new york state

(This ones gonna be quick and messy but might post a better in-depth thread on this area with pics i dunno) One time a few months back one of my friends took me to this abandoned area with a lot of abandoned structures in the area. Its the Staten Island Abandoned Farm Colony. In NYC, ya take...

Looks like the first cop killed in the line of duty in the US was killed by squatters who were all aquited in a jury trial: https://www.odmp.org/officer/20692-sheriff-cornelius-hogeboom

America's largest city, population-wise, and possibly the most diverse in the world. We've had around 8 million residents for nearly the past century, with people constantly flowing in and out. Weather can be fairly cold in the winter, fairly hot and humid in the summer, rainy and windy in the...

Greetings, I have been a lurker on this site for quite some time and finally decided to make an account. I worked at CSX for 13 years but moved on in mid-2019. During my time there I encountered several hobos and the experience was always positive. The last rider I met before my departure...

I've been stuck in NYC for the last like 4 years in an apartment. I want to go into the woods for awhile and live off the land, somewhere I'm not going to be bothered by landowners or cops/rangers. I want to be able to build stuff and if I have to worry about rangers kicking me off of state...

Seen a couple other threads about this but no one seems to answer this question directly so here's another one :P Any recommended sleep spots in NYC? Been scared af to sleep there alone bc all the good, hidden spots have gotta be taken n sleeping in the parks seems sketchy.

Just introducing myself, looking forward to contributing more , been lurking on this site for a bit

Hey - a smile here. Tina Wrotten - an admin on dirty kids with me - took her 70 yr old MIL in wheelchair to an Anthrax/Slayer concert - and wheeled her through the mosh pit. Tina posted original vid on youtube and it was picked up by a couple other sites, including one that deals mainly with...

Looking for a third crew member to tag along and take watches, can stay till canada if all is good (passport plz) no expirience necessary, must be good natured and can spend at least three days at a time w-o drinkin. where two canadians with dogs on a 30 ft sailboat in manageable condition...

I am thinking about buying a greyhound ticket from Toronto, ON to Buffalo, NY but actually staying on the bus and riding all the way to NYC. Would I be able to get away with this? Do they check tickets at layovers? It's stopping at Rochester for 50 minutes, Syracause for 35 and Binghampton for 5...

well helloooo im arriving in new york tonight because ive finally decided to escape delaware and give being alive a shot and all that jazz. suggestions, where to go, where not to go, good places to busk, anything is welcome. love and kisses and stuff

This video paints a pretty bleak profile on the youth of new York city who are homeless. Just came across it thought I'd post.

Recently had given to me a bunch of those nice expensive maps for parks in New York. By request I will take pictures of them and send them to anyone that needs them (they're large and there's a lot here, so I'm not uploading them all at once.) Please message me the map you need if you're...

New York City Squatters In The 1990s: Before The Fall By Paul Sorene on 12 July 2016 http://flashbak.com/new-york-city-squatters-in-the-1990s-before-the-fall-361000/ “I humbly invite you to take a stroll through my life in the squatter community of the Lower East Side (LES) in the 1990s,”...

I posted this on my personal fb wall, but I'm not tech wise and can't figure out how to share it elsewhere. I'm pretty outraged and would love to make Chili's pay for their greed. I feel like I'm alone in this, everyone I have shared this story with seems apathetic. I don't really understand...

Hello People!!! My friend and I are traveling from tel aviv to Canada. Looking for a squat or a house project to stay for a couple of days and people to hang out with. Cities we want to visit are Winnipeg and Toronto. From there we are headed to New York. any help will be apriciated United Strong

Hey I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm 19 years old and from the middle of nowhere (Delhi) New York. Haven't lived there in years though thank god. Now I'm in the capital area which is kind of shitty. Anyway so I am almost geared up to finally hit the road after a long time thinking about...

Heyy everyone, what's good? New here from NY and the lack of snow has really been bugging me Its not even cold, what's the deal? Anyways, I'm joining this site looking to find and make new family and friends who I can eventually set out to travel and stick together with as we journey through the...

His trees are small right now according to the article but they should be spectacular when bigger! ___________________________________ http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/08/03/337164041/the-gift-of-graft-new-york-artists-tree-to-grow-40-kinds-of-fruit The Gift Of Graft: New York Artist's Tree...

What city has the best underground? Punk house? Culture of any sort outside the mainstream?

hey. im goin on tour with my band through new york state next month. were coming from canada so dont really know anyone. anybody know any cool things to do or even people involved in the music scene round there i could get in touch with to help plan this thing better. would be greatly appreciated.

Hi guys, I'm currently enrolled at a state university in new york. I used to go home for breaks and sit on the couch watching reruns of 'House MD' but now I travel, despite "not having the money for it". Spring 2013, was one of those semesters for me, you know the ones where you come close to...

Decided to throw in the towel with my stupid ass college degree and i'm taking all the money i've worked so fucking hard to earn and i'm coming to NY in October. I'm shitting bricks but it's going to be fucking incredible. Basically y'all should tell me any places I should definately go see...

EAR YE, HEAR YE! An Open Invitation to the Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Nouveau York: Come all, most, none, or some to the greatest Tea Party that never was, but ever will be!! But WHEN?! Saturday, October 20th, 4-6 PM But WHERE?! TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK East Village, Manhattan, New York, The...

Travelin from Vancouver Canada and just got into new York. We are headed south to NOLA for Halloween. Anyone around new York or can anyone recommend where we should hang out to meet other kids? I think the plan is to head to Philly then hop out from there.

Punk Island is an annual event in which over 60 DIY punk bands from all over the country play an ALL-AGES FREE OUTDOOR SHOW on Govenors Island, a ferry ride from Lower Manhattan. In partnership with Make Music New York and ABC No Rio, Punk Island draws upon Make Music New York's commitment to...

New York is big enough that every time I go there, I'm driven crazy by the knowledge that somebody, somewhere is doing something wilder than anything I've ever seen, and I'm just not in the right place for it. Now I'm staying for a few months, and I want to see some real shit. Someone told me...

When: Saturday + Sunday, August 6 + 7, 2011, from 2:00pm-6:00pm Where: Tompkins Square Park (East Seventh Street + Avenue A) in Manhattan The SHADOW, New York's only underground newspaper publishing on the Lower East Side since 1989, along with Wombat in Combat, is presenting a free punk show...

hi everybody! we're brand new to the site, but hopefully you can give us some advice. background info: shane is 21 and a college student, emily (who's writing this) is 18 and just graduated high school. we've been best friends for a few years and have wanted to road trip since i was fourteen or...

Hey fellow wanderers, I am 23 about to be 24yr oldman who is looking to wanderer the earth or atleast America for a while. These kind of journeys for me are mental as well as physical. My hobby/career choice is freelance writing. I hope where ever I roam in my short time on the planet I...

Me and my girlfriend are taking a trip to New York, so we could use some advice on where to stay. Neighborhoods with a lot of abandoned buildings, specific addresses, whatever.

To make it somewhat brief to anyone squatting out in the new york or cali area, im 18 years old just about to graduate highschool from Ohio with my one buddy mark. we've had the childhood dream to live out on the streets and be squatters and i wanted to get a head start somewhere, which is what...

I work 40 hours a week to rent a box in the LES. It still kind of rules. Every once in a while I have a little New York breakdown and need to get the fuck out which is hard for me because of the whole need to pay rent, need to work constantly situation. I joined this with the idea of getting out...

Hey, i'm Arjay. Hailing from New York. Not the city part, the part where even the cows are bored. Traveled a bit, looking to do so alot more. I've never really been very good at introducing myself. I'm me, i'm a vegan, I like punk kids, squatters and anarchists of all shapes and sizes. Other...

to explore. Relics, cryptic etchings, abandoned subway platforms, industrial graveyards... Any help is appreciated. I'm going up this weekend to ride a short line, but I have more time for exploring. thxthx.

buszoo.com I saw a thing about this on the local news a few days ago. and I wanted to see if anyone's heard of it. it's a $1 bus trip from baltimore to NYC (there are other routes) it basically seems like a SUPER cheap Chinatown bus. But you book it online in advance in order to get the...

So, I'm living in NYC right now, contemplating dropping out of school and living the way I want. Not many of my friends are really into the whole bumming around/anarchist/squatting type thing - which is whatever, I enjoy being around different people - but it'd really be nice to know some people...