Is the MTA for real? What possible defense is there for not getting the land independently appraised?

The MTA isn't this callous or incompetent. Right? RIGHT?

Posted by: boygabriel at October 14, 2009 12:16 PM in response to Atlantic Yards: Suit Filed Against MTA

...as thoughtful as all the backyard parties with massive sound systems...

Posted by: boygabriel at June 4, 2009 4:37 PM in response to Closing Bell: Hillstock, Brooklyn DIY Music Festival

“We are the Brooklyn Brewery, and we want to be in Brooklyn,” says Hindy. “If we can’t find a place, then who can?

As a Brooklyn Brewery (and beer) lover, I think Hindy misspoke. He meant to say, "we want to be in one of the up and coming and lucrative Brooklyn neighborhoods."

I'm quite sure there's real estate all over Brooklyn he could move to. It just might not be in Williamsburg or DUMBO.

Posted by: boygabriel at July 21, 2008 12:28 PM in response to Brooklyn Brewery Chief Bemoans Lack of Industrial Space

You know what would be the perfect compliment to a great new bike lane?

Traffic enforcement by the cops.

You know what helps reduce speeding? Speeding tickets. How many consecutive rush hours of speeding tickets would it take for people to get the picture?

I'm going to go with 2.

Posted by: boygabriel at June 5, 2008 6:17 PM in response to Closing Bell: New Bike Lane and Parking Cuts on Dekalb

We're generally optimistic longer-term about the blocks on either side of the BQE

You are? I'm optimistic about the side street blocks perpendicular to the BQE, but I don't see the buildings along the BQE, such as this one, ever being pleasant places to live.

Posted by: boygabriel at October 30, 2007 1:20 PM in response to Loft Building? That's No Loft Building