals.
Johnny's first round picks you ask?
Chicago over Minnesota in 4 because it can't be 3.
Detroit over Anaheim in 6 or 7. These teams meet like clockwork in the playoffs don't they?
San Jose over Vancouver. It's the playoffs and like always the Canucks are a mess. Sharks in 6.
It'd be great if St. Louis won. Johnny would like to see the Blues win a cup one day. But the Kings have had the Blues number. Kings in 7
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Pittsburgh over the overmatched Islanders in 4. Unless Darius Kasparaitis and David Volek plan on suiting up.
Boston over Toronto in 5. Toronto would have been better off playing Montreal but Ottawa ganked that up.
Capitals and Rangers. Hmmmmm, for five minutes Johnny think the Caps will win and for the next five he thinks it'll be the Rangers. Just flipped a coin. Rangers in 7.
Montreal and Ottawa. And CBC will STILL show the Leafs. Montreal in 6.
So dear readers, who ya got?!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Madison Square Garden sounds like it has become a red-headed stepchild
Yes you're iconic, yes you bring in huge money, yes it seems you have always been Penn Station's hat but you uh, might wanna pack your bags and find a new place to call home some regional planners and politicians are now saying. Despite the The Madison Square Garden Co. spending a billion dollars on the renovation of MSG the Regional Plan Association and Municipal Art Society are saying MSG should only get a ten year renewal lease and then find a new home.
NJ Transit, Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road wrote in a letter to the planning commission in part:
"Despite significant subsequent investments by the station’s rail carriers to better accommodate these passengers," the letter continued, "travelers have for decades been confined to functionally inadequate accommodations in the makeshift underground station, and have been hampered by severely limited street-level access at a handful of poorly marked and architecturally flawed entrances that are in some cases all but hidden from the street."
MSG said, and we quoteth:
"Adding an arbitrary expiration for reasons unrelated to the special permit process or requirements would not only set a dangerous and questionable precedent, but would also hinder our ability to make MSG and New York City the long-term home of even more world-class events, and would harm a business that has served as a significant economic driver for the city for generations."
We liked this quote from Drew Galloway, assistant vice president of policy and development at Amtrak:
"It’s like the Oklahoma Land Rush at 5 p.m. at 34th Street and 7th Avenue."
Suggestions on changes or improvements at olde Madison Square Garden?
NJ Transit, Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road wrote in a letter to the planning commission in part:
"Despite significant subsequent investments by the station’s rail carriers to better accommodate these passengers," the letter continued, "travelers have for decades been confined to functionally inadequate accommodations in the makeshift underground station, and have been hampered by severely limited street-level access at a handful of poorly marked and architecturally flawed entrances that are in some cases all but hidden from the street."
MSG said, and we quoteth:
"Adding an arbitrary expiration for reasons unrelated to the special permit process or requirements would not only set a dangerous and questionable precedent, but would also hinder our ability to make MSG and New York City the long-term home of even more world-class events, and would harm a business that has served as a significant economic driver for the city for generations."
We liked this quote from Drew Galloway, assistant vice president of policy and development at Amtrak:
"It’s like the Oklahoma Land Rush at 5 p.m. at 34th Street and 7th Avenue."
Suggestions on changes or improvements at olde Madison Square Garden?
Late night open thread
Some tulips in Hamilton Park before bed tonight. You can almost smell them.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The new Grove St. wine bar, Bistro, takes shape
The front facade on the building housing the new Bistro wine bar on the Grove St. plaza across from the PATH station was left open today and it is looking closer to completed and you can do a fairly good job of sussing out what it'll look like. Our bullpen here in the JCD offices thought it looked pretty good, like a wine bar should. Your thoughts?
The winner of this week's "Just put that anywhere" award
And why are we not surprised to see a vodka sponsored vehicle parking almost all the way across the sidewalk? Was the driver enjoying some of the product? Was a bottle of Devotion Vodka driving? Either way it's not exactly a ringing endorsement for the brand.
Guess who turned 10 years old today?
Why that would be iTunes. April 28, 2003 it changed music. For the better? For worse? Well readers that's up to you. Read this fine article and tell us what you think.
What do you call a pharmacy that isn't really all that good at BEING a pharmacy?
Why, you'd call it Duane Reade. You'd think they could get the pharmacy thing together but maybe not. Maybe that's not their priority.
Late night open thread
22 years and counting. Well done Johnny's Detroit Red Wings, well done...
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Saturday, April 27, 2013
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