The Williamsburg Nerd

Flyer in the window at the barbershop on my block (331 Keap Street) for a guns exchange program. Photographed October 12th, 2008 with my iPhone.

An unofficial Barack Obama t-shirt on sale in front of a store on Broadway near Marcy. Photographed on October 12, 2008.

Kiddy ride in front of a store on Broadway near Marcy. I noticed that this horsy was much more cartoony than the previous equestrian themed ride.

Photographed on October 12, 2008.

While nobody is perfect it's hard to argue that Mayor Bloomberg hasn't been a net positive to New York City. However I feel strongly that it's a bad idea to change term limits with a vote of the city council. This is the sort of issue that's so big that it needs to be voted on directly by the public if they feel that term limits are a bad idea.

Here in Williamsburg our council member opposes term limits and this is my email to Diana Reyna, District 34 - Council Member - Democrat:

Dear Council Member Reyna,

Michael Pinto

I'd urge everyone who lives in New York City to write your representative on this issue.

The old Kellogg's Diner was a local landmark for one reason: it was the only place on this side of the river where you could find a diner that was open 24/7 no matter what. The flip side of this was everything else — the food was terrible, the service was non-existent, they had health code violations and even the shabby non-chic decor was hard on the eyes. That said beggars can't be choosers and it was what it was.

So on Friday my friend informed me that she visited the re-opened spot and her first reaction was that the interior design looked like a bad 80s diner complete with sad looking lobsters on display to greet you in the front. So starving on a Sunday night I decided to check out my old haunt, and things had changed a bit — but maybe not for the worst.