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I'm visiting America for the first time ever (from Europe) to attend a big concert on Halloween in NYC. I'd like to do some touristy stuff during the day, as well as eating and grabbing coffee etc. Would it be okay to do that in costume on Halloween day or is that weird? I won't have time to get dressed up otherwise! I'll be with a friend so that's less weird. And I'm just going as Elvira.

I ask because it would be weird to do that where I live but Halloween is absolutely not a big deal here.

NYS. Failed to stop for a school bus and got pulled over. There were busses around but I genuinely missed seeing one stopped and signaling. I asked the cop where it happened at but he wouldn’t say. Is there proof that they show in court or am I expected to just plead guilty?

Do I choose vertically or horizontally? Can I choose C Conservatives And D Working Families?

So I choose Cynthia AND Gerald?

Wtf

I recently moved to NY and have to get my vehicle registered. Can I use my NYS vehicle inspection from Sept 6 if my DMV appt is on Oct 2? Online I keep reading that renewals require an inspection once every 12 months but I'm not sure if I need a more recent inspection for a new registration. Thank you.

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Update! They told me I can use my inspection from last month because it’s linked to my VIN and I have the official inspection sticker on my windshield

I will keep this short. My wife was a bit over two months pregnant when the business I did the books for was sold to new owners. They had a large accounting team in place for their collection of businesses, had no use for me, and let me go. It has taken another month to land a comparable job and I don't start it for a few more weeks. I will have been there for under six months by a wide margin when our fourth and last child is born.

I will need to use unpaid leave supplemented with whatever little PTO I have accrued to be home with her. I would want to be regardless, but she will need to have a c-section due to how the previous births were and won't be able to care for everyone physically. I know I will able to do that, but I got screwed out of actually getting Paid Family Leave because of shit timing, right? There is no loophole or safety net for situations like this, correct?

Thanks in advance.

Needing to get fingerprints on an 8x8 FBI paper card, not through IdentoGo or any other electronic service. Where can I do this in upstate NY? local state police station wasn’t sure.

Okay so there's a notorious building in New York (247 Mulberry Street) that used to be a very well known social club for mobsters (started as a social club for a Prohibition gang then another mobster owned it, Lucky Luciano used to go there, John Gotti lived above it and was wiretapped, etc). It became a shoe store I believe in the 90s/early 2000s and then in 2009 it became a store called Descendent of Thieves, which seems to be an underground male clothing brand.

Apparently the brand's name is inspired by the designer Dres Ladro (Ladro translating to "Thief" from Italian). I'm not sure where the brand actually started (if it was this 247 Mulberry location in 2009 or if there was another location beforehand) but I do know it was founded/created in New York City and that there's another location for them too (203 Bleecker Street).

My thing is, does anyone know about this brand and company behind it? I think choosing to name your brand after an Italian designer is fine but does anyone think it's a lil ironic that it just so happens correlates with the history of the place?

It started off as a social club for mobsters, during multiple generations (it opened in 1926 and was active to the 90s I believe, when they were able to infiltrate John Gotti), so many notable mobster and union figures were seen there. It started off as a Prohibition gang's social club and then became a regular mobster place. So in a way the building and history itself is a Descendent of Thieves. Does anyone think it was just a coincidence that the brand chose to make it after an Italian designer as well as looking at the buildings history?

Googling about this I really don't see much. There's a few things about the Ravenite social club (which is what it was called after the Prohibition era and ownership transferred) and information about the current business, but there's nothing really connecting these two together.

Hope everyone is doing good and that everyone in your lives is happy, healthy and alive. Enjoy your day and thanks for any information! Just genuinely curious about this!

A town or hamlet would be fine too.

Hi all, Lifelong New Englander here (Mass, NH, Maine) finally looking to put down some roots and quite frankly I don't know WTH has gotten into S. Maine Real Estate, but it's a hard pass from me and I don't want to be forced into migrating North. My searches have included Western Mass and more recently parts of upstate NY. Specifically the area just NE of Albany and Saratoga Springs. I visited SPAC back when the Dead came to town and always met some great folks from around the area. It seems there is a lot more to offer for your dollar in terms of both land and home quality and I'm the type to keep things simple and affordable so I can enjoy working at my own pace or pursuing a new skill. My wife works online and I'd be happy doing any number of things whether carpentry, growing produce for Farmer's Market, fixing cars or something I haven't even thought of yet. Keep it simple, do what you love, that sort of crap. I like hiking, biking, paddling, some skiing XC or downhill or backcountry. If I could find a nice simple house with a big barn/shop/garage, or room for me to build one with some land to grow stuff maybe a hoop house or two, forest and a good coffee shop somewhere nearby I'd be a happy dude. Am I looking in the right area? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

New Yorkers, what would you consider to be your state food? I know officially it is an Apple, but that’s not a food I can cook and serve my family.

In 2024 are people in places like New York, Philadelphia, Boston, New Jersey, California, Chicago, etc walkin around with some fear about the organized crime families? Do these families get any respect from people not in that life, or even in that life? Do these families have any power in these states and cities anymore?

By organized crime and families I mean the mafia mostly. The Italian families in New York (Gambino, Bonanno, Genovese, Lucchese, Colombo and all the offshoot gangs and families), the Italian families in New Jersey (Campisis, Genovese, DeCavalcante, etc), the Chicago families (The Chicago Outfit, their offshoots, etc), the families in Florida (Trafficante, etc), the families in Louisiana (New Orleans Crime Family, etc), the families in Pennsylvania (Bufalino, Pittsburgh Crime Family, etc), the Boston families (Patriarca, etc), the families in California (Los Angeles Crime Family, San Francisco Crime Family/Lanza, etc), and the countless other Italian mafias in the country.

What about the international Italian organizations that do business in America (and started a lot of the American Italian families) like Camorra, The 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, etc?

What about other ethnic mafias like the Russian mafias, the Irish mafias, the Jewish mafias? How relevant are they nowadays in these cities/states and how much fear/power/respect do they have? I know Boston was big on Irish mafias and gangs back in the day. My state (Minnesota) used to have a lot of Irish gangsters like Kid Caan (most notorious mobster in Minnesota), as well as having people from The Chicago Outfit like Al Capone hide out here (even rob banks here).

And one more question; what about the all the very large international criminal organizations like The Yakuza and The Triads? How relevant are they? Do they hold any power, fear or respect anymore?

So ive been to maybe two but im wondering what are the best ones?! I loved whitecliff and benmarl!