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July 14, 2008
Recommendations and Estimates on Openning Up Fireplaces
I am thinking of openning up my fireplaces and have begun to get people in to give quotes. Does anyone have a recommendation based on their experience? I am planning to open both lines and make them wood-burning. In addition, I would like to make one available for an oven to vent out through the chimney. Any suggstions would be greatly appreciated.
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Catch me if you can, BRG.
Posted by: 11233 at January 22, 2009 5:22 PM in response to Open Thread
BRG: Off to Dyker Heights this weekend to see the Christmas lights and hang at the Bridgeview Diner. I will be thinking of you while I eat my dinner.
Posted by: 11233 at December 16, 2008 2:59 PM in response to Open Thread
Loved this! Amzi, thank you so much for all of the information. Montrose was close with her first guess.
I agree with Biff, I would love to see this kind of thing again. (perhaps Amzi could give us some detailed info on the residents if he has it?)
Items like this do a great deal to help others understand that a neighborhood like Bedford Stuyvesant (Bedford Corners in this case) or Crown Heights have a rich history in many ways. These are not "fringe" neighborhoods. They are neighborhoods. People who would consider these places fringe or - heaven help us - ghetto, have very limited experience and need to learn more about the borough they have chosen to make there home.
Please keep this feature, Brownstoner.
Posted by: 11233 at December 12, 2008 7:57 PM in response to I.D. This Photo, Win a Book
Glad they opened the toilet when they took that bathroom picture sideways.
This house is in Bushwick, not BS.
I await BRG's and THL's decision on the kitchen. BRG/THL, please opine.
Dave: That building on Halsey and Marcus Garvey is nice and should be a model for other developments.
Posted by: 11233 at December 12, 2008 11:25 AM in response to Horror Show Friday
11233 wrote a review about Coco Roco on December 10, 2008 12:40 PM
The service and food at the 5th Avenue location has gotten worse over the years.
ENY: You still failed to answer my quesiton. Questioning my spelling is a lame attempt to avoid me. I have been to teh location in quesiton. You just don't like the answer. You know nothing about this area. You just can't admit it. Sad, sad, sad.
t'What: I have spent the bulk of my life in Brooklyn. The least amnount of time living in Manhattan. I have always worked in Manhattan. You are, as always, wrong.
CH'er: You implied that "we" have money or our parents have money and that this is not our problem. You, like ENY, are totally off base and really don't know what you are talking about.
g man actually summarized the issue nicely. Thank you, g man.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 7:24 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
I already answered your question. As a reporter, you don't know how to read.
ENY: YOU answwer MY quesiton. How do you know otherwise? Stop trying to avoid the question.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 6:26 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
"They don't see it What. These guys have money or they have family to back them up. They don't care, it's an inconvenience to them, it's not a 'problem'."
- cobblehiller
No, CH'er, you're the charmer. And an idiot. BTW: The flier may, or may not, have any facts associated with it. If you can't see that there is a potential for spin - on both sides - you are, in fact, a moron. I didn;t dispute anything filmmer noted, but it would be interesting how much is fact and how much is spin.
ENY: Can't admit you don't know what you are talking about? Sad and immature. Why should anyone take you seriously?
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 6:02 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
filmmer: can you confirm that anything or everything stated on that flier is true?
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 5:51 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
Wasder: A rising tide also sinks a leaky boat.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 5:47 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
ENY: If you knew the interesection I was referring to in my post @ 3:51, you would know there is only one bogeda even close to the location I mentioned.
I have never tried any product. Nice, sad attempt to change the topic.
YOU never mentioned how you know how this stretch of Fulton. You know why? Because you don't. When are you going to admit you don't know what you are talking about?
Give it a rest ENY.
Obviously, your "qualifications" are seriously lacking.
And good to see ROTW and cobllehiller keeping quiet. You morons don't know anything either.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 5:40 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
Wasder, as it relates to Met Foods, could they possibly see a BID as creating an opportunity for competition? If they do, why would they support something that might create a rival that would create a price/quality war that they might lose or at least suffer from with lower profit margins?
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 5:19 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
I frequented the corner bogeda I mentioned and lived in that neighborhood for 6 years before I moved. There are two "hotels" in the area, one just north of Fulton and the other one block south of Fulton. Both are on Classon.
I still pass the location I was talking about on a weekly basis despite having moved away from that location. It is painfully obvious that several of the lovely people who spend their day on this corner seem to have something to do when the cops come around. (Shocking!)
I have lived in NYC all my life, including stints in 4 of the 5 boros. Never lived in Staten Island.
Based on what you wrote above, you actually don't know the area I was talking about as well as I do. Try again.
Storefront drug dealing is not gone. What planet do you live on?
Unless you were some old-time reporter that walked around this area and got to know everyone, you have no idea what is going on.
You have no clue.
Try again.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 5:03 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
Wasder: You have probably done more about this one issue in one afternoon than the What has ever done in his entire life.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 4:51 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
It is a problem you losers, but we don't sit back and say it's OK. And when I say we, I mean everyone in the community that cares, regardless of race or socio-economic background.
One of the reasons these areas fell into disrepair is that there were too many "what's" around who discouraged people from trying to make changes and tried to intimidate people who aggitated for change.
The fact that you two (what and cobblehiller) don't get that indicates that you never were and will ever be part of the solution. But feel free to ride our coattails as the community makes things nicer for idiots like you.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 4:48 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
ENY: You know better? Doubt it. Don't pretend you know somehting you don't.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 4:34 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
ROTW: You are the poser. Pretending to know what is going on in the area when you left years ago. You ran away to NJ when times got tough. Now you see that things are changing and you really can't deal with it. It scares you. SO you hide behind the MAB and America getting "ripped off". You have nothing to add to the conversation so get back on your meds, get back in your cave and STFU.
As for meeting face-to-face, you have had chances and you passed. You don't have the balls to show up to a brownstoner meeting.
"... that shows your are clueless. Please stay in Lodi...
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 4:33 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
The only businesses that don't want the bid are the ones who have nothing to gain from an improved retail environment, e.g., the cheezy bodegas that do a nice business selling drugs to the crackheads that "live" in the hotels near Fulton and Classon. Cleaning up the area means those kinds of businesses have to change the way they opperate, including some investment in inventory other than faded bottles of detergent.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 3:51 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
THis BID should go right up next to the BID they want to put in place for Fulton/Nostrand.
Posted by: 11233 at December 8, 2008 3:34 PM in response to Fulton BID Gaining Momentum
Amzi: Cross streets on Monroe are Sumner and Lewis.
Posted by: 11233 at December 5, 2008 5:25 PM in response to Open House Picks
Dave: I know of duplexes that were getting $2K over 5 years ago in BS and the layout and condition were not as nice.
The house certainly needs improvement, but you can bring this lovely lady back over time. The fireplace mantle is still there in one floor and the hearth is there on another floor. You need summer grills, one new mantle and the patience to strip the paint. And even the fireplaces can be made woodburning again. I certainly know that.
The location is a bit of a treck to the subways, but the busses are everywhere around there, they run frequently and there is a free transfer from bus to subway.
Posted by: 11233 at December 5, 2008 5:10 PM in response to Open House Picks
"a lawsuit, church, sex toy, and a girl"
- BRG
Sounds like the plot to the new movie (and B'way play) "Doubt"
I thnk you have a hit on your hands BRG.
Posted by: 11233 at December 5, 2008 1:30 PM in response to Friday Links
The BS house is nice and a good price. You can rent out the duplex for around $2K, making the cost to live here really low. Obvious upgrading could be done, but that can be done over time. This is simple and livable.
Posted by: 11233 at December 5, 2008 1:21 PM in response to Open House Picks
"The Asshats crew Dave, Biff, BRG, THL, 11233 and 11217 spews nothing but gibberish"
- ROTW
LMFAO!
gibberish = calling an uneducated misspeller on his insanity.
I am in your head, What. Get used to it.
Posted by: 11233 at December 5, 2008 12:34 PM in response to Friday Links
A broker. What do you sell, What? Real Estate? Stocks? Bonds?
Regardless of the answer, you are the reason this MAB came about so you only have yourself to blame.
And don't tell me your sister got you your job.
Why don't you go lick Biff's balls clean like you said you wanted to. Doubt Biff would like that, but he might be kind and let you live out your secret desire.
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 8:51 PM in response to Refi Wave on the Way?
Excuse me, but I didn't see the invitation to visit in person. I'll be waiting (for ever) by the mailbox.
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 6:32 PM in response to Garden of the Day: Bearing Fruit in Bed Stuy
I find it amusing the the tWhat never answers the questions posted to him. I would say the guilt must be getting to him, but I think he has proven that that happened a long time ago.
Biff: Did tWhat say he wanted to lick your balls clean?
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 6:28 PM in response to Mortgage Delinquencies in NYC to Rise
Polemicist: I have often disagreed with your comments. Perhaps you haven't noticed since so many people on this site disagree with you. And, since one of us is actually paying attention, you rarely have an intelligent repsonse to criticism so I won't waste any more time on you since you are not the brightest bulb on the tree.
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 1:16 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
This is the image I have of what the What looks like when (s)he leave the cave.
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 1:04 PM in response to Wednesday Links
ROTW: How many of these people are ones you helped to get a mortgage?
Posted by: 11233 at December 3, 2008 12:54 PM in response to Mortgage Delinquencies in NYC to Rise
"This site has been enormously helpful over the years in learning to anticipate how the average person thinks about real estate economics, economics in general, and land use public policy."
- Polemicist
You are the most average of posters, Polie. Your attempts to be insulting are transparent. Grow up.
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 6:44 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
"it's not all me "
- Miss Muff it
Yes, it is.
Stop posting your inane dribble. If you want to buy a house, buy one. If you want to wait. Wait. No one cares what you are doing or why.
Your insistance that we all need to read about you and your never ending search is boring and an indication of some serious mental health issues. Seek professional help.
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 2:34 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
"it's not just about me"
- Miss Muff it
Actually, it is all about you. All the time.
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 2:11 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
"I think I personally am in a good position"
- Miss Muff it
You assume we care.
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 2:00 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
I think individual pieces are very nice. Something in the combinations doesn't work for me. Seems forced, even the shoe on the floor. They went shopping over the weekend and got it all done by Sunday night.
I love those fireplaces amd ceilings!
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 1:01 PM in response to Interiors: Modernizing a Row House in the Slope
ditto: You are right. Prices in sections of Brooklyn (like Bed-Stuy) have already come down significantly since the highs of 1 - 2 years ago. Since my neighborhood doesn't get much attention on highest sales, people surfing this site won't see it.
Posted by: 11233 at December 2, 2008 12:46 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpmlDhIDkqA
Too lazy to write the lyrics.
Little Jackie is Imani Coppola.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 6:30 PM in response to Closing Bell: Hanging Out on the Stoop
OK, I am letting it go.
ENY: My grandfather was born in Brooklyn in 1896. The reference was of him and not you or Benson.
It does interest me that I have only heard of city, not borough. Must be a denial on the part of some Brooklynites to accept the vote.
I will stop changing the subject of the post.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 1:21 PM in response to Advice on Brooklyn Apartment Living
East New York: With all due respect, I have never heard of the borough of churches from a native Brooklynite of a certain age.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 12:57 PM in response to Advice on Brooklyn Apartment Living
GKW: Just to add .... Nothing wrong with this location. Not the prettiest block in the neighborhood, but certainly nothing wrong with it.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 12:44 PM in response to bed stuy brownstone for $350k
OK. Thanks, Benson. Perhaps my dad and granfather used the term too. (They were native Brooklynites) I just don't remember it.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 12:42 PM in response to Advice on Brooklyn Apartment Living
Already sold - with the lot - for $450K (so say my sources)
I gather that the inside was chopped up into lots of little rooms. (SRO?)
There are lots of deals in Bed-Stuy. Prices have come down significantly. Of course, Miss Muffet would disagree.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 12:27 PM in response to bed stuy brownstone for $350k
Benson: Never heard of "the city of homes." Do you know when/where you heard that? Interested to know.
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 12:17 PM in response to Advice on Brooklyn Apartment Living
Lisa: Brooklyn used to be called the city of churches. (Brooklyn was a city until the late 1890's.)
Posted by: 11233 at December 1, 2008 11:44 AM in response to Advice on Brooklyn Apartment Living
The cable cars ran down Halsey, right DIBS? I think I can see them in my tax photo from 1940. There were no cars parked on the street and you can see the shadow of the light post and photographer, who was wearing a hat that day.
Canvas awnings! Nicer than the red metal ones I "bought" with my house and then disgarded shortly afterwards. They are worse than a "work of art."
Posted by: 11233 at November 18, 2008 9:11 PM in response to Elkins House Tax photo
You are full of excuses today, IB.
Posted by: 11233 at November 18, 2008 6:00 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street
Polemicist: block-busting went on long before crime got out of control. It had more to do with racism at first, not crime.
Benson: You are the most quoted person of the day. I think you hit the nail right on the head. Good job.
Posted by: 11233 at November 18, 2008 5:49 PM in response to Tonight: Crow Hill Reaching for Landmark Status
just me: Rob used to live in Chelsea before he moved to park slope. Why do I have the feeling you couldn't afford this house no matter what the price.
Posted by: 11233 at November 18, 2008 2:43 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street
DIBS: The Mrs. and I are going Indian with the inlaws. YOu around that weekend?
Miss Muffet: Of course people can have varying layouts and many do it tastefully. But it seems like a lot of people here don't actually want a brownstone. Unless your brownstone has been stripped of all of its details, why would you buy something that does (and pay for the details that exist since the price considered the details that are still there) only to tear it down/out. Buy a shell and make it yours. This is not a shell. There needs to be some work on this, obviously, but if you want a loft buy a loft. This is not a loft.
I am honestly waiting for someone to say they would love to live in a brownstone but want one that is all on one level.
To paraphrase, you can put as much lipstick on that pig as you want, it is still a pig.
Posted by: 11233 at November 18, 2008 2:38 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street
Denton: Rob wouldn't understand unless you put your comment in like, I don't know, some sort of ghetto/fringe speak with like poo mist refs. OMG, THE TWEENS ARE OUTSIDE MY WINDOW AGAIN AND I AM AFRAID! I NEED TO GO TO THE FORM AND POST ALL ABOUT IT.
Posted by: 11233 at January 22, 2009 5:25 PM in response to Open Thread