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July 3, 2008
Construction crew taking up street parking?
A brownstone a few doors down from us is undergoing conversion to condo. The construction crews have one large dumpster/container on the street, and have also blocked off about 4 parking spots with cones, construction materials, saw horses, buckets, etc. Is it legal to take up so many parking spots?
It's hard enough to find street parking as it is, but I'm disabled and walking an extra block because a contractor is taking up 5 spots for their work crews, trucks, etc is incredibly annoying. Even with a valid handicapped placard, it is sometimes hard to find parking on my block, and the extra walk is very difficult.
Is there anything I can do? I've tried moving the cones and construction detritus but some of it is really heavy. I would LOVE to leave cones and crap around in front of MY house to reserve a spot for myself but it just doesn't seem fair.
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brooklynstyle wrote a review about Cafe Luluc on September 12, 2008 12:26 PM
Luluc was our favorite place in the neighborhood before we moved. The staff was always SO nice, and the food was a fantastic deal. I think they might make the best pancakes in the world -- they must be made with a pound of butter, but taste so so good. I was a huge fan of the rosemary chicken, and the chickpea salad was to DIE for. We tried to get the recipe out of them but they weren't giving up their secrets.
That quote is WAY too high. We are moving CROSS country from Brooklyn to the west coast and estimates for our 800 sq foot one bedroom came out to $3500. Even though your place is twice as big as ours, there is no way a local move should cost that much.
We've used All Star for our past few moves. They are really professional and won't scam you. I think someone mentioned that they were really highly rated by movingscam.com as well as a few other websites. But whatever company you go with, the estimate you got is crazy.
Posted by: brooklynstyle at August 28, 2008 5:44 PM in response to Ballpark cost for move & tipping movers?
brooklynstyle wrote a review about Zaytoons on July 24, 2008 12:37 PM
The food was decent, but the service was terrible! We waited at least 15 minutes before anyone even gave us a menu, and then another 10 before anyone came to take our order. They weren't even that crowded.
But the worst part were the two HUGE cockroaches I saw, and the mouse. I know every restaurant probably has vermin in the storage area and kitchen, but I don't need to see them while I'm eating. Another friend of mine also saw numerous roaches there when she was eating a few months later.
With so many other good food options on Smith St, we haven't been back!
Thanks for the super helpful comment about taking the bus. Clearly since walking a few extra blocks from my car is a significant hurdle, walking blocks and blocks to the bus and then standing there while waiting, and walking blocks from wherever the bus drops me off to my final destination sounds like a GREAT plan!!
This is on Butler between Smith and Court. There are two brownstones undergoing construction. One crew is super courteous, while the other is quite dismissive of complaints by neighbors. Some of the residents on the block have called in repeated noise complaints, and other construction violations. This parking thing is only one of a list of annoyances.
I tried calling 311 and whoever I talked to didn't know if it was legal or not. So I thought I'd ask here.
Posted by: brooklynstyle at July 5, 2008 1:43 PM in response to Construction crew taking up street parking?
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I was wondering if there was any way I could have the contractor fined or something. As a person with a significant disability, it is impossible for me to haul their construction crap out of the way.
I asked the construction manager politely if they could stop taking up so many spaces and they laughed at me and told me it was totally legal.
Posted by: brooklynstyle at July 3, 2008 7:40 PM in response to Construction crew taking up street parking?
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I saw the previous day's posting on Movers Not Shakers. I had the exact same problem with the head guy--grumbling about the tip 'this is not enough. we get 20%, like a restaurant'.
I always thought the amount of a tip was based on good service? Frankly their slowness, angry behavior ('there are too many boxes here!'...uh, it's a MOVE) and refusal to move larger items up the stairs i feel deemed them the tip we gave them.
After a day of frustration with these people it felt frighteningly aggressive to have them not LEAVE and wait in the truck until more money was brought out to them.
It was the worst move i've ever experienced.
Posted by: oblinax at August 29, 2008 2:04 PM in response to Ballpark cost for move & tipping movers?
Movers and Shakers were reliable and efficient, BUT I would never again use them. When we were paying our bill, and giving the four men their tip ($25 per person to move a 1 bdrm apt, 100sq ft; less than 3 hour job), they complained that we undertipped them. Left us feeling stupid and cheap and scrambling in our pockets to come up with the 20% they felt they were owed. Then, a couple of weeks later when a different team showed up to deliver our belongings, we were all set with our 20% tip for each of them. AGAIN, they complained and asked for a bigger tip! And this was on top of the food and drinks that we provided to them. Plus....they lost several items (never heard back from mgmt. about that) and gave us a few boxes that belonged to someone else. Took several phone calls to get that resolved. Bottom line: they are slighlty cheaper than other companies, but the extra hassle from the movers is not worth it. It was a really bad moving experience with Movers not Shakers.
Posted by: cass at September 6, 2008 2:30 PM in response to Ballpark cost for move & tipping movers?
Contact robridgeenterprises@gmail.com for more info if you are looking for a smile, courtesy and professionalism and of course very affordable rates without compromising the importance of your move!
Posted by: robridge enterprises at September 28, 2008 3:55 PM in response to Ballpark cost for move & tipping movers?
Used Allied Van Lines (http://www.allied.com) - Overall, the move was really good.
Posted by: sashment at November 7, 2008 3:52 PM in response to Ballpark cost for move & tipping movers?
brooklynstyle wrote a review about Joya and Song on October 27, 2008 5:25 PM
Both my husband and I have gotten food poisoning from eating at Joya. We live 2 blocks away, so we thought it was a fluke and decided to risk our stomachs and go back. Bad idea! After getting the runs for the second time in a row from Joya, neither of us will set foot in there ever again. Too bad, the service was friendly and the food was not bad. Unfortunately the micro-organisms colonizing our food thought it was tasty as well.
For much better (and sanitary) food, try Ghang Thai on Smith. Food is consistently good and the service is friendly.