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These people make my skin crawl. Priviledged 22 year old hipsters from the 'burbs lamenting the loose of "old brooklyn" that the know only from '70s films. "scumification" "i hate gentrification"

The first time any of these kids get mugged on their way home from a fake "dive bar" drinking $5 PBRs with their other friends while comparing their$110 "vintage" jeans and listing to their $300 I-Pods they'll be back in their mommies BMW SUV's looking for condos in Short Hills before you can say "Yuppie"

Hipsters get a life, grow up, and go live near the Marcy Houses for a taste of "scumification."

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at February 14, 2008 11:54 AM in response to Closing Bell: Sign o' the Times in Park Slope

The State probably isn't responsible for remediation. If the site is contaminated, the developer can apply for admission into the State's brownfield cleanup program. They'll be required to remediate the site according to strict guidelines and with the oversight of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In return, the developer gets a liability release which prevents them from being sued (theoretically DEC could be held liable for approving the cleanup if adverse health effects ensue).

They are also potentially eligible for tax credits associated with the cleanup, but thats another story all together.

So no, there won't be any "lawyers salivating."

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at February 14, 2008 12:11 PM in response to Toll Brothers' Gargantuan Gowanus Plans Revealed

I'm assuming this beer looks nice but lacks substance.

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at March 12, 2008 6:05 PM in response to Closing Bell: Sixpoint Puts Obama on Tap

I can't begin to tell you how sick and tired I am of people claiming that congestion pricing is "a tax on the working class." How many people do you know who make 30, 40, 50, 60,000 and actually drive into Manhattan for work? Who are these mythical middle and lower income people who can afford a car, insurance, NYC rent, AND $30-50 a day to park in Manhattan below 60th street? WHO ARE THEY? I'd love to meet the person who earns 40 grand a year, lives in Brooklyn and drives into Manhattan at 8 in the morning.

absurd.

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at April 1, 2008 4:34 PM in response to Nine Bklyn Councilmembers Vote Against Congest Fee

My god it looks like some sort of biomedical "clean" room. Do real human beings actually live in bleach-white spaces like this? I honestly don't understand whats so appealing about this building, or what is so amazing about its "high design."

Great location, amazing views, perfect starter home for the Jetsons.

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at April 16, 2008 10:46 AM in response to On Prospect Park: Ready For its Close-Up

what drive by shootings? I live down the block and haven't seen/heard of any drive by shootings at the playground. You people dont have a clue what you're talking about. Last August some teenagers were shooting a gun into some of the backyards along Park Place but thats as close as we've come to "drive by shootings."

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at May 21, 2008 3:50 PM in response to House of the Day: 144 Underhill Avenue

Question:
DOT has installed medians on Vanderbilt Ave in prospect heights as well, but as of yet appears to have done nothing about actually planting anything in the medians which appear to be overrun by weeds in the last month or so. Anyone know whats going on there? Are they planning on doing anything with this stip? It could be a great streetscape improvement on Vandy if they manage to get a plant or two in there! Maybe even a tree!

Posted by: clintonhillbuyer at July 23, 2008 1:42 PM in response to Boerum Place Median A Wrap