Open Thread Wednesday

THE BEAT GOES ON
lovebrooklynlibrariesinc.org
is one of 3 current groups finding it necessary to
file lawsuits against their own elected officials. And,
is not the first lawsuit to have been lost in Kings County
State Supreme Court. Win or lose, an appeal was always
inevitable. Either by concerned taxpaying neighbors or a
less concerned City government willing to support a
policy of pay to play over public services.
The recent opening (finally) of the Donnell library,
renamed 53rd Street, being a classic prototype example
of how to brainwash the public into accepting less as
more. Oh yes, they too had the usual air conditioner
syndrome problem. A research library now reduced to
a downsized second class bookstore.
Sounding familiar?
At the grand opening, 6/27/16, lots of glitz and
ikea-esk furniture but few books. The 60+ millions
paid for the property now reduced, at best, to a few
million “profit”. While the developer rakes in hundreds
of millions in sales.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/book-basement-14601.html
Only thing missing at the opening was the distribution
of green lens glasses and a chorus of “Were Off to
See the Wizard”
Razel dazel them, they’ll never catch on.
Take off the green glasses and demand a return to
the full services that our tax dollars were intended
to support.
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Any recommendation for a place that might do simple clothing alterations (hems) in the area?

Hung’s? Lung’s? Can’t remember the exact name. Next to Sociale on Henry St.

The new 53rd street library looks like a great local library. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/nyregion/an-amphitheater-a-laptop-bar-its-a-new-york-library-like-no-other.html

Specialized books and film have been relocated (no issue for a local library), and yes it does appear the number of books have been greatly reduced, but you can order any book or film you want from any branch you want, and pick it up there, quite conveniently.

It could have been grabbed by scrappers who thought it was being thrown out.
Don’t leave anything you want to see again left unlocked on the street. Crime may be down but it’s still Brooklyn.

It is kind of stunning, with its tiered seating and huge screen to watch while you eat your lunch (you can bring food and drink there). The selection of books on site is very small. Great for people who do interlibrary loan. Not so good for those who like to browse.

NY 1 News is doing a story called “Hollywood on the Hudson” exposing the negative impacts and questionable benefits of the “Made In NY” film campaign, that gives film production companies free regain of public streets and massive tax breaks.

I know there’s a thread for the helicopter discussion but I wanted to comment here..

As I was walking my dog down hicks going towards Montague, I heard a ridiculously loud helicopter noise. I’m used to the fact there are always helicopters flying around but this one sounded incredibly close. Myself (and a few other pedestrians) looked up and sure enough, there was a chopper up there…flying quite low. I would say not more than a few feet above the roofs of the buildings on the corners of hicks and pierrepont.

Also, when is Sanitation bringing back all of the corner garbage cans they took away for the 4th? I am a dog owner, and the reduction is garbage cans is no fun at all.

i’ve had good results tweeting at the nypd for stuff like this in the past (my preferred office subway steps are often closed for parades)

The possible coup in Turkey is a blow for secular democracy…

It’s Saturday, July 16th at 10:15 pm and yet another truck is being escorted off the Brooklyn Bridge. What is the story? This seems to happen very frequently. Coming on the heels of Nice, this is a disturbing sight.

July 6th, unless it happened again since then.