Comments on: Riverside Tenants: Garage Flap is Not Over

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:03:28 +0000

Riverside seems like such an unhappy building. Everyone there is unhappy. It’s like the Gulag, except it’s voluntary.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:37:52 +0000

A breif summary from the meeting: The Riverside Tenants have four months to fight the ruling and plan to do so however possible. But even if the garage does get build, Squadron ensures tenants that he’ll prevent it from being classified as a capital improvement, which would cause rent increases.

By: marygoodman

marygoodman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:12 +0000

Whichever it was, it wasn’t a Riverside Tenants Meeting, although many were in attendance at the Willowtown event.
Most of us here are more concerned about the garage than what meting was on which date.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:28:49 +0000

considering this post is dateline YESTERDAY… tonight would in fact be referring to last night.

By: marygoodman

marygoodman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:20:35 +0000

As far as I know, there is no meeting tonight. Perhaps you are thinking of the Willowtown Association meeting last night, where Mr. Squadron spoke. (The Riverside is within the W-town borders.)

The landmarks decision is truly inspiring. Due to the current general economic malaise, I expect that soon I will get Landmarks’ ok to park a car for profit in the front yard of my brownstone — climbing roses and clematis be damned! Only the building itself is historic, after all. I will place an astroturf doormat atop the car, along with seasonally appropriate plastic flowers, or bonsai, as funds permit…

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:42:51 +0000

Also, the info distributed to tenants suggests that everyone may be evicted for construction as the garage will be built near the heat and water lines. As a tenant, I honestly don’t have a problem with the garage, but being forced out, I do have a problem with.