The TLC crushes taxi drivers. If you can show up at a hearing to testify, the driver will almost certainly be punished.

Posted by: Leo at November 5, 2009 7:23 PM in response to Mrs. B Side-Swiped In The Heights

your first post on the topic:

Glad these things don't happen in Bed Stuy. Human remains?? Ugh.

Very nice, and very helpful.

I was working from home today, and my babysitter was giving my toddler lunch when we heard the gunshots. My little girl put her finger near her ear and said "shhh" "shhh" like she does when she hears a siren or loud noise.

Now I'm no crime alarmist, and I don't particularly worry for my family's personal safety on the basis of one or a few crimes. but it saddens me that my 20 month old daughter is subjected to that sound, when all I want is her to be innocent.

So pardon me for not appreciating your particular brand of stupidity.

Posted by: Leo at October 27, 2008 4:47 PM in response to Breaking: Shooting in Fort Greene

Dave, don't you have work to do in your hedge fund business? Yes? So shut the F up already.

Posted by: Leo at October 27, 2008 4:32 PM in response to Breaking: Shooting in Fort Greene

Somebody is dead. Maybe we can have a little respect and not choose right now to have policy debates, neighborhood trash talk and discussions on real estate values?

Posted by: Leo at October 27, 2008 3:31 PM in response to Breaking: Shooting in Fort Greene

Putting aside propjoe's stupidity for a moment, doesn't anyone think that the south side of atlantic between nevins and say hoyt or even smith is a really nice stretch, considering the vehicle traffic?

Oh, and by the way, BRING BACK THE JAIL!

Posted by: Leo at July 29, 2008 10:09 PM in response to Streetlevel: A Connecticut Muffin for Schermerhorn

Yes Heather, the reason it's a bigger deal is because jews are usually subjected to conspiracy theories and scapegoated for the most absurd reasons. Episcopalians generally are not. So it is news.

If it was only a gratuitous comment, I'd have less of a problem with it. But since it was tacitly endorsed by the church's monsignor, it was made worse. And in fact, once the priest chose not to step up, the jewish issue became more aggressive in the meeting.

The fact is, the church had a couple of legitimate concerns that really could fairly easily be addressed. But once the flea owners showed their class and willingness to work with them, they had no choice but to escalate because they just don't want the flea. Period. So they made it into a religious favoritism issue. That's the only chance they now have to kill the flea, to racialize it.

Posted by: Leo at July 28, 2008 6:55 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn Flea + Urban Arts Festival

If you didn't hear what was said at the meeting, sixyears, you don't understand. What we heard was classic anti-semitic conspiracy theory, and the priest, sitting right there moderating the event, didn't say a damn thing about it. He tacitly supported it. That's the problem.

Posted by: Leo at July 27, 2008 4:02 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn Flea + Urban Arts Festival

I was at the meeting and what I found disturbing was not so much the individuals who were weaving jewish conspiracy theories, but the fact that the Monsignor who was moderating the meeting sat by passively and allowed it to happen without a word.

One good reason I am a lapsed Catholic is the priesthood's lack of moral leadership.

PS. why are parking meter rules suspended on sundays, but not saturdays?

Posted by: Leo at July 27, 2008 12:09 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn Flea + Urban Arts Festival