Comments on: Open Thread Wednesday 3/25/15

By: Cynzanne

Cynzanne — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:31:00 +0000

South Slope Auto. He has a website southslopeauto.com

By: Banet

Banet — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:27:00 +0000

For all of you who use New Excell Auto down in Fulton Landing — I got a call from the fellow at the desk, Joke, saying he’s left and gone to a new place on 3rd Avenue and will offer rides back to the Heights.

Unfortunately I lost the piece of paper with name of the new place. Does anyone have it?

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:48:00 +0000

Well…

By: Monty

Monty — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:16:00 +0000

Presumably referring to Jacques Torres and Almondine who were invited to DUMBO by David Walentas and given retail space with a year of free rent? They weren’t exactly pioneers, they were plants to set the mood of the new neighborhood. And an excellent job of it they did.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:23:00 +0000

Galapagos only recently moved — it was up and running until a few months ago. It moved because of high rent, not the storm.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/arts/galapagos-art-space-will-make-detroit-its-home.html?_r=0

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:26:00 +0000

New York Daily News article about Brooklyn Bridge Park Finances is here:

http://tinyurl.com/othy8of

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:23:00 +0000

The tremendous amount of foot traffic headed to/from Trader Joe’s puts an added strain on the intersection. “Cross at the green, not in between!”

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:19:00 +0000

Construction crews here in BH generally get permits. The gas here is supplied by National Grid, not by Con Edison. Meanwhile, didn’t much of the East Village get flooded by Sandy? Might that not have contributed to plumbing problems?

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:14:00 +0000

Actually, Jacques Torres moved the production of much of their chocolates to another location above the flood plain, after Sandy flooded their store on Water Street. The bakery across the street had to be completely rebuilt for the same reason. Their kitchen remains below sea level. The Galapagos Art Space moved to Detroit after it too was flooded.

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:10:00 +0000

Gaslights on Poplar Street are discussed here:

http://forgotten-ny.com/2015/03/gaslights-of-brooklyn-heights/

By: Arch Stanton

Arch Stanton — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:43:00 +0000

Square Circle. for what? In case you didn’t get the memo: The CD format is pretty much obsolete.

By: ShinyNewHandle

ShinyNewHandle — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:50:00 +0000

Atlantic at Court St. is awful. I witnessed a near smash-up this afternoon involving someone powering through a red light inches from someone who had determined to turn on the instant of green.

By: DoBro84

DoBro84 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:55:00 +0000

Used the NYC Vision Zero map to look at intersections I cross several times each week.

Will be even more cautious than usual at Clinton/Atlantic and Court/Atlantic!

NYC map is at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/maps-and-data/maps-and-data.shtml

By: Roberto Gautier

Roberto Gautier — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:36:00 +0000

That is also true. The necessity of thinking is clear.
What it does to our heads is also clear. Let’s not give up.

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 02:57:00 +0000

Its the LACK of thought which makes things like 9/11 and 7th street possible.

By: Roberto Gautier

Roberto Gautier — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 02:54:00 +0000

Perfetto! This reminds me when Zorba the Greek says to the intellectual Englishman:
“You think too much, that is your problem.”

By: DoBro84

DoBro84 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:10:00 +0000

More food for thought

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:03:00 +0000

We were driving up third avenue minutes after the explosion. We passed 7th street as police, fire and ems were screaming to the scene. Fire and especially smoke were explosively being driven into the sky. It was absolutely the worst incident of its kind since WTC in smaller scale. It really looked like a gate to hell itself had opened.

At 13th street a group of black sedans with blacked out windows came up to police lines, told to stop one figure got out and ordered police to admit them They showed ID and were quickly given access. The cars were from the ATF….

We had a business meeting just below 23ed Street and just after we arrived our entire building became filled with smoke.

Now what would happen if this exact scenario occurred in one of the vertical roach motels downtown or, worse, the towers the RE “industry”/big banks want to ring the Heights with? With the wonderful levels of fire containment and structural integrity of built-to-a-budget engineering….imagine the TOXIC discharge into the Heights….

Still think wild upward building sprees with no increase of public safety resources/safety technology is fine?

Well take a look at what just happened at 7th Street folks….

By: Roberto Gautier

Roberto Gautier — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:35:00 +0000

The March 26 gas explosion in the East Village seems to point to shoddy, cost-cutting repair practices and materials. With the appearance of instant high-rises in our area, we hope that inspection protocols can be made more rigorous. Blind eye vigilance causes tragic and unnecessary death.

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:27:00 +0000

Remember when Mary Weiss (Shangra La’s) appeared there?

I was always hoping for Link Wray to do a show there…

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:23:00 +0000

The general point is that there is a very serious danger always with high rises and all the RE/financial sector cheer leading shouldn’t distract from that danger.

Especially with a) the increasing use of the area without the addition of more fire, cops and ems. And b) the cheap as possible construction quality that many people (including apparently someone I can name)
Think is just fine….

By: Jorale-man

Jorale-man — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:10:00 +0000

Unrelated to Montague Street, some interesting news today about a big new art project at Brooklyn Bridge Park:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/arts/design/brooklyn-bridge-park-to-display-danish-artist.html

By: MonroeOrange

MonroeOrange — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:53:00 +0000

Maggie’s was one of a kind…

By: Peter Loibl

Peter Loibl — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:43:00 +0000

While not on Montague, I miss Magnetic Field: anyone remember that live music bar on Atlantic? Place was great, I always met great people when I was there (in my single days). Neighborhood could use a spot like that again!

By: Still Here

Still Here — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:03:00 +0000

Here! Here!

By: DIBS

DIBS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:37:00 +0000

Because there is no history of fighting fires in other area of NYC with high rises??????

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:43:00 +0000

Silver’s, then JoMel’s, then tiny paper store

By: Willow Street Watch

Willow Street Watch — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:57:00 +0000

Talked to some fire guys today, I asked them how are they going to fight fires in the high rise yuppie roach motels they’re building downtown, and (very) shortly (due to the planned inaction by “your” representatives) they want to ring the Heights with.

“Well, the water has to work” So I asked what happens if the water supply fails or goes less than adequate… like what happened at the St George…and given the wonderfully substantial construction of the

They just rolled their eyes…

Two of the fire crew counted off the fires which have already happened in the
dwtn high rises…..I thought of people who family members have bumped into
who gush how “arrived” they all feel in their new 40 + floor apartment with its “spectacular” views for their children. At which point my entire head, not just my eyes, starts rolling….

By: StoptheChop

StoptheChop — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:39:00 +0000

And just wait until the Brooklyn Bridge Park Shopping Mall (at Empire Stores) opens. DUMBO is done for.

By: MonroeOrange

MonroeOrange — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:36:00 +0000

yes…LENNY’S in the original location was the best!