I'm with Denton on this one.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 21, 2008 5:18 PM in response to Aunt Suzie's

Fox reports, "Henhouse is secure."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 21, 2008 2:17 PM in response to Babs Corcoran "Not Worried About Real Estate Prices"

Nothing like an Old Fashioned, girl.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 3:17 PM in response to Oh No...

"in park slope i havent found any trouble"

Call me!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 2:45 PM in response to AMNY Does Cobble Hill

I know something about opening windows and doors
I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors
I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers

Slipping the clippers
Slipping the clippers through the telephone wires
The sense of isolation inspires
Inspires me

I like to feel the suspense when I'm certain you know I am there
I like you lying awake, your baited breath charging the air
I like the touch and the smell of all the pretty dresses you wear
Intruder's happy in the dark
Intruder come
Intruder come and leave his mark
leave his mark

I am the intruder

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 1:06 PM in response to Oh No...

Thank you for coming home
I'm sorry that the chairs are all worn
I left them here I could have sworn
These are my salad days
Slowly being eaten away
Just another play for today
Oh but I'm proud of you,but I'm proud of you
There's nothing left to make me feel small
Luck has left me standing so tall
Gold

Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructable
Always believe in,because you are
Gold

Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could have learned
You're indestructable,always believe in
After the rush has gone
I hope you find a little more time
Remember we were partners in crime
It's only two years ago
The man with the suit and the pace
You know that he was there on the case
Now he's in love with you,he's in love with you
Love is like a high prison wall
But you could leave me standing so tall
Gold

Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible
Always believe in,because you are
Gold

Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could have learned
You're indestructible,always believe in

For love is like a high prison wall
And you could leave me standing so tall
Gold

Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructable
Always believe in, because you are
Gold

Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could've learned
You're indestructable
Always believe in

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 12:55 PM in response to Faulty information and Lies...

You were the girl that changed my world
You were the girl for me
You lit the fuse, I stand accused
You were the first for me
But you turned me out, baby

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me on, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

You were my thrills, you were my pills
You dropped a bomb on me
You turn me out, you turn me on
You turned me loose, then you turned me wrong

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me out, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

Just like Adam and Eve, said you’d set me free
You took me to the sky, I’d never been so high
You were my pills, you were my thrills
You were my hope, baby, you were my smoke
You dropped a bomb, hey, babe

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me out, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me on, baby)

You dropped a bomb on me, baby (Mmm)
You dropped a bomb on me (You dropped a bomb on me, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

We were in motion, felt like an ocean
You were the girl for me
You were the first explosion, turned out to be corrosion
You were the first for me
But you turned me out, baby

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (Whoa...whoa...oh...oh...baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (I won’t forget what you done to me, babe)

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

I-I-I
I-I-I won’t forget it
I-I-I
I-I-I won’t forget it

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

I-I-I
I-I-I won’t forget it
I-I-I
I-I-I won’t forget it

You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me.

You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Oh No...

> this is like discussing quantum physics at my daughter's nursery.

"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics" - Richard Feynman

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 12:26 AM in response to Fed's Kohn Says Crisis `More Severe' Than Episodes Since 1990s

[sound of crickets]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 20, 2008 12:21 AM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

Ahhhh, Patsy. Makes me wanna do karaoke.

RQ. BQ. PQ.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 2:31 PM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

I concede this round to Biff.

And I'm putting "Free Fallin'" on the jukebox.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Fed's Kohn Says Crisis `More Severe' Than Episodes Since 1990s

I figured Biff was up to his shenanigans. And yes, DIBS, you are correct, we share many of the same tastes. But the spoils of battle are yours for the taking, as the BF keeps me off the field.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 2:15 PM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

"I've got $100 that says DIBS and Snark just tried to check out that website."

Not now at work. But later, oh yes.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 2:06 PM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

"the young policeman who just can't grow a moustache will open up his book"

Nah. My taste runs more towards "the hot Chinese Hip Hop guy."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 1:53 PM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

I've told myself so many times before
But this time I think I mean it for sure
We have reached a full stop
Nothing's going to save us from the big drop

Reached our natural conclusion
Outlived the illusion
I hate being in these situations
That call for diplomatic relations
If I only knew the answer
Or I thought we had a chance
Or I could stop this
I would stop this thing
From spreading like a cancer

What can I say
I don't want to play anymore
What can I say
I'm heading for the door
I can't stand this emotional violence
Leave in silence
Leave in silence

We've been running round in circles all year
Doing this and that and getting nowhere
This will be the last time
I think I said that last time

If I only had a potion
Some magical lotion
That could stop this
I would set the wheels in motion

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 1:17 PM in response to Fed's Kohn Says Crisis `More Severe' Than Episodes Since 1990s

"Didn't there used to be a mall there, a long time ago?"

Yep. Albee Square Mall was torn down.

- http://plannyc.org/taxonomy/term/766/all

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 12:07 PM in response to Black Friday Becomes Brooklyn Friday

Risin up
back on the street
did my time took my chances
went the distance now I'm back on my feet
just a man and his will to survive
so many times
it happens too fast
you trade your passion for glory
don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
you must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Face to face
out in the heat
hanging tough
stayin hungry
the stack the odds still we take to the street
for the kill with the skill to survive...

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Risin up
straight to the top
had the guts got the glory
went the distance now I'm not gonna stop
just a man and his will to survive

It's the eye of the tiger
its the cream of the fight
risin up to the challenge of our rivals
and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger......
The eye of the tiger......
The eye of the tiger......

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 11:42 AM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

You never give me your money
You only give me your funny paper
and in the middle of negotiations
you break down

I never give you my number
I only give you my situation
and in the middle of investigation
I break down

Out of college, money spent
See no future, pay no rent
All the money's gone, nowhere to go
Any jobber got the sack
Monday morning, turning back
Yellow lorry slow, nowhere to go
But oh, that magic
feeling, nowhere to go
Oh, that magic feeling
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go

One sweet dream
Pick up the bags and get
in the limousine
Soon we'll be away from here
Step on the gas and wipe that tear away
One sweet dream came true today
Came true today
Came true today (yes it did)

One two three four five six seven,
All good children go to Heaven

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 11:26 AM in response to Fed's Kohn Says Crisis `More Severe' Than Episodes Since 1990s

Creme tangerine and montelimat
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart
A coffee dessert - yes you know it's good news
But you'll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle.

Cool cherry cream and a nice apple tart
I feel your taste all the time we're apart
Coconut fudge - really blows down those blues
But you'll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle.

You might not feel it now
But when the pain cuts through
You're going to know, and how
The sweat is going to fill your head
When it becomes too much
You're going to shout aloud
- Creme tangerine.

You know that what you eat you are,
But what is sweet now, turns so sour
We all know Obla-Di-Bla-Da
But can you show me, where you are?

Creme tangerine and montelimat
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart
A coffee dessert - yes you know it's good news
But you'll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 10:52 AM in response to Fed's Kohn Says Crisis `More Severe' Than Episodes Since 1990s

Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He cannot hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house it has a crowd
There's always something happening
And it's usually quite loud
Our mum she's so house-proud
Nothing ever slows her down
And a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...
Something tells you that you've got to get away from it

Father gets up late for work
Mother has to iron his shirt
Then she sends the kids to school
Sees them off with a small kiss
She's the one they're going to miss
In lots of ways

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

I remember way back then when everything was true and when
We would have such a very good time such a fine time
Such a happy time
And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away
Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers

Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, was our castle and our keep
Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, that was where we used to sleep
Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 10:50 AM in response to U.S. Housing Starts, Permits Drop to Record Low Pace

g man -Please read the article above:

"The idea is that tourists and locals alike will patronize our businesses, especially those selling made-in-BK wares. "

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 10:41 AM in response to Black Friday Becomes Brooklyn Friday

Is there a single "made-in-BK" ware to be found in any of the stores of Fulton Mall?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 19, 2008 10:16 AM in response to Black Friday Becomes Brooklyn Friday

"You are full of excuses today, IB."

Among other things. If you look around Zillow, it is hard to find a townhouse in Park Slope that sold in the last couple of years for less than $700/sf.

I'm not saying these prices are reasonable.

I'm not saying they will hold.

I'm just saying that these are the facts (IB's Kryptonite).

Here are two more quick ones that were past Open House picks:

303 13th St
Sold 05/23/2008: $1,765,000
This home $ per sq ft: $740

146 Sterling Pl
Sold 08/11/2008: $2,730,000
This home $ per sq ft: $861

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 6:14 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street

"You still haven't found a single house within three blocks of this one that sold for $700/sq ft ever."

Here's one less than a block away:

- http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/285-1st-St-Brooklyn-NY-11215/30583387_zpid

285 1st St, Brooklyn
Sold 04/25/2008: $1,725,000
2,400 sqft
This home $ per sq ft: $749

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 5:42 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/536-1st-St-Brooklyn-NY-11215/30587311_zpid

536 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY

How this home stacks up
This home $ per sq ft: $898
Comps avg $ per sq ft: $785

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 5:33 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street

The price of this house is justified due to the little known fact that it is carved from a single enormous rock of crack.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 4:29 PM in response to Closing Bell: 315 Garfield Place, The Movie

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's one thing you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 4:12 PM in response to Newest Residents of Desirable Nabes Have Tails

"The Troubled Asset Relief Program was designed to
stabilize financial markets and the flow of credit and" has thus far failed at both.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 3:23 PM in response to Tuesday Links

What's wrong with the public schools in Prospect Heights?

I know a couple whose daughter attended public schools in Prospect Heights for her entire K-12 education.

Last year she was accepted to Yale.

How bad can they be?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 3:15 PM in response to Cheap Today, Cheaper Tomorrow?

Doh. That should have been "gay as a tree full of parrots"...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 2:13 PM in response to Green Parrots?

"Vinca, telegraph hill is in san francisco, not berkeley. There, like here, there seem to be a few different flocks in the city."

Hence the origin of the phrase "gas as a tree full of parrots."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 2:12 PM in response to Green Parrots?

"You divas need to bring it back to earth."

Hear hear! You diva sellers asking for $2m for this archaic house need to dial it down a notch!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 2:07 PM in response to House of the Day: 318 1st Street

Actually, having first ridiculed you, I will now ignore you.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 1:05 PM in response to Obama's First Interview: Oh my God!

> Watch that Snark, I'm on to you...

I'm an ordinary guy...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 12:46 PM in response to Read This:Illegal Shelter in a private apt building - help

> Paulson makes my blood boil, argghh!

Shakedown thieves walking in broad daylight...

> The biggest Rip Off in American history!

No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 11:20 AM in response to Read This:Illegal Shelter in a private apt building - help

Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 18, 2008 12:28 AM in response to Read This:Illegal Shelter in a private apt building - help

Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

Hold tight, wait 'till the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house

Here's your ticket, pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
All wet, hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 11:03 PM in response to Read This:Illegal Shelter in a private apt building - help

You want the truth behind 911? It was frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads:

- http://www.serendipity.li/wot/bollyn1.htm

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 9:01 PM in response to Obama's First Interview: Oh my God!

There you go denton, countering misty-eyed nostalgia (for a past that never was) with pesky facts. Shame on you!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 6:50 PM in response to Obama's First Interview: Oh my God!

"You can also legally take over the rent stabilized units for your own use. It involves some paperwork but you don't have to pay off the tenants."

That's a rather optimistic view.

- http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/tenants_fight_e.php

- http://curbed.com/archives/2008/06/04/lengthy_east_village_mansion_battle_ends_almost.php

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 5:11 PM in response to HOTD: 306 Washington Avenue, Two Price Cuts Later

"not crazy about the location"

Might I ask why? You have dining and shopping right on 7th Ave. You're two blocks from 5th ave, two blocks from the park, three blocks from the subway? What's not to like?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 2:59 PM in response to Condo of the Day: The Ansonia, Apt. 4D

"they are the typical park slope kids.. u know the girls with chronic sourpuss face and boys who look like hannah montana."

QOTD.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 11:57 AM in response to how to deal with noisy tweens!?

I'm looking forward to checking out the new mid-century dealers.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 5:53 PM in response to Closing Bell: Six More Fleas Left This Season!

voluntary regulation = oxymoron

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 4:01 PM in response to what the....

voluntary regulation = oymoron

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 4:01 PM in response to what the....

"Snark...are you that old????"

A psychic told me that I have an old (and cantankerous) soul.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 3:35 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

Marketwatch says: "Citi's global staff stands at about 352,000 now, and the firm has a target to trim that to about 290,000 by next year, the report said, citing a person familiar with the company's plans."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 3:29 PM in response to Open House Picks

Cool, BRG. I'll be your personal Mystery Shopper.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 3:04 PM in response to Calling All Archetects and Engineers

"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/StatlerandWaldorf.JPG"

Hmmmm, I kinda pictured DIBS and myself in those roles.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 12:53 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

"My next door neighbor swears there is an opossum running around the wilds of the South Slope..."

The bf saw one sitting on somebody's stoop in Windsor Terrace.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 14, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Raccoons Take Clinton Hill

I meant "peeking" of course.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 5:39 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

C'mon kids, 300 is peaking over the horizon.

I gotta bounce.

G'night y'all.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 5:31 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

"Just like I want to be on my first date with Rob."

Pics please.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 5:18 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

My QOTD vote goes for "Tyra's looking extra tranny-fied this season."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 5:08 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

Sticks?
Flicks?
Hicks?
Heuristics?

Help me, BRG, I'm drawing a a blank.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:59 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

And YES to these from round 2:

k. d. lang
Lucy Lawless
Tori Spelling
Margaret Cho
Harvey Fierstein
Jake Gyllenhaal
Gwen Stefani
Mink Stole
Tammy Faye Messner
Mae West

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:43 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

Zoicks, I wasn't expecting a pop quiz (or a Spanish Inquisition, but who does?)

YES to all of the following:

Dorothy Parker
Bette Davis
Marlene Dietrich
Cary Grant
Marilyn Monroe
Joan Crawford
Shirley Bassey
Grace Jones
Charo
Dolly Parton
Quentin Crisp

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:40 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

"Biff, Snark and Kathy Griffin in a night of sin."

Snarking with Stars? That's what I call Must See TV. Have your people call my people.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:37 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

"^^^^threesome!"

Hopefully the bf isn't reading Brownstoner today. A while back he emailed me, "who is this cobblehiller, and where is my baseball bat?"

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:35 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

Judy Garland = fail
Barbara Streisand = fail
Elton John = fail

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:24 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

We've been hosed.

From MarketWatch: Recently Naomi Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," framed the issue perfectly: "Has the Treasury partially nationalized the private banks, as we have been told? Or is it the other way around?"

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 4:16 PM in response to what the....

"I wonder what floor this apt is on."

This is Apt 3R.

- http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/363148-coop-360-clinton-avenue-clinton-hill-brooklyn

"SnarkSlope, thanks for the reality check."

No problem, actually Streeteasy says that 3C closed for $357,000 after starting at $385,000.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 3:26 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 360 Clinton Avenue One Bedroom

"A&K -- you need a thick skin, but they are honest and the selection is good."

Excellent summation.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 3:19 PM in response to Streetlevel: Bye-Bye Bergen Tile

"Snark's gay BRG."

Word.

"gack. virgos. :-/"

Word.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:58 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

Based on the floorplans, Apt 3c is a fair comp and it sold for $375,000 last year.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:53 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 360 Clinton Avenue One Bedroom

Dang. Late to the party again.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:37 PM in response to H&M Setting Up Shop in Downtown BK

The bf likes A & K Tile Studio on 9th St between 5th and 6th Ave.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:25 PM in response to Streetlevel: Bye-Bye Bergen Tile

Perhaps it is one of those cheese lines we've been promised.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:21 PM in response to Long Line Around BAM?

The Bailout: Bush's Final Pillage

- http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/klein

"When European colonialists realized that they had no choice but to hand over power to the indigenous citizens, they would often turn their attention to stripping the local treasury of its gold and grabbing valuable livestock. If they were really nasty, like the Portuguese in Mozambique in the mid-1970s, they poured concrete down the elevator shafts.

The Bush gang prefers bureaucratic instruments: "distressed asset" auctions and the "equity purchase program." But make no mistake: the goal is the same as it was for the defeated Portuguese--a final frantic looting of the public wealth before they hand over the keys to the safe."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 2:19 PM in response to what the....

Speaking of fire and brimstone:

November 11, 2008, 3:50 pm
Toll on New York: It’s Dead

Robert I. Toll, the chief executive of the luxury home builder Toll Brothers, used to say New York City was the bright spot for home sales. No more.

"New York City was a nice stand-alone beacon," he said in a conference call this afternoon. "Now it has joined the rest of the country."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 13, 2008 12:08 PM in response to CB6 Says Full-on Yes to Toll Brothers Rezoning

I'll third that. Excellent photo!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 5:07 PM in response to Wednesday Blogwrap

"DOW..it's incredibly poor taste to throw up someone else's quote in this thread once the QOTD has already been awarded."

So true, so true.

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September 17, 2008
Quote of the Day

In Wasilla, a comparable home would be more horizontally oriented, clad in aluminum, and perched on wheels and/or cinder blocks. But with the de rigeur meth lab, it would be a more profitable investment than this place.
— by SnarkSlope in House of the Day: 47 Sidney Place

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 4:44 PM in response to Quote of the Day

"Oh, god, I'm going to get flamed to death. :)"

QOTD!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 4:06 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Penguin mole poblano, mmmm-mmm.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 4:04 PM in response to Just smile and wave boys, Smile and wave.....

"i don't believe that Brooklyn real estate went up for over 100% from what it should have been selling at - i believe that in the late '90's and early '00's broorklyn real estate was selling for too little. the housing was underpriced."

And the winner of the Tortured Argument Lacking any Facts Whatsoever award goes to...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 1:23 PM in response to Has the Buyers' Market Come to Brooklyn? Duh.

Two words: Unlimited breadsticks.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 10:34 AM in response to A Mediterranean Makover

Albee Square Mall *was* a dump.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 10:23 AM in response to New Building Plan Filed for City Point

I, for one, welcome our new waffly masters.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 10:21 AM in response to Closing Bell: Hungry for Art at MetroTech

It's funny that somebody who writes, "it is the responsibility of the enlightened owner..." would accuse somebody else of being a "design nazi."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 12, 2008 12:48 AM in response to House of the Day: 72 Hicks Street

"On Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Dick Morris again suggested that Sen. Barack Obama and his wife got a discount on the price of their house and botched several basic facts of the real estate transaction."

- http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100017

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 8:58 PM in response to Flying the Flag in the Slope

"...they have no faith so they tear down thousands of years of religious tradition, they have no morals so they tear down thousands of years of social structure... they hide behind curtains of moral subjectivism, as if anecdotes and emotion can mitigate the overwhelming weight of historical precedent."

So I assume you must support slavery then, right? As promoted in the Bible and practiced fairly universally until rather recently in human history?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 8:41 PM in response to Flying the Flag in the Slope

It ended with dessert 20 years ago:

- http://collections.walkerart.org/item/object/713

Spoonbridge and Cherry
Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen
1985-1988

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 4:44 PM in response to Closing Bell: Hungry for Art at MetroTech

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/magazine/16brothers.html?pagewanted=all

Published: October 16, 2005

"Why can't real estate just have a boom like every other industry?" Toll asked in complaint. "Why do we have to have a bubble and then a pop?"

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 4:19 PM in response to Toll Brothers Making Less Money

northsloperenter - will you be my new bff?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 4:13 PM in response to Fear of Obama drives Stock Market Down!

"It was all back in the 80s and you know what that was like!!!!"

Ahhh, youth...

Ahhh, statute of limitations...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 3:50 PM in response to Streetlevel: Closeout Shop for the Slope

"Wait, didn't there used to be a Dee&Dee on 5th Avenue around 13th or 14th"

Yes. It appears to be moving contrary to the prevalent southward drift of 99cent stores.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 3:48 PM in response to Streetlevel: Closeout Shop for the Slope

"this is a case where my neighbors have built a poorly designed dam upriver from me"

I'm SnarkSlope and I approve this metaphor.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 3:46 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Darn. I thought you were doing your Liza Doolittle impersonation.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 3:38 PM in response to House of the Day: 72 Hicks Street

Polly want a cracker?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 2:48 PM in response to Flying the Flag in the Slope

Did somebody get a bargain?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 2:32 PM in response to Streetlevel: Closeout Shop for the Slope

"Ever seen a free-for-all battle over a pile of clothes in the original Filene's Basement in Boston?????"

I fought many of those battles myself. A friend of mine met his boyfriend while searching for boxers.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 2:29 PM in response to Streetlevel: Closeout Shop for the Slope

Save yourself a million smackers and buy this jewel:

- http://www.awayerealty.com/new_developments/1205TodtHill.htm

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 1:48 PM in response to House of the Day: 72 Hicks Street

Actually it does say "newly constructed private deck," but I imagine it involves climbing a ladder through a roof hatch. Great for boozy entertaining!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 1:25 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 45 7th Avenue

"I've never listened to talk radio in my life."

And yet you parrot their fact-free talking points like an automaton.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 1:21 PM in response to Flying the Flag in the Slope

These boots were made for walking after midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 12:46 PM in response to Celebrating the Shoe Repair Shop

Yep, given that 188 State was chopped by over $700k, I'm sure the developer is dancing in the streets.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 12:21 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

"It seems to me that the most complicated and tortuous explanation is what people currently go for. What is that called?"

It's called religion.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 11:57 AM in response to Redevelopment Stalled in Red Hook

Nothing will shore up the market. Sit tight. Save for your down payment. Be ready to jump when the time is right.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 11:55 AM in response to Citigroup Puts the Kibosh on Foreclosures

Once again DIBS is a virtuoso wielder of Occam's Razor.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 11:10 AM in response to Redevelopment Stalled in Red Hook

Biff deserves QOTD for working in a Godzilla reference.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 11, 2008 10:49 AM in response to Flying the Flag in the Slope

[sound of crickets]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 5:37 PM in response to Finding the Loft in a Brownstone

That's what she said... Or when the guest of (dis)honor arrives: "That's What," she said.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 4:43 PM in response to Quote of the Day

BRG, my shoulder or baton are available.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 4:23 PM in response to Quote of the Day

"south south slope would be from 15th st. to the expressway"

Technically, that's Slippery Slope.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 4:19 PM in response to Closing Bell: Where Does Park Slope End?

Peppino's on the south end of Fifth in the Slope also has excellent pizza.

Has anybody tried Villa Rustica on 3rd Street yet?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 3:59 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

Went to Corner Burger exactly once. That corner seems to keep repeating a pattern of overpriced mediocrity. We did have a cute waiter though.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 3:33 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

Yes sam, as a matter of fact I do.

Do you need to borrow one to loosen up that corset for ya?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 2:58 PM in response to Finding the Loft in a Brownstone

sam needs to loosen his corset.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 2:37 PM in response to Finding the Loft in a Brownstone

Thanks for the recommendation on Five Guys. Been meaning to try them out.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 2:21 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

I also recommend going to Nana and ordering a bunch of appetizers. They tend to be better than the entrees for some reason.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 1:50 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

Fatoosh on Fifth between 8th and 9th has yummy Middle Eastern food at a very reasonable price.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 1:02 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

Bring it, BRG!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Universal Church Almost Ready, Still Ugly

"if you don't appreciate those details don't buy a house filled with them and proceed to remove all of them"

I agree with you there. But if the place has already been stripped, then I'm game for a modern makeover.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 12:08 PM in response to Finding the Loft in a Brownstone

Bogota is consistently excellent. Just had brunch there on Sunday.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 12:01 PM in response to can anyone suggest a decently priced, but good restaurant in park slope?

Open, airy, modern and delicious.

I don't understand all of these reactionary attitudes that a brownstone should not have a modern interior. It's not as if these naysayers are sitting around wearing period costumes to complete the authentic look.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 11:47 AM in response to Finding the Loft in a Brownstone

These new trains rock.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 11:33 AM in response to New F Trains Leaving the Station

Sounds like one of these crock prosperity churches:

"When you are a child of God you must afford to buy yourself the car of your dreams, the house of your dreams... In the same way that Abraham, Jacob and Job were prosperous you too must be prosperous."

- http://www.stopsuffering.org/lun.html

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 10, 2008 11:32 AM in response to Universal Church Almost Ready, Still Ugly

Thank you ador3, for adding oh so much to this thread.

You score a solid "meh minus".

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 6:31 PM in response to New Restaurant for 230 Fifth Avenue

"I'm still on that throne."

I was wondering who bought that stylin' Toto:

http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/10/toto_aquia_dul.php

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 5:08 PM in response to Today on the Forum

Nicely done, Biff.

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fatality.png

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:43 PM in response to Today on the Forum

Yeah, nothing shady sounding about that. Anyhoo, while I have your attention, I wanted to talk to you about a little business venture. I am a deposed Nigerian prince and...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:33 PM in response to Scammmm??????

"Snark wants to wear Jerry Minsky's glasses."

Actually, I want to BE Jerry Minsky's glasses.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:30 PM in response to Quote of the Day

"SnarkSlope...you're just an accessories queen."

Guilty as charged.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:23 PM in response to Minsky Lands at Elliman

"There will never be a QOTD where the incorrect usage of they're/their/there is used or the incorrect pronoun usage of they/those."

QOTD!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:05 PM in response to Today on the Forum

"two aren't interested in my type"

I've been known to dabble. Got a six pack?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 4:05 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Those aren't words...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 3:36 PM in response to Quote of the Day

GMAP link is off by several blocks...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 2:37 PM in response to Development Watch: 277 19th Street

Alrighty then, Godwin's Law kicks in now.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 1:09 PM in response to Raised floor

I like his glasses:

- http://www.corcoran.com/agents/agentpics/JZM.jpg

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 1:07 PM in response to Minsky Lands at Elliman

Vell, zat eez ze beauty of havink deeeferent tastes.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 1:03 PM in response to Raised floor

I bet South Slope will be a good case study in the coming years.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 1:00 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

CaesarStone. Not really a fan of granite.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 12:44 PM in response to Raised floor

"Who did you meet and in what bar that they gave you that number???"

Well, if you must know, it wasn't a boy in a bar, it was my mother. Thanks for ripping old wounds. Gotta run and call my therapist now...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 12:23 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

Never mind the chemicals, it's the bad taste they emit that disturbs me.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 12:18 PM in response to Raised floor

So now I have to scrap my Plan B as well?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 12:12 PM in response to Houseboat on the Gowanus?

Hey BRG, call me! 212-479-7990.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 12:00 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

Prices will come back to levels of five years ago. It may take a year but they will.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 10:21 AM in response to House of the Day: 291 State Street

http://hort.ufl.edu/gt/coast/mandevilla.htm

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Closing Bell: Late Bloomers

Went to Star of India once about four years ago. It scored a solid "meh" so I haven't been back.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 7, 2008 10:15 AM in response to New Restaurant for 230 Fifth Avenue

212-479-7990

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 6:28 PM in response to Quote of the Day

That's right BRG, and I'm gonna do it again:

"One unnamed McCain aide reportedly described Ms Palin and her husband, Todd, as 'Wasilla hillbillies'... who had travelled the country 'looting' luxury fashion stores at the Republican party’s expense."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 6:23 PM in response to Quote of the Day

troll - Don't make me sic Suze Orman on you.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 6:20 PM in response to End of the $400 Property Tax Rebate

BRG - Did you light the Snark Signal?

Hey DIBS, speaking of Palin dirt, get this one from the financial times:

"Sarah Palin arrived home in Alaska on Thursday as infighting intensified between Republicans who view her as the future of the party and others who blame her for John McCain’s defeat...

But even as the Alaska governor tried to keep her options open, some allies of Mr McCain were busy trying to trash her reputation with a series of allegations about her conduct during the campaign...

Perhaps the most startling involved fresh claims about Ms Palin’s shaky grasp of geography, with unnamed McCain aides telling Fox News that during preparations for the vice-presidential debate, it emerged that she did not know Africa was a continent rather than a country..."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 6:10 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Awesome photo. Snark-free kudos to the photographer!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 4:56 PM in response to Thursday Blogwrap

benson - thanks for the breakdown. I was not implying that $250K makes one rich. It just happens to be much more than the vast majority of people in the city earn.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 4:33 PM in response to End of the $400 Property Tax Rebate

"it's been quiet every time we've gone past"

Cash flow problems, perhaps?

Argyle is shaping up nicely though.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 3:08 PM in response to Development Watch: 385 4th Avenue

And a soupçon more cowbell.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 2:17 PM in response to House of the Day: 399 Bergen Street

Troll - Your "other expenses" are $85,000?

$7000/mo?

Sorry, but that is a lot of money. Even in NYC.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 2:05 PM in response to End of the $400 Property Tax Rebate

I think you're looking for another word that starts with "st" that rhymes with "cupidity."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Open House Picks: Six Months Later

cobblehiller - You have my sincere and snark-free hopes that you find a new gig soon.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 12:42 PM in response to NYC Police and Fire Fighters Next to Feel Budget Pinch

Yes, obviously the stock market drop is all about Obama, and not about any of these headlines:

U.S. stocks drop at the start on rise in jobless claims

Technology stocks dip on Cisco's bleak outlook

Anheuser-Busch net income falls 5.7%

TJX same-store sales drop 6% in October amid forex losses

Blackstone's quarterly loss widens

Frontier Oil earnings fall in quarter

Kohl's October same-store sales decline 9.0%

Nordstrom says sales fall sharply, cuts outlook

Saks October same-store sales sink by more than 16%

Activision swings to net loss for third quarter on charges

Duke earnings dip 65% in 'disappointing' quarter

Cadence Design to cut 625 jobs, or 12% of workforce

Whole Foods Q4 net income 1c vs 24c

(etc)

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 6, 2008 10:39 AM in response to Wednesday Blogwrap

Streeteasy says "Maintenance: $844"

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 5, 2008 1:30 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 101 Lafayette Avenue, #6D

08/22/2007 - Listed in StreetEasy by Corcoran at $569,000

01/08/2008 - Corcoran listing no longer available

08/07/2008 - Listed in StreetEasy by TREGNY for $600,000

Hmmmmm, if Corcoran couldn't move it back in 2007 for $560k, $580,000 now seems a trifle optimistic.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 5, 2008 1:18 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 101 Lafayette Avenue, #6D

Yeah, no Obama bashing ever happens here.

[sound of eyes rolling skyward]

Where is NickelNuts today?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 5, 2008 12:39 PM in response to Paint The White House Black!

"The gas stations will never be replaced with housing."

What about this site that used to be a gas station?

- http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/11/development_wat_307.php

"Choice Construction began work on this 95,000sf, poured-in-place concrete superstructure project early in 2008. Once built, it will serve as a mixed use facility, containing both retail shopping and residential condominiums.".

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 5, 2008 11:29 AM in response to Fourth Avenue: Gentrification or Ghettoization?

Benson - You conveniently express defense spending relative to GDP, yet mention "SS, medicare and the interest" as a portion of the budget. This is disingenuous and misleading.

Defense spending alone accounts for 37% of the budget. Therefore more than a third of the interest is also defense related, bringing the total over 40%.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 5, 2008 7:50 AM in response to Park Slope: The Blue Half of the Two Americas

Yes we DID!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 11:52 PM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere

This is what I am talking about:

"U.S. defense spending in FY 2009, projected to reach over $700 billion, will be the highest since World War II, and represent nearly half of the world's total military expenditures.

When including $170 billion in projected funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States will spend significantly more, in inflation adjusted dollars, for defense in FY 2009 than it did during the peak years of the Korean War (1953; $545 billion), Vietnam (1968; $550 billion), or the 1980s Reagan-era buildup (1989; $522 billion).

The United States is also slated to spend more on defense in FY 2009 than the next 45 highest spending countries combined – including 5.8 times more than China (2nd highest), 10.2 times more than Russia (3rd highest), and 98.6 times more than Iran (22nd highest) – and will account for 48 percent of the world's total military spending.

The defense budget has increased by an average annual rate of more than six percent in nine of the last ten years, a sustained growth rate not seen since World War II."

- http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/tying_spending_to_gdp_bad_policy/

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 10:47 PM in response to Park Slope: The Blue Half of the Two Americas

Don't be stunned, cobblehiller.

"The What" is lying.

There is no P.S. 56 in Lodi, NJ.

- http://www.lodi.k12.nj.us/

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 8:41 PM in response to You better get this one right...

Bloated defense spending is the real 800lb gorilla in the room.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 8:36 PM in response to Park Slope: The Blue Half of the Two Americas

90 minutes this morning in the Slope. I've never seen anything like it.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 7:09 PM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere

"Iraq is the center of the war on terror"

Because we made it that way.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 7:06 PM in response to Election Night Parties

Indeed, the difference on 5th ave between 2000 and 2008 is amazing.

It does make we wonder though, if it changed so quickly, can it roll back quickly as well?

What if stores and restaurants start to close because of the decreased business due to the recession, or an inability to secure funding to run day-to-day operations?

What if landlords, having tasted higher rents, refuse to lower them to allow lower end businesses to rent space?

Could it - for a time - get *worse* than it was in 2000?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 6:47 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Did somebody say "man date?"

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 6:13 PM in response to You better get this one right...

Wascally wabbit!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 4:56 PM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere

Occam's razor once again cuts through the bs.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 3:48 PM in response to Development Watch: 267 6th Street

It's called Tinkernomics.

Everybody keeps clapping or Tinkerbell dies.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 3:47 PM in response to Quote of the Day

To CobbleHillier?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 3:34 PM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere

"there's definitely a cathartic feeling one gets from pulling the big lever"

It gives such a satisfying "kathunk" sound.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 3:19 PM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere

True that, 11217. Prices tend to go up as you climb the hill.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 2:48 PM in response to Who's Moving to Downtown Brooklyn?

> $2500 for a medium sized one bedroom

That place better be damn nice. We're paying WAY less for a 2br right off 5th.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 2:32 PM in response to Who's Moving to Downtown Brooklyn?

Are we sure this place is done?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 4, 2008 2:26 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 120 Lexington Avenue

BRG - I hear and shall obey!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 6:29 PM in response to Mugging on St. John's Place

I can't give it away on 7th Avenue
This town's been wearing tatters...

Pride and joy and greed and sex
That's what makes our town the best
Pride and joy and dirty dreams and still surviving on the street...

Don't you know the crime rate is going up, up, up, up, up
To live in this town you must be tough, tough, tough, tough, tough!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 5:44 PM in response to Mugging on St. John's Place

Reminds me of that quote, "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 4:09 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn at Eye Level Wants You

Dear Penthouse Forum...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 3:52 PM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

Nice wielding of Occam's razor.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 3:05 PM in response to Development Watch: 392 St. Marks

"But when did they invent see-through fruit stands and cars..."

I believe it is all part of our new era of transparency and accountability.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 1:59 PM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

The lack of helmets is certainly disturbing, but will somebody please get some faces for those poor people in rendering #1?

I'll go ahead and third the ocean parkway recreation comment.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 1:32 PM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

Or get a Duck Tour half-bus/half-boat as seen in the second rendering.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 1:04 PM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

Love this tidbit from the listing: "Dumbo has a wonderful hometown neighborhood feeling."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 1:02 PM in response to Condo of the Day: One Main Street, #3A

The hot air balloon in the third rendering is a nice touch.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 12:38 PM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

Noticeably absent from these fantasy renderings are 1) all the trucks that currently thunder down 4th Avenue, 2) all of the condos that are sprouting up.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 3, 2008 11:51 AM in response to New Visions of 4th Avenue & 9th Street

I'll take Paul Lynde to block.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 5:41 PM in response to New Minerva Looking Wonky?

Hey Pitbull - You gonna wear that turtle outfit?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 4:24 PM in response to question about the park slope parade tonight...

Darn. Late to the party again.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 4:22 PM in response to Sheepshead Bay: Fifth Most Luxurious Neighborhood

17 Garden Place listing is still on the BHS site:

http://www.bhsbrooklyn.com/detail.asp?id=957052

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 4:11 PM in response to Open House Picks

"...DIBS is right. I prefer the hard stuff ..."

[enter hot cop]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 2:19 PM in response to You got had! Banks must lend out bailout money, Rep. Frank insists

Antique white walls and white trim.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 30, 2008 3:36 PM in response to Paint colors for tenants?

The next logical step is to hire somebody to do the listening as well. And then outsourcing all of one's inconvenient bodily functions.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 30, 2008 1:08 PM in response to Music: The Final Frontier of Outsourcing for the Home

Looks about as Tuscan as the Olive Garden. Classy!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 30, 2008 11:07 AM in response to "Tuscan" Townhouses Coming to Red Hook

I'm ready for the cheese lines. Mmmmm, make mine Manchego.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 6:18 PM in response to Housing Crisis in Bushwick

[exit hot co-op]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 5:50 PM in response to Where is Wasder?

Nope, my bad, Biff. I thought you meant the Bangkok setup elsewhere. I'll have to take a peek at Wasder's post.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 5:47 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street

"One [hot thai cop] needed."

Two please.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 5:16 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street

OK, so maybe this one does rank as a travesty. It's just sad, bland and charmless. When I think travesty, I think of this slice of sweet condoliciousness:

- http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/02/athena_prices_a.php

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 5:14 PM in response to Development Watch: 272 19th Street

"SnarkSlope, you left me hanging in Wasder's Forum post by the way. I gave you a perfect setup."

Yeah, I saw that. Fish in a barrel, but thanks!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 5:07 PM in response to Quote of the Day

I didn't grow up in Brooklyn either, but this reminds me of a story...

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While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President.

The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle."

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was. The old rancher said, "When you're drivin' down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle."

The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain. "You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, she doesn't know what to do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb a** put her up there to begin with."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 4:28 PM in response to Backyard Turtle

We have the same feeling for the gratuitous use of plural pronouns.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 4:00 PM in response to Quote of the Day

"I would be less upset if they weren't charging shitloads of money for these apartments."

Fret not, Santa. It doesn't look like many of these South Slope travesties are selling.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 2:50 PM in response to Development Watch: 272 19th Street

Nice pad. Finally, enough closets for all my skeletons. I was loving this place until I saw the $1,655 maintenance.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 12:58 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street

Hotter, please.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 12:15 PM in response to No Flea This Weekend, Back on November 9

This one won't last!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 12:05 PM in response to Housing Slump Almost Over

$10.8m is a sweet roll of cash. But with the initial asking price $12,500,000, it took a nearly 15% haircut.

Negative Nancy, over and out.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 12:03 PM in response to Brooklyn Heights Mansion Fetches Record-Breaking Price

Congrats and happy settling in! Let me know where to send the new fondue set.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 10:50 AM in response to Where is Wasder?

Sundrenched.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 29, 2008 10:33 AM in response to Housing Slump Almost Over

Like a tennis ball bouncing down the stairs.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 9:34 PM in response to DOW UP 800 POINTS. THE WHAT LEAVES TOWN.

I'll let Streeteasy do the snarking:

"47 previous sales listings: $737 per ft² (avg)"

This unit is asking $910/sf. The comps have spoken, and they appear to be saying, "Put down the crack pipe."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 4:35 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 145 Park Place, #2B

"And you, SnarkSlope, have never posted a positive comment in your life."

Not true, but if it makes you feel better to believe that, then follow your bliss.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 4:19 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 145 Park Place, #2B

90 seconds in the microwave on unthaw should do the trick.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 4:07 PM in response to Renters Love Obama

Whatever, tiefighter. Since this is the first and only thread you've chosen to comment upon, your shilling is rather suspect.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 3:57 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 145 Park Place, #2B

Thanks, Poley. Good luck not contradicting your argument next time.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 3:21 PM in response to Renters Love Obama

"(...someone please tell me they got it)"

I got it, BRG.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 3:13 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

"I wish there were still DarkRooms in bars."

I'm in a dark room with bars on the window, does that count?

"hot Bellevue orderly - is just a figment of imagination."

Imagined or not, I'm looking forward to my sponge bath from Carlos...

"I'm assuming your 1:56pm post was the result of a cut and paste of SnarkSlope's that you changed but forgot to change his BRG reference."

Nice save, Biff persona. The rest will never be the wiser.

[Some day this war is gonna exit stage right...]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 2:57 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

It's true. I am bayridgegirl. And Townhouse Lady, Biff Champion, wasder, daveinbedstuy and even the What. I am all of you, or rather, all of *us*.

Too... many... voices... in... my... head...

[enter hot Bellevue orderly]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 2:39 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

Polemicist - I know that reality is an acquired taste, but you should really consider trying it.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 2:30 PM in response to Renters Love Obama

"Thank you Snarkslope, now finish writing the play."

I'm typing as fast as one hand will allow.

Low enough, BRG?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 1:33 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

A unit that has 1860sf in the same building is asking $975k, so $925k for this unit seems laughable.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 12:53 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 145 Park Place, #2B

"any savings you make when purchasing the home would have to go towards your getting a security task force"

[enter hot cop, stage left]

Last time, I promise!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 12:02 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

Sorry, Your Whatness, but I'm not seeing how this makes you right about anything.

BTW, I'd love to see the Nets stay in Jersey, or anywhere but Brooklyn, actually.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 28, 2008 10:10 AM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!

neil (aka Dances with Sockpuppets) - One word of advice for you: subtlety.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 9:19 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 19 Grace Court, #3B

"I love you (like a brother, that is)."

That's what she said.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 5:21 PM in response to Are you still in denial about the implosion of the Mutant Asset Bubble?

"I was walking from Downtown Lodi when Cop cars was racing toward Fulton St..."

[enter hot cop, stage left]

Biff made me do it.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 5:08 PM in response to Are you still in denial about the implosion of the Mutant Asset Bubble?

"you should only expect to get a premium if a cop lives next door."

[enter hot cop, stage right]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 4:49 PM in response to House of the Day: 567 1st Street

[enter hot cop, stage left]

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 4:31 PM in response to Streetlevel: "Tiki Hut" Bar in Park Slope Open Today

The next stop is, Avenue XXX...

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 4:12 PM in response to Are you still in denial about the implosion of the Mutant Asset Bubble?

It reads Proust.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 3:55 PM in response to Today on the Brownstoner Backpages

"Senator Schumer lives aroud the corner"

That should lop off at least 20%.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 3:39 PM in response to House of the Day: 567 1st Street

I think by $4/5m, SJ means $800k.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 3:33 PM in response to House of the Day: 567 1st Street

"These houses are two a penny in London."

Yikes, UK real estate has fallen further and faster than I thought!

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 3:13 PM in response to House of the Day: 567 1st Street

Excellent, I see Biff has launched the official deathwatch.

I'm guessing it's gone by March 28th.

Time to start the new betting pool: what will rise from the rum-soaked ashes to replace it?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 2:58 PM in response to Streetlevel: "Tiki Hut" Bar in Park Slope Open Today

Per Streeteasy: "Units originally offered for sale are now available as rentals only."

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 27, 2008 1:44 PM in response to The Clermont Reborn As Rentals

"At the end of this year, companies may decide against paying the money accrued for bonuses