My father went to the General PO (11201) which does not stay open late on tax day anymore. You could use the APC machines to get a post mark attached to the tax forms people were mailing but the line was long and moving slowly as the customers were tryong to figue out how to us the machine. A every nice clerk who came to check the shute decided help everyone by postmarking the letters on the spot.

Posted by: alilove at April 17, 2009 2:51 PM in response to Streetlevel: Dumbo's Auto-Post Office Opening Next Week

I don't think it will free up much parking downtown. Many of the legal spaces are reserved for Police and judges even going into residenial streets. With this many transportation options during the day they need to cut down on some of the reserved spaces. Court officials that work the night court should still have some reserve parking But they don't need much since competition for space is less at night.

Posted by: alilove at May 1, 2008 12:05 PM in response to Thursday Links

"what is getting torn down for this -- is this on the east side of the street? Or is this replacing part of Metrotech on the west side? According to the CityMap, it's right in the middle of Myrtle Avenue next to 4 metrotech, but I don't see how it fits."

2:38, This building is east of Metrotech on the east side of Flatbush Ave. A few little stores, a fast food lot, and a grocery store were torn down to make way for development between Flatbush and Asland. But I agree with you either this building is going to be THAT ugly or that is the WORST rendering I have ever seen.

There are plenty of people living in this area, University Towers, the housing project, some small homes. The difficulty is services such as supermarkets, drug stores, and drycleaners are a longer walk than some residencial areas but they will come in with the new building.

As for "roll out of bed" convenience 2 words...

FRESH DIRECT!

Posted by: alilove at March 31, 2008 3:37 PM in response to SOM-designed Toren About to Hit the Market

A market the size of a Garden of Eden, Dean and Deluca or D’agostinos would work here. It would not really compete with a Trader Joe’s they are not that close. It would serve people in the new building as well as the neighborhood as it is a long walk uphill to the food stores on Montague or Atlantic.

“A market by a park (i.e lots of pedestrians, kids, strollers, dogs) that will be accessible only by car?”

Most likely after the park is built there will be public transportation routes created such as shuttle buses or a bus route extention.

Posted by: alilove at January 11, 2008 11:01 AM in response to Latest BBP Brouhaha: A Supermarket in the Park

1:05 said "In terms of the ferry, what are Northside Piers, The Edge, etc doing about this? They have the water taxi in all their marketing materials and Northside Piers is building a dock for it!"

This will not be as big a problem for these developments. I was down by the site of Edge is weekend. It is only 4-5 blocks from the Bedford Ave station on the L. Northside Piers is a block down the street. So people living in these buildings will have an option if the water taxi dosen't work out.

Posted by: alilove at January 3, 2008 1:31 PM in response to Retail Troubles at Schaefer Landing

"more bang for the buck at Concord Village..."

More pollution too. It is right over all that none stop Brooklyn Bridge traffic.
At least this building is on a quiet street. Easy to get a cab and only a block and a half from the nearest train station. and you don't have to cross eight lanes of traffic to get anywhere.

Posted by: alilove at January 2, 2008 7:57 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 40 Clinton Street

" the global credit crunch will only serve to slow things down further."

Good point, but I think 3 years is still a possiblity.

Posted by: alilove at December 27, 2007 9:48 AM in response to Building Permit Granted for Flatbush Flatiron

Make sure you get one from a store with a good return policy. We had to try a few before getting one that did not ring unexpectedly. All sorts of frequencies can set them off. But the one we have now is very reliable. Sorry I don't have the name with me.

Posted by: alilove at December 19, 2007 1:08 PM in response to Wireless doorbells?

Hi Everybody. Wireless Doorbells definitely exist and there are a large number of products out there. Manufacturers like Carlon, Sonic, NuTone and others make them. The tend to have range of about 75 to 150 ft, but you can get longer range ones that extend out to 300. Plus, you can always get wireless extenders or amplifiers to help with this range. As one person mentioned, I would choose one that has several frequencies. Wireless doorbells can sometimes have problems in the city because of other outside wireless devices using the same frequency. The good news is the higher end models (over $50) will usually have this as a standard feature.

Hope this helps,
Mark Taylor
http://www.thedoorbell.net/Wireless-Doorbell.html

Posted by: Mark Taylor at June 5, 2008 3:35 AM in response to Wireless doorbells?