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 Dougo
 
Wrong account -- Look for other Doug
Location: Victoria, Australia
Gender: Male
 |  |  | Soft "exploring" locations in New York
< on 10/13/2011 9:59 AM >
|  | | | Hi,
A friend of mine from Australia who was once really into exploring, but has gone down the gf+kid path and has become a social explorer, is heading to New York in a few weeks (his partner is on a working holiday).
He's hoping that his partner and their kid can go shopping or whatever while he checks something out.
Back in the day he would check anything out, but now he is not prepared to even cop a chase 
So, to the point - are there any legal tours that have some kind of link to U.E. in New York?
He's into tunnels and underground stuff if that helps, but would also dig industrial topside stuff, prisons, power stations, stuff like that.
I just thought I'd ask you guys.
Cheers,
Doug
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wonderfail
 
Location: Boston
Gender: Male
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 1 on 10/13/2011 3:30 PM >
| | | | depends where in NY
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RebelDead
 
Gender: Female
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 3 on 10/13/2011 3:36 PM >
| | | | You mean like open abandonments/attractions?
Closer than you think~ When you dig up the past, you tend to get dirty.
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insanebuslady
Location: ?
Gender: Male
"You talkin' to me?"
| |  | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 4 on 10/13/2011 5:12 PM >
| | | | No but just tell him to do Glenwood. It's so easy it might as well be legal. Oh and twice a year or so they open City Hall station for tours, but I'm pretty sure you have to be a member of the Transportation museum
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yokes
    
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 5 on 10/13/2011 5:27 PM >
| | | | Can people still ride the subway through City Hall station just by not getting off at the last stop?
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel |
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BronxBoys77
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 6 on 10/13/2011 7:54 PM >
| | | | Posted by yokes
Can people still ride the subway through City Hall station just by not getting off at the last stop?
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Yes
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Dougo
Wrong account -- Look for other Doug
Location: Victoria, Australia
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 7 on 10/14/2011 12:23 AM >
| | | | Posted by RebelDead
You mean like open abandonments/attractions?
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Well kind of.
Just stuff where he wont need to ask his partner to come along to a police station with their 1 year old and bail them out
I'm been a bit vague, but it's a short notice thing and he really doesn't have much time to escape the missus.
No problem if there's nothing. I just thought I'd ask.
Thanks to those that have checked so far.
Cheers,
Doug
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Dougo
Wrong account -- Look for other Doug
Location: Victoria, Australia
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 9 on 10/14/2011 10:11 AM >
| | | | Posted by Radio2600
There's always Moe's Tours:
http://walk.allcitynewyork.com/
If that's not your thing, they you can always pay $50-$100 to get in 5 Beekman.
http://ltvsquad.co...ast-not-right-now/
For FREE there's Fort Tilden and it is mostly legal. If the National Park Service folks see you in a bunker or gun battery they'll tell you to get out, but that's about it. In decades of going there to try out noobs on NYC exploring I've never once had any problems.
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sounds perfect.
thanks a lot
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Control
Location: NYC, All day every day.
Because it's expected
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 11 on 10/16/2011 7:40 PM >
| | | | Everything Radio2600 just said.
Atlantic ave tunnel tour is probably never going to happen again (legally).
This is a city where you need to be ready to spend 24-36 hours in the system (before seeing the judge that will let you out) if you're caught.
The Zoo York Goon Squad.
If it looks good, Loot it. |
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MonkeyPunchBaby
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 12 on 10/16/2011 10:56 PM >
| | | | Forgotten NY does tours fairly often.
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Radio2600
Location: On the Road to Wellville
HY KAK TO TAK
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 13 on 10/17/2011 1:01 AM >
| | | | Posted by MonkeyPunchBaby
Forgotten NY does tours fairly often.
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Yeah, but all Kevin does are neighborhood walk tours. Look at the street signs and architecture stuff.
I met him once. Kind of an interesting character.
Posted by 8Redrum
More like $500 for 5 hours. That is their rate These days.
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Inflation has hit UE too!
Although illegal, no one would probably care if you went in is the upper floors of the "Ground Zero Mosque" which is an abandoned department store. I guess if you went on Friday for salat and expressed genuine interest in the building's history, you could probably get a free tour.
[last edit 10/17/2011 1:02 AM by Radio2600 - edited 1 times]
In order to use your head, you have to go out of your mind. |
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Control
Location: NYC, All day every day.
Because it's expected
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 14 on 10/17/2011 3:11 AM >
| | | | Your mistaking NYC for a foreign country again. Ask most security people at any nyc building for a free tour and they'll tell you to leave. You'd have better luck with buildings that have no door people and aren't in the national news spotlight.
Kevin is awesome in his own weird way. I once gave a talk with him and a few others at Cooper Union. His bit was about Queens, and his first slide was about the archie bunker house. All his tours are just walking tours, no B&E. Haven't seen him in years but do talk occasionally on the webs.
Maybe I should do a walking tour sometime. Last time I did it was like 50-80 people - we walked in the back of BAT and out the front gate. The security people at the front were really really confused, but smart enough not to throw away their jobs by trying to make something of it.
The Zoo York Goon Squad.
If it looks good, Loot it. |
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Radio2600
Location: On the Road to Wellville
HY KAK TO TAK
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 15 on 10/17/2011 4:08 AM >
| | | | Posted by Control
Your mistaking NYC for a foreign country again. Ask most security people at any nyc building for a free tour and they'll tell you to leave. You'd have better luck with buildings that have no door people and aren't in the national news spotlight.
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Going on Friday for salat are the operative words.
Posted by Control
Haven't seen him in years but do talk occasionally on the webs.
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The GAHS gig was the last time I saw him.
[last edit 10/17/2011 4:14 AM by Radio2600 - edited 1 times]
In order to use your head, you have to go out of your mind. |
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Porcelain Doll
Location: philadelphia
Gender: Female
Who Cooks For You?
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 16 on 10/18/2011 2:07 AM >
| | | | Bannerman Castle?
http://bannermancastle.org/
it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
“Everyones so shady. That’s why I’m so fuckin pale.” - Porcelain Black |
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Control
Location: NYC, All day every day.
Because it's expected
| | | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 17 on 10/18/2011 2:20 AM >
| | | | Posted by Radio2600
Going on Friday for salat are the operative words.
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Oh I thought you said Shaboss. That wouldn't go over well, but I'm sure masaskim could clean that up.
Last I looked bannerman was expensive for the actual tour, free if you go via looted boat.
The Zoo York Goon Squad.
If it looks good, Loot it. |
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Radio2600
Location: On the Road to Wellville
HY KAK TO TAK
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 18 on 10/19/2011 3:01 AM >
| | | | Posted by Control
Oh I thought you said Shaboss. That wouldn't go over well, but I'm sure masaskim could clean that up.
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You're right, Shabbos would be bad.
My 2 semesters of Arabic sometimes comes in handy.
Posted by Control
Last I looked bannerman was expensive for the actual tour, free if you go via looted boat.
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Bannerman's Castle ceased being fun in the 70's after the State Police bomb squad removed all the live artillery rounds and looted all the remaining military stuff.
Even if I had a boat I wouldn't go to Bannerman's. I'd go someplace cool like Great Gull, Hoffman, Swimburne or N. Brother.
In order to use your head, you have to go out of your mind. |
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Soft "exploring" locations in New York
<Reply # 19 on 10/19/2011 9:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by Radio2600
Yeah, but all Kevin does are neighborhood walk tours. Look at the street signs and architecture stuff.
I met him once. Kind of an interesting character.
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I actually stumbled into his walking tour serendipitously while checking out Greenwood Cemetery.
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