Many people don't know that there are a lot of great examples of terra cotta facades and buildings in Jamaica, Queens. Check it out if you haven't already.

Posted by: EnglishKills at March 31, 2009 4:05 PM in response to Walkabout with Montrose: Terra Cotta Delights

Mopar, there was an A&W Rootbeer-Hot Dog joint in Newark airport as of Summer '06.

Posted by: EnglishKills at March 12, 2009 1:13 PM in response to Confirmed: Arby's Planning to Take Gage & Tollner Space

There was an Arby's in the basement/food court area of Manhattan Mall until a year or two ago. There are still a few out in Queens, one on Queens Blvd., and another visible from the expressway. There's one in Jersey City too in the mall but I'm rarely there. Can't think of any others that I've seen but there may have been one on 14th st at some point years ago. The only thing I usually get is the Jamocha shake, like someone mentioned above.

Also, nice job on the lyrics above, daveinbedstuy. I don't usually read shit like that either but I did this time and that was funny.

Posted by: EnglishKills at March 12, 2009 11:52 AM in response to Confirmed: Arby's Planning to Take Gage & Tollner Space

Hey Sam, Remember that a lot of us are here because our friends and families are here and have been for generations. Most of us could give a shit about the fashionista events that you now seem to be getting over, maybe now that you're a bit older. It's better that people like you feel that New York is over. Go ahead, leave please. Take all the temporarily, trendy, super-interesting stuff you brought to this city and move on to the next cool place and set up there. Just remember, New York will always be here in one form or another and I truly believe that it takes a real New Yorker to understand this concept. It's a constantly changing place and unless you are from here you probably don't get that. Things get better and things get worse, better and worse... You either have an extremely short memory or you haven't been here for long, am I right? Finally, most of us don't even notice the hassle and attitude, whataver that means, perhaps because we don't involve ourselves with whatever crowd of transplants you seem to be having a bad time with?

Posted by: EnglishKills at February 6, 2009 10:41 AM in response to It's Tough Out There for a Middle-Class New Yorker

I have a six unit, 3 story, about 4600 sf total, and it only cost about 300 last month for the entire building. I feel like the bill you paid was way too high but maybe I'm just lucky. My building is 105 years old.

Posted by: EnglishKills at February 2, 2009 1:36 PM in response to $600 Gas Bill Normal?

The Austin Nichols & Co. Warehouse in Williamsburg should be nominated and should win. Beautiful renovation, so far at least.

Posted by: EnglishKills at January 28, 2009 10:43 AM in response to Closing Bell: Nominations for the Building Brooklyn Awards

The Austin Nichols & Co. Warehouse in Williamsburg she be nominated and should win. Beautiful renovation, so far at least.

Posted by: EnglishKills at January 28, 2009 10:43 AM in response to Closing Bell: Nominations for the Building Brooklyn Awards

When I lived in Astoria this happened, on a much larger scale. A few summers ago DOT repaved virtually the entire neighborhood around Ditmars. DAYS after they finished the summer long job ConED came through and dug up half of the new streets to install something or other. ConED then repaved the dug up areas, really just patched over the holes shittily. Some of those DOT guys even chew tobacco. Talk about classy...

Posted by: EnglishKills at January 23, 2009 11:44 AM in response to Street Construction Gives New Meaning to "Uncoordinated"

Artists like Nada Surf are great and they are indicative of the types of people in the area now. Friends of mine went to the Lycee Francais de New York with them. Not criticizing, but the types of kids who went to the Lycee in Manhattan growing up are generally rich kids. Artists or not, this is the new Williamsburg. Seems the slumming tranaplants are now mostly out in E. Williamsburg and Bushwick.

Posted by: EnglishKills at January 13, 2009 12:41 PM in response to Will Sunset Park Be the Next Artist Community?

Six blocks from Bed-Stuy and a couple away from Bushwick. Call it anything other than Greenpoint. The price is about right. Maybe even a bit high.

Posted by: EnglishKills at November 13, 2008 1:02 PM in response to Distress Signals in Williamsburg

You see this all over in Corona and E. Elmhurst. Are the roof tiles actually painted terra cotta or are they the fake plastic tiles? I've seen the fake plastic version in Astoria lately too and the material is so thin that it's translucent when view from below at the right angle. Anyone check to see if these are terra cotta or plastic?

Posted by: EnglishKills at November 12, 2008 12:19 PM in response to A Mediterranean Makover

Maybe it's just me but I've always wondered why an Indian place has a name like Baluchi"s I know John Belushi was Albanian and I understand the Balochi people are Iranian but where does this slightly different name, Baluchi come from? Anyone?

Posted by: EnglishKills at November 6, 2008 1:06 PM in response to Baluchi's: Slow Train Coming

This woman has absolutely no say and no power as far as anything that happens in City Planning. Every rezoning that happens comes straight from the whims of Amanda Burden and at times Mayor Bloomberg. I've worked at DCP and now with DCP as a consultant. While they are nice people they are essentially doing grunt work that anyone could do, drawing lines and taking photos or land uses. Not sure what has led you to believe that anyone in the Brooklyn Borough office has any sort of influence on the borough.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 24, 2008 1:04 PM in response to Number 3: Purnima Kapur

You should check out the bungalow beach houses in the Rockaways if you haven't already. Many are smaller than this.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 17, 2008 12:01 PM in response to Brooklyn's Own Tiny House Movement

These $99 cent stores seem to multiply like Gremlins all over the City whenever we're in an economic downturn.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 16, 2008 4:00 PM in response to Streetlevel: Joe and Joe Pizza Shuts the Ovens

Not enough parking spots.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 16, 2008 11:15 AM in response to The Charming Paint Peeler Reincarnated

Instead of arguing over where the homeless should be sheltered, why not fix the problem of homelessness once and for all by addressing the bigger picture so there are no more homeless. After McCain-Obama finds a solution to this problem along with the rest of our current challenges only then can we start thinking about converting these beautiful buildings into condos.

Anyone on the forum ever checked out the interiors of these buildings?

I haven't been inside my self and wonder what shape they're in.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 16, 2008 10:08 AM in response to Shelter Woes Spread From Crown Heights to Bed Stuy

A friend moved into another place, it had to be last winter, The Forte and I believe she's is still the only one on her floor 9 months later. I wonder which of the two developments is faring worse as far as sales. Forte has gone rental as well recently from what I understand.

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 15, 2008 10:43 AM in response to Price Cuts at the Oro

Many companies take advantage of the City by floating from borough to borough. MetLife moved to Long Island City for 26 million in tax breaks in 2001 and decided 5 years later to leave LIC for Manhattan. Anyone know if they were ever required to pay the City back the tax dollars?

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 15, 2008 10:12 AM in response to Brooklyn to Manhattan: Dukes Up for Jobs

How sizable is the addition on the roof supposed to be?

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 13, 2008 4:26 PM in response to The Conversion of 184 Kent Avenue Marches On

Just wondering, where were you living in Williamsburg at the time, right before you moved?

Posted by: EnglishKills at October 13, 2008 4:19 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brownstoner Turns 4