Open Thread Wednesday

Most people use a GPS, so they will just avoid the area. I think it is a win for most people.

I guess we need to close more streets so the cars will avoid going through the neighborhood. Less noise, less pollution, more fun for kids.

Regarding that picture lead, any updates on when we might get a Squibb pool?

Anyone know how long it’s going to be free to street park my ugly pollution belching vehicles in our crowded neighborhood? I am not sure why I can occupy public space with private property for free. It causes a loss of potential revenue for the city. Just seems utterly dumb.

As a lifelong cyclist and driver in NYC, I understand both sides of the issue. Problem is people have to load/unload their vehicles. Without a parking spot in the immediate vicinity, double parking is often the only practical option.
If I’m riding and have to duck out of the bike lane for a sec, to go around a DP car, it’s usually no big deal, but if there are a bunch of oncoming cars right behind me and have to stop it can be frustrating. Such is life in the big city…

Agreed. The real problem is the city refuses a sensible prioritization of street use. The loading zones and bike lanes *need* to be on the street. Free street parking does not. The street parking gets in the way of the loading zones and the bike lanes. The politicians think if they take away street parking, they lose at the polls, and are cowed by the NIMBYs who always trot out the canard about their sick aunt who needs to drive to cancer treatment. But it’s simple supply & demand – if we take away some street spots (to reallocate to dedicated loading zones, or to make way for dedicated bike lines that can’t be blocked) and/or charge for the remaining parking, the people who just warehouse their cars without using them much will conclude it’s not worth it, and the people who actually value parking will still have spots.

YIKES. I’ll be interested to hear what responses you get. BHB does many things well, but I fear that it has a smallish audience – not very diverse, either – so I’m 100% convinced that you’d do better to join Nextdoor & ask the same question there.

Remember to show some love to our Clark St. station businesses.
It’s pretty empty in there these days. :(

Just did a total renovation of a kitchen using IKEA. They have different price levels and consultants on the premises for free. Final product was perfect and relatively easy.

I’ve worked with them before and they’re an option. Thanks for the endorsement.

I was there a few weeks ago, a couple weeks after the station closing. Nik at Drip, the coffee place, said he was doing okay but might close earlier in the afternoon as he no longer gets the afternoon rush customers. The man at the shoe repair place said he was still getting steady business from his local customers. The barber shop was busy doing two haircuts, and someone was buying something at the newsstand. I’ll go back sometime in January when the situation has developed further and do a post.

Thank you! I started this with them a few years ago and got sidetracked. I’ll revisit. I’m not super picky, but I didn’t find any cabinets I really liked.

Similar situation to ours. If the size and position of the cabinets works for you, than a careful paint job (or even new fronts) and new doors can make them look like brand new stuff. You can get appliances the same size as the old ones and they drop in. The thing that costs the most and makes the most difference is the hew counters and backsplash. Best advice I got was to buy them like you’re buying art. We picked out a slab at a granite place. That was more fun than it sounded at first. Good luck!

another site that is active with good (relative to the internet baseline) advice for this type of stuff is the forum on brownstoner. the skew is probably a bit toward bigger types of jobs, but you might find some mileage there.

I would see what resources are available on Brownstoner.com . Oops; see that “cool” got there first.

Thank you.