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By on May 10, 2022 11:52 pm in open thread

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  • CassieVonMontague

    Postponement of BQE repair funding by Mayor Adams raises ‘grave concern’ among city lawmakers

    The mayor’s Executive Budget proposes to cut $180.5 million from the Department of Transportation’s spending on BQE fixes this year — a drop from $225.1 million to just $44.6 million — and moves those funds into later years, according to a City Council briefing document from Thursday.

    The city still plans to spend the same $1.5 billion overall through 2031 on BQE repairs, according to the brief, but [City Council Member Lincoln] Restler warned that holding off on short-term repairs could hamstring a larger revamp of the highway.

    https://www.amny.com/news/bqe-repair-funding-postponement-mayor-adams-grave-concern-lawmakers/

  • Andrew Porter
  • Andrew Porter

    Let’s just wait until something collapses and hundreds are killed…

  • Alex

    “Deep in a pandemic.” Lol, this isn’t March 2020 anymore, buddy. There will always be cases and small spikes, get over it.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Hey Dickheads ^^, It’s no joke, A friend of mine died of COVID yesterday. He was only 47

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Oy, I know everyone hoped for more, but it looks like Adams is just another inept clown…

  • Effective Presenter

    More so than most had expected MUCH more

  • Andrew Porter

    Article on Brownstoner, “New Elevators Bring Commuters Back to Clark Street Station as Small Businesses Still Struggle,” here:

    https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/clark-street-station-reopens-new-elevators-brooklyn-heights-small-businesses/

  • marcbolansghost

    actually, they do

  • marcbolansghost

    not sure if it’s illegal – likely it is not – but essentially it’s a commercial enterprise taking up parking space. And these are not bicycles. And from what I can tell, they mostly go unused, and just sit there taking up space. And yes, they look awful

  • Mike Suko

    In case anyone cares. Here’s a recent entry from the link Arch provides – foolishly and with the “attitude” that makes him odious:

    [semi-literate … but that’s minor]
    Re: THERE IS A 4 STORY TOWN HOUSE THAT WAS ON FIRE ABOUT YEAR AGO. ITS BEEN ABANDONED ABOUT 4 YEARS. THERE ARE FEW BOARDER WINDOWS BUT THE OUTSIDE WIRE LIGHTS ARE HANGING. THERE ARE EXTENSIONS HANGING FROM THE SCAFFOLDING GOING IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR AND WINDOWS. THE FRONT DOORS ARE BROKEN OUT. PIGEONS AND RATS ARE IN AND OUT THE PLACE AND FECES EVERYWHERE.

    BUILDING – VACANT, OPEN AND UNGUARDED
    ABANDONED BUILDING : NOT CLOSED/SEALED

    [… SO, per inspector #2759]

    NO VIOLATION WARRANTED FOR COMPLAINT AT TIME OF INSPECTION

  • YOU know WTIS

    What total clap trap

  • YOU know WTIS

    The “pandemic”…..total jive

  • Banet

    The Revel scooters seemed much more popular pre-pandemic but I still see them used regularly. And I think it’s fantastic they’re on our streets. I much, much rather a shared scooter that takes 1/10th of a parking space and can be used by two dozen people a day. It’s a WILDLY efficient use of public space and completely equitable.

  • MaggieO

    I see folks using those scooters regularly. You could always try complaining to the company if you think they’ve been abandoned there or something.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Wow, that’s pretty desperate.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    What happened to Lou?

  • Chase customer

    What if you have a safety deposti box?

  • Mike Suko

    Sorry you got under my skin, but I wonder how many buildings there are like this, especially in neighborhoods where property is worth less. OTOH, in that this one IS on one of the nicest blocks in a lovely nabe, I guess I would have thought that pressure would have been brought to bear a while back. Public health and public safety are clearly compromised – and not in some minor or arguable way. The Buildings Dept. seems vigorous in stopping construction projects when there’s something amiss. Isn’t this even more “actionable?”

  • Jorale-man

    I’m sorry to hear that, Arch. I’ll never understand what makes Covid deniers tick. I can only guess it goes back to the Former Guy and his grip on a certain way of thinking, or lack thereof, in this country.

  • Andrew Porter
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Thanks, This loss makes 4 of my friends who have died from Covid.
    Most of the people I know who are anti-vax/mask, don’t surprise me. The ones that I find baffling are those who I know are fairly well educated in science. It’s like they suddenly lost their minds. I suppose they have…

  • Banet

    Breaking news. Just took the train into Clark Street.

    2 of the 3 elevators did not work.

  • Effective Presenter

    WOW!

  • KDHicks

    LOL classic!

  • Mike Suko

    It was certainly there 4-5 years ago when Mr. Wouters suggested it. He’s an architect. I’m not and very much doubt that you are.

    There’s no doubt that it’s doable with or without BQE repairs, and it’s probably – by municipal stds – a low-cost project.

    Better access when the Park was built was probably x-ed out for budgetary reasons and because NOBODY could guess at how popular it’s become. We build subways where population changes make that sensible. And having been on the Q on Manhattan’s UES, it’s barely used.

    What I propose would have traffic rivaling that of the Bklyn Bridge.

  • Angelika Hubska

    When you are using scaffolding, you may encounter the following dangers: falls from height, ineffective safety equipment, scaffold platform collapse, challenging weather, untrained workers – workers must complete a 16 Hour Scaffold training NYC DOB approved training course. The Suspended Scaffold Course is designed for entry level workers who have never worked on suspended scaffolds before

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