#park row

[chaoticbatfam]

i like the idea that red hood is to crime alley what daredevil is to hell's kitchen in the dd comics. in the way that:

Jason: *in full red hood gear, walking through an alley* homeless man next to him: hey, todd. how's patrol? jason: *grinning under his helmet* i don't know if you need new glasses---or maybe a memory boost, jimmy---but the todd kid is dead. i, obviously, am not. homeless man: *snickers* yeah sure, sure, jason

Jason: *walking down the street in civvies* passerby: hey! hood! i have some info for you, drug deal goin' on 'round the docks jason: *raises brow* yeah? well, i ain't hood . . . but i'll take that info to him if ya want. he patrols near my apartment passerby: you keep tellin' yourself that, dude

batman: have you seen the criminal Red Hood? crime alley resident: *lighting a cigarette, making continual eye contact with batman* I'm blind. haven't seen anyone batman: *examines the woman* obviously not. you can see me just fine crime alley resident: ya ain't ever heard of selective vision impairment? it's totally a thing batman:

little girl: hey, hood. th' cops were lookin' fer ya jason: hmm. what did ya tell 'em? little girl: t' stick it where th' sun don't shine jason: *high-fives her* i'm going to buy you an entire toy store, kid

[windybluebelles]

I’ve seen quite a few things that are like ‘oooo Crime Alley hated the new Robin (Tim) after Jason dies mememe’

And I just- cannot imagine that that’s true.

Like yeah, they’d definitely be upset that Jason (one of their own, a lucky one, one that got away) ended up dead and ‘replaced’ but also, Tim was a kid?

Crime Alley isn’t full of savages, it’s full of kind people in really shitty circumstances who had just watched Batman nearly kill a lot of people for months. Surely they would be terrified for the poor boy?

Yes, crime alley wants Robin gone. Not because he is a ‘Prissy little rich kid’ or something pretentious like that, but because he’s a little kid.

I want a fic where it’s common knowledge that the Red Hood hates Robin and the people of crime alley start shitting on him for it

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Workers with umbrellas walking on the streets of Park Row due to a strike in the subway system, July 6, 1926.

Photo: Camerique/Getty Images

[shyjusticewarrior]

Do you think he's told this joke to Jason?

Nightwing: Fear State

[bats-and-birds-24]

What does a Crime Alley Wedding look like?

Like the people of Crime Alley are still normal people. They probably celebrate the same things as everyone else. What does it look like?

Who officiates? What venue do they use? Who's catering? Do fights break out? How is it handled? If two rival gang members attend, do they start a fight or put their beef aside for the sake of the wedding? Does Red Hood show up to make a speech? What happens if someone else tries to attack the wedding?

There's just so much potential in treating Crime Alley people as people rather than a cesspool of hookers with a heart of gold, street kids, lowbrow thugs, and innocent victims.

[officiallyossy-haywooddent]

@officialbernarddowd

Is there a conspiracy theorist club? If so can I join?

[oldmannapping]

Headcanon:

Red Hood doesn’t have a Bat-Utility-Belt, but he has a fuck-ton of eccentric emergency supplies in those cargo pants.

Need a tampon? Red Hood’s got you covered.

Lost your first tooth? What do you know, Red Hood knows the Tooth Fairy, and she wants you to have this shiny quarter.

Hypoglycaemic? Have a jelly baby (red, of course).

Overstimulated? Whack some of Red Hood’s putty in your ears. If it’s good enough for explosions, it’s good enough for sensory overload.

He’s got tissues, nappies, snacks, lighters, sanitary products, a mini-mirror, spare hair ties, wet wipes, and at least six rape-whistles to hand out over the course of an average night.

And that’s not including his weaponry and first aid supplies.

Red Hood starts every patrol waddling like a penguin, with overstuffed pockets and crinkling packets absolutely ruining his stealth.

He’s still a fucking badass. I dare you to make fun of the lollipop clearly visible through his back pocket.

[principledstarfish]

Headcanon: though Jason himself is basically a snow person, of mainly Irish and English ancestry, he grew up in the heavily Puerto Rican and Cuban Park Row. As Robin, Jason needed to get dialect training in Spanish as well as English, because his Spanish had two settings either "very street" or "Puerto Rican abuela." For what it's worth, the abuelas loved Jason