Open Thread Wednesday

I live in the same building and haven’t set foot in it for years .

Because I for one couldn’t care less if there is a “massage parlor” on Montague St. It’s none if my business who goes there or what they do there. Really what’s the big deal?

If you read the NY Post article, there are serious concerns about human trafficking in these establishments.

They also aren’t usually the mark of a classy neighborhood and, I suppose, could have negative impact on property values (though that isn’t much of a concern on Montague these days).

Teachers at Boro Hall and marching up Cadman protesting covid vax mandates. Where were they in any other year protesting the mandate for all the other vaccines that kids are required to have? The mandates have always kept teachers safe, always will. Complete lunacy.

These same nutjobs later turned violent and rampaged against a covid test van in Union Square. NYPD sat by idly and did virtually nothing. Same NYPD who kettled and beat non-violent protestors on Cadman and elsewhere on the city in summer 2020.

https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/anti-vaccine-mandate-protest-new-york-city.html

That libertarian b.s. is no different from “freedom to refuse to get vaccinated.” It turns a virtue – in this case, not imposing one’s own definition of “morality” on others – into a vice.

It’s also like “victimless crimes,” of which there probably are not any!

When a massage parlor has no trouble paying the rent on Montague, it

a) tells landlords that they don’t REALLY have to think about affordability – they just have to FIND someone with a “one for you, 10 for me” ethos. True, that might spell Starbucks or Zales, but it’s a lot more likely to be a bottom-feeder, where collateral damage includes a marriage or 2 and an immigrant or 2.

b) makes that “sucking sound” – “circling the drain” – ever so much more palpable. In my view, when you add “AND ‘massage parlors’ ” to this Jeopardy clue:

Banks and mediocre eateries,

with the question being: Who finds Montague Street a viable place to do business?

… you seal its fate!

SERIOUSLY, having seen cannabis dispensaries snap up prime real estate elsewhere, that’s what the future holds for Montague Street.

And yeah, some nutjob will shrug and say, “Hey, it’s better than having empty storefronts” – as if that’s the only alternative!

The night of June 3rd 2020 on Cadman Plaza was memorable. IMHO, it was sensible to be geared up and ready for more than occured. Once it began to rain 12 violently closed in on trapped peaceful protestors. It is my understanding that 12 may have believed that someone had a home-made incendiary device and intended to use it. To quote the Jackalope “fast as fast can be you’ll never catch me”. The dystopian present is now!

No, the only reason people find it offensive is because they were taught their moral compass (usually based on some religious doctrine) instead of reasoning it out on their own. This is what fuels homophobia, anti abortion, and other so called “moral” causes.

Please give me a logical reason why two people shouldn’t engage in an activity that they are both willing participants and has no consequence to anyone other than themselves?

If Human trafficking is in fact going on at said location than it should be shut down for that, not for the happy endings.

Both had the same name and owners. No one moved.