Open Thread Wednesday 7/31/13

Are you really serious when you talk about driving across bridges in a healthcare emergency?

For someone who sometimes refers to driving in New York City, you seem to have little understanding about how long it can take to get across our bridges, nor any understanding of how critical time is in a medical emergency.
Sure, sometimes getting across the bridges is a breeze, but as someone who has traveled thousands of times by car over those bridges, I can testify that those times are the exception, not the norm.

And while I agree that there are some excellent hospitals in Manhattan, you might want to know that LICH has several specialties that are rated among the best in America, and overall is rated very good for New York City.

I saw a shower of some sort being held during brunch hours at Gran Electrica a few weeks ago in the front room. I think that place is fantastic. You should inquire. The garden is also large and may work.

It may be good for pedestrians on Montague & Henry, but I see delivery trucks heading to Key Food getting stuck all the time trying to make the turn.

Are there any true self park lots in the area that have monthly parking?

ditto

I too was there as were many Heights residents. Guess HenryLOL wasn’t!

To be fair, he does comment on restaurants and sidewalk extensions.

Wow. You are so so so transparent. You must think everyone is an idiot. They are not speaking up, but nobody believes you!! Anyone other than the other blind followers and the self involved… Yes, a bridge. Heaven forbid!

Meanwhile… at the Brooklyn Bugle a debate is brewing over the IT’S SHOWTIME troupes from the NYC subway:
http://brooklynbugle.com/2013/07/29/5-reasons-its-time-for-its-showtime-to-end-on-the-nyc-subway/

and that just happens to be only one of the photos. Shame on you

OK, so what do you think, readers of the Brooklyn Heights Blog?

HenryLOL has written more than once here that he can drive himself over the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridge while he is experiencing a medical emergency and then drive the additional distance to his hospital of choice, NYU Langone Medical Center at 1st Ave. and 30th Street.

I have written here more than once that is not a safe thing to do during a medical emergency, that traffic can be bad over those bridges, as well as on Manhattan streets and on the FDR, and that minutes matter during many medical emergencies, such as a heart attack or stroke.

HenryLOL just wrote that: “They are not speaking up, but nobody believes you!!”

Is that true, does nobody believe me?
Do you all agree with HenryLOL?

What a jerk. “Let them eat cake,” said Marie Antoinette. “Let them drive accross the Bridge,” says HenryLoL, “. . . or hail a taxi, or get a car service, or call an ambulance (nix that: it would take too long) . . . or how about a limo. or they could jog across (sorry, I forgot they might not be able but, well, they could crawl, maybe). By the way, which bridge? (just in case one is closed in the direction of Manhattan for repairs).

as long as you don’t have a heart attack, in the next 3 years past 11pm as there is construction on the bridge and the brooklyn bridge is closed to manhattan traffic…so you will have to take the manhattan bridge, which is endlessly congested now at night, bc of the construction. So your right on the other side of bridge argument is not true.

Maybe you should actually think before you speak…i know that may prove difficult..learn a little more about how this affects you..

Went to Bevacco tonight – very good. Guy’s got a touch with food. Place was busy too.

There is no stopping in the red zone, the white zone is for loading and unloading only