You’re Not From NYC If You Don’t Know About…(PRE INTERNET shyt ONLYYY)

[Canada Goose]

Remember the bootleg man selling CDs and DVDs.


That 2 for 5 deal


The internet sent them the way of the dodo bird.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Formerly known as Rye’s Playland

 

[CashmereThoughts]

before the breakup...

nah b its supposed to be "don't wait, call 8"

 

[Phantum]

Yezzir. Now they just honk driving down the street or say "Taxi" in a monotone voice.

The fake dollar vans that would stick you up after you're done shopping

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Formerly known as Rye’s Playland

went there was a kid. the dragon coaster was WEAK.

 

[concise]

im 38 breh and I was an adult when they went out of business and was selling everything including the shelves

they went out of business 20 years ago so you were just barely an adult

 

[CashmereThoughts]

The fake dollar vans that would stick you up after you're done shopping

or the conveniently "get stuck up" with a packed van

 

[thelonious21]

Crazy eddie.. his prices are insane!!!!

It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are

1 dollar van "Remsen , Remsen, Church ave"

 

[ORDER_66]

Dolla vans. i dont bee seeing them on Flatbush ave downtown no more

We still got some dollar vans on jamaica... but they not a $1 anymore...

 

[RARI_Godwind]

“PRE INTERNET”

 

[RehReh]

I love visiting NYC

Buying Mix CD's on Jamaica Ave
My aunt buying us Breakfast Bagles from the Bodega
My big cousin sending me 2 the store to buy loosies from Papi (why that old Dominican man used to make me call him papi and give me free Hostess cupcakes everyday)
We had block wars with the Spanish kids

 

[concise]

that's the exact spot I wan mentioning 2 posts above yours. where fisherman cove is at. those the ones that used to be stopped until they get enough customers. but I was talking about the ones that just rode up and down Atlantic, Flatbush and church ave all day. that hustle is becoming extinct

dollar vans still exist on Flatbush, I think they just don't go as far north as they used to but they definitely still run south of Grand Army Plaza. Also, very few vans nowadays, a lot of repainted short buses. Gas is going up and there's only so much they can raise the price.

The fake dollar vans that would stick you up after you're done shopping

When was this? The amount of times I took dollar vans back in the day, I feel like I should have run into 1 of these just off of pure chance.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

they went out of business 20 years ago so you were just barely an adult

"barely" maybe all I know is I had my 1st apt on 117th when I hit their clearance

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

The VIM store jingle

 

[RehReh]

Also NYC the first place I been to where they make u leave ur shopping bags with security when u enter the store