Open Thread Wednesday 8/20/14

Anyone know why the squib park bouncy bridge is closed and when it will re-open? It has been closed for over a week.

The last time we were on it (last week), it was slanted/pitched on the Squib Park side and no longer bouncing or moving. Felt like it was stuck in that position. We thought something was wrong with it and then it was shut down the next day. Also, when it is closed for the construction it is usually open for at least part of the day and/or part of the weekend. We have not seen it open for over a week.

What’s up with the egregious parking on Clark Street on Sundays? It used to be the church mob, after they got kicked off Henry, but now it seems like a parking free-for-all all day Sunday. No one seems to be getting tickets, and it makes the street too narrow.

Those are sycamore trees. They lose their bark all the time, this is normal. As for losing their leaves in August, it is because it has been such a dry summer. Still, sycamores lose their leaves early compared to other trees anyway. The trees aren’t dying don’t worry about it.

Something everyone should know:

Working Family Party-Lander-Sikora incompetence & bullying of Carroll Gardens parent and Brooklyn District Leader candidate Paige Bellenbaum off the ballot –

http://dougbiviano.com/index.php/news-updates/11-bullying-paige-bellenbaum

Yes, she lives in the neighborhood.

I have not been getting this Blog for the last few days??? Picked up today’s Open Thread from an older blog that was in my email—
:-(

Honestly, I am still so disappointed that you chose to take a young upstart’s wishes over an elderly gentleman who had lived in the Standish since 1955. Mr Hunt, after many, many years was told he was no longer allowed to sit in the common area because this young one complained. If that’s what sways you as a building manager, I can’t possibly see how you could stand up to people in the Brooklyn political circle.

i said months ago (and was lambasted on this blog for it), that the bridge that cost $2 million dollars, was the biggest scam perpetrated on us. They build a bridge for millions and then complain they don’t have enough cash to support the park without housing! and now the bridge is closed?

By the way, there was no need for this bridge at all, there are plenty of other ways to reach the park.

The whole BBP as i predicted, would not be a g-d send, but an debacle. We didn’t get a park, out of this, we got housing, litter and crowds. As i stated long ago, i much prefered the view of the warehouses, over this ‘park’.

That is totally incorrect. Doug never prevented Mr. Hunt — R.I.P — from hanging out in the lobby and chatting with fellow residents. Doug is the building superintendent, not manager. He has always executed his duties in an extremely competent manner. I see no reason not to trust him to do a fine job in the political arena as well.

So no one know when it will reopen? I use that bridge to walk home every day.

They aren’t NOW saying that they can’t support the park without housing. They ALWAYS said that; it was the plan from the beginning.

And we all know that when you complain about “crowds”; you mean non-white people.

always check my spam folder–I signed up and I expect to get it in my email as I always have! ?? You are saying that I need to hunt it down?? But thank you for your reply–

@Mark – Please express your opinion without stooping to race-baiting. Brooklyn Heights is an historically tolerant community. It’s also more integrated than many neighborhoods in Brooklyn, something you’ve seemingly not noticed based on your post. It is crowds, noise, litter, and rude behavior that are at issue. No community can nor should tolerate this kind of contempt.

None of us work for the construction company so we don’t know.