everything's better in b&w

funny that those who will love these pics the most either 1) never lived in that era and/or b) wouldn't have been caught dead in these types of neighborhoods

Posted by: blackstoner at March 16, 2009 5:07 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn in the 1970's

51 shareholders is about 50 too many

Posted by: blackstoner at March 16, 2009 3:50 PM in response to Vox Pop Teeters On The Edge

i saw this house when it was for sale in the lows 1's circa 2004/5. its even more charm-less in person that the photos indicate, including the cheap imitation bricks used on the facade..And this "renovation" was already done back then, so the mark up is nothing but seller's wishful thinking

Posted by: blackstoner at March 16, 2009 3:44 PM in response to House of the Day: 345 Hoyt Street

you guys always underestimate windsor terrace

Posted by: blackstoner at February 20, 2009 5:33 PM in response to Open House Picks

btw, the "writer" of this trashy article gets paid in accordance to exposure (if i understand how Examiner works), so lets not do her any favors by giving her too many page views

Posted by: blackstoner at February 18, 2009 2:15 PM in response to Stereotyping Brooklyn Nabes and Missing the Point

i get really turned off when comment threads veer off into off-topic nonsense like the religious crap here.

i belive the site moderators should take a more proactive role in preventing this

Posted by: blackstoner at February 18, 2009 2:10 PM in response to Stereotyping Brooklyn Nabes and Missing the Point

economists are never wrong.
and the NYTimes cares deeply about the well being of its readers.

Posted by: blackstoner at February 17, 2009 11:37 AM in response to How Bad Could It Get?

drama queen

Posted by: blackstoner at February 17, 2009 10:32 AM in response to How Bad Could It Get?

Si MAS

Posted by: blackstoner at February 17, 2009 10:28 AM in response to The Fight for the Future of Coney Island

as long as there is no principal reduction, I am ok with govt subsidizing monthly payments for a limited time period for primary homes, for purely selfish reasons - my own property values.

Posted by: blackstoner at February 13, 2009 10:11 AM in response to Housing Rescue Plan: For Some or For All?

im glad these slums were torn down

Posted by: blackstoner at January 16, 2009 3:03 PM in response to The Original 135 Willow Street

house on the left should be illegal
the developer jailed and the architect revoked of his/her license

Posted by: blackstoner at January 16, 2009 11:50 AM in response to Horror Show Friday

i think its great that the purchase price was inlcuded in this article.

do you guys ever listen to yourselves think?

Posted by: blackstoner at January 5, 2009 3:54 PM in response to Fire Guts Newly-Renovated Townhouse at 67 Cranberry

according to brokers, any place in brooklyn is steps from prospect park...so really it can be anywhere

Posted by: blackstoner at December 23, 2008 11:53 AM in response to Co-Housing Site Likely "Near Prospect Park"

while you rejoice with gentrificious coffee bars, these folks have other problems:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/nyregion/23homeless.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion

Posted by: blackstoner at December 23, 2008 11:21 AM in response to A New Cafe for Bushwick

pretty
expensive

Posted by: blackstoner at December 22, 2008 11:38 AM in response to Checking In On Cumberland Greene

good for them
the days of NYC, or America for that matter, being the greatest place on earth are long, long gone

i like to hear people who think outside the box a little and make a move like this. while i wouldn't choose Atlanta personally, there are many great places to relocate where your entire worth (finincially speaking and otherwise) isn't based dedicated to your housing.. (i realize that blasphemy on this blog)

Posted by: blackstoner at December 22, 2008 11:37 AM in response to Atlanta All The Way

dumbo + nimby = dumby

Posted by: blackstoner at December 22, 2008 11:12 AM in response to CB2 Says Dock Street Design is "Too Tall"

how many times did you say "charm"

Posted by: blackstoner at December 18, 2008 1:27 PM in response to House of the Day: 17 Old Fulton Street

it will go for asking

Posted by: blackstoner at December 18, 2008 1:22 PM in response to House of the Day: 17 Old Fulton Street

everything's better in b&w

Posted by: blackstoner at December 18, 2008 10:56 AM in response to A Pre-War Look at the Empire Stores

pretentious bullsh*t

Posted by: blackstoner at December 17, 2008 10:37 AM in response to The 100 Best Things in Park Slope

ok here is the word on the street:

the owners sold in order to "simplify their lives", whatever that means. They apparently had day jobs on top of running this business and didnt realize how tough that would be to manage.

the building has been sold, and the new owners will make the space into some sort of burger joint with beer + wine, so that looks promising.

I wasnt a huge fan of this place, although it was nice to have around. cute little shop, didn't seem well run IMO and i always got the sense that the owners didnt put "their all" into it, unlike nearby crossroads who seem so involved in the neighborhood..oh well

Posted by: blackstoner at December 9, 2008 2:37 PM in response to Streetlevel: Lonelyville Makes Windsor Terrace Lonelier

yeah Marty's right because a majority of _brownstoner_ readers say so

Posted by: blackstoner at December 5, 2008 11:27 AM in response to Majority of Readers Opposed to Bridge Tolls

u said it, action jacksom

Posted by: blackstoner at December 4, 2008 5:15 PM in response to Development Watch: Best Western Hits 4th Avenue

not knowing the exact details of AY, can someone explain the impact on this building (other than construction)...will it loose all views, etc?

Posted by: blackstoner at October 21, 2008 1:04 PM in response to Condo of the Day: Newswalk Two-Bedroom

"Insert Pretentiously Ironic Name Here"

like

"Video Shop"

Posted by: blackstoner at October 8, 2008 12:31 PM in response to What Should the Name of WT's New Venue Be?

wow cmu you see nothing wrong with people illegally driving into the park durring car-free hours...thats sad

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 1:56 PM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

i would also like to mention that plenty of cars sneak in during "off" hours...some of the park entrances are poorly guarded....again all it takes is one self-entitled idiot to cause a lot yof pain

the current entrance/exit situation to the wollman parking lot is also a mess...hopefully to be better designed as that whole part of the park gets redone

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 12:37 PM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

why is the assumption that a car-fre park is only good for cyclists?

pedestrians, joggers, skaters, children...everyone benefits from a car-free park...except for a very vocal minority of selfish drivers

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 11:48 AM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

this might be useful to the discussion, albeit a 10-year old study

http://www.transalt.org/campaigns/prospark/study_comments

as well as:

http://www.transalt.org/campaigns/prospark/faq

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 11:40 AM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

sorry i hurt your feelings sam

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 11:31 AM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

boxermonkey, as EIS is not required for trials, so this is just attention-grabbing bs

the streets wont get flooded...many drivers will realize that this route sucks and will go back to using the roads that were meant for high volume...prospect expressway/bqe/flatbush ave/etc

we need to stop bending over backwards for car drivers in this city

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 11:12 AM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

nice photo...what a bunch of winners, huh?

love how they had a press conference on a weekday afternoon, when most residents of the community they
(mis)represent, who strongly favor a car free park btw, are at, um, WORK

i know...why dont we just get rid of the park?
its so annoying how its right smack in the middle of everything...imagaine how nice life would be if we replaced it with a twelve lane highway

Posted by: blackstoner at October 3, 2008 11:07 AM in response to Car-Free Prospect Park? Blech!

i agree with Pete

Posted by: blackstoner at September 23, 2008 11:25 AM in response to The End of White Flight?

there should be no bailout
for anyone

Posted by: blackstoner at September 23, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Pop Quiz: Including Homeowners in the Bailout?

wasder, feel free to check the open house, and hang around the area for a while

report back to us

Posted by: blackstoner at September 19, 2008 3:19 PM in response to Open House Picks

i wonder if nowadays seller ask for "no mortgage contingency" when accepting an offer

Posted by: blackstoner at September 19, 2008 1:44 PM in response to Open House Picks

its on the "wrong side" of the train tracks, not the "Victorian Flatbush" one might think of. That block is lanndmarked and is a bit of an anomaly...everything else around it is apartment builings, some very sketchy looking...when I went to an open house for another place on that block, i didnt like the vibe of the hood at all...

Not to say that this wont sell.

Posted by: blackstoner at September 19, 2008 1:37 PM in response to Open House Picks

Stratford Road house needs work, but looks promising. Good location.

Posted by: blackstoner at September 19, 2008 1:29 PM in response to Open House Picks

The Albemarle Terrace terrace house is on a reallycute block that is unfortunately surrounded by a very dense, undesireable, and not very safe neighborhood

google map it with street view

Posted by: blackstoner at September 19, 2008 1:21 PM in response to Open House Picks

gorgeous
how bad is it over there that this sells for only 1.4?

(honest question)

Posted by: blackstoner at September 12, 2008 2:38 PM in response to Barbara Goes Long Stuy Heights

love how peope keep dissing the WT and it keeps on sellin

Posted by: blackstoner at September 12, 2008 1:50 PM in response to Open House Picks: Six Months Later

f*cking animals
send em to prison, lets see how tough they are

Posted by: blackstoner at September 12, 2008 10:16 AM in response to Wild Teens Trash Court Street B&N, Assault Manager

the sexy cyclists story has to be snark, right?

Posted by: blackstoner at September 12, 2008 9:00 AM in response to Friday Links

the apts should go market-rate rental (no condos)

Posted by: blackstoner at September 10, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Landmarks Rejects Plan To Turn Courtyard Into Garage

loser

Posted by: blackstoner at September 9, 2008 3:49 PM in response to Quote of the Day

good point tybur6

will the "affordable" units get the coveted water views?

Posted by: blackstoner at September 9, 2008 10:56 AM in response to The Next Unveiling of Toll Brothers' Gowanus

so 317 units will be unaffordable

Posted by: blackstoner at September 9, 2008 10:22 AM in response to The Next Unveiling of Toll Brothers' Gowanus