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Please, the correct term is "Injuns". Thank You.
Posted by: eastriver at October 23, 2009 12:51 PM in response to Puff, Puff! Cigar Bar for Fort Greene
Boerum Hill was very shady in the 70's. Pacific and Dean were lined with parked 18 wheelers and truckers being serviced by the local prostitutes. God forbid you were an absentee landlord your brownstone foyer would be used as a makeshift bed.
Posted by: eastriver at October 5, 2009 9:52 AM in response to Boerum Hill: In a Nutshell
The whole block of Dean between 3rd and 4th is experiencing an extreme makeover.
Posted by: eastriver at September 29, 2009 2:08 PM in response to 312 Dean's Cleanup Almost Done
These comments drive me nuts.
If you truly fall in love with Brooklyn... and your children love their hometown... and their children also love their hometown... and all of a sudden Brooklyn truly becomes your hometown... when you want a bigger home, a yard, a driveway, AND to be close to your family you end up venturing further out into "undiscovered by you" areas of Brooklyn. Westchester is not an option for multi generational Brooklynites.
Same goes for multi generational Manhattanites. Nothing wrong with wanting to stay close to grandma in your hometown.
We are city folk AND we are townies.... for life.
Posted by: eastriver at September 28, 2009 2:42 PM in response to Priciest Brooklyn Sale of '09 is in Gravesend!
Either that or someone will end up wearing cement shoes.
Posted by: eastriver at September 23, 2009 10:09 AM in response to Riverkeeper, Feds, State Jostle to Clean Gowanus
Amen....and hallelujah fsrq.
Posted by: eastriver at June 11, 2009 8:08 PM in response to Ratner Cans Gehry For Good
All of a sudden Norman is a fan of Gehry? Where have you been the past few years? I think these people are realizing they have done more harm than good and are trying to back down and shift the blame.
Posted by: eastriver at June 11, 2009 10:09 AM in response to Ratner Cans Gehry For Good
Please. The only sham was delaying the project in court for so long that its no longer affordable as originally planned. No Gehry for us. Boo Hiss.
Posted by: eastriver at June 11, 2009 9:43 AM in response to Ratner Cans Gehry For Good
I will never be able to look at the Williamsburg Bank building without thinking we almost had a Gehry there. Thanks a million anti-AY groups!
Posted by: eastriver at June 9, 2009 2:30 PM in response to Ouroussoff, Tell Us How You Really Feel
I don't buy the whole bait and switch argument one bit. I've said it here before and I still believe the blame falls on the anti-AY groups for stalling the the project. We could have had world class destination architecture in the hub of Brooklyn and instead we will end up with some generic crap that belongs in the mid-west designed by some generic bozos in the mid-west. It truly pisses me off. "AY will result in instant gentrification!!!" Are you kidding me? You moving into the borough results in instant gentrification. What a sham.
Posted by: eastriver at June 9, 2009 11:21 AM in response to Ouroussoff, Tell Us How You Really Feel
What a disappointment that would be. Thanks a million anti-AY groups. Now instead of world class destination architecture we will end up with a generic development designed by a firm in the mid-west. What a shame.
Posted by: eastriver at May 27, 2009 10:33 AM in response to Gehry Finito as Lead Designer for AY Arena?
wait... can you clear that up? I thought conforming was
$ 417,000 in NY.
Posted by: eastriver at April 9, 2009 10:01 AM in response to Manhattan Housing Prices Take a Dive
Duh. So many transplants lack the most basic of street smarts. Living across the street from any public housing will increase your chances of being the victim of a crime. I dont care if the projects are in Bushwick, the Upper West Side, or even Staten Island for that matter. It only will get worse in an economic downturn. Stick around and see for yourself.
Posted by: eastriver at March 26, 2009 11:02 AM in response to Bushwick Projects and Environs Safe?
3rd Avenue in Boerum Hill used to be called Powers Avenue. I believe it was Powers until it hit expressway. Anyone have any evidence of this? I couldn't find anything on it on Brooklyn Revealed.
Posted by: eastriver at March 10, 2009 12:01 PM in response to Explore Old Brooklyn with Brooklyn Revealed
Interior shots:
http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/354-3153/New-Green-ECO-Condos-Brooklyn-NY-11217
Love the wall of windows in the back. Hate the 1990's design bathroom. Already looks dated.
Posted by: eastriver at February 10, 2009 12:16 PM in response to 357 Dean Street Hits the Market
Gang explanation? Drugs sold here? Sheesh. Brooklyn kids are obsessed with sneaker culture. Always have been. Sneakers say so much about who they are. When its time to retire a pair after a long summer of running around the streets, tying them together and landing them on the lines is a way to keep them "alive" as opposed to tossing them in the trash. Its also fun when all the kids on block cheer on the kid tossing them up onto the lines.
p.s. please don't throw your hipster sneakers up onto the lines. Brooklyn kids know them as "rejects"
Posted by: eastriver at February 2, 2009 8:18 PM in response to Closing Bell: Why are There Power Lines in East New York?
Now that my friends is old school Brooklyn humor. Love this landlord.
Posted by: eastriver at December 15, 2008 11:21 AM in response to No Oyster Bar? How About a Methadone Clinic?
What may be more interesting is how many stay here after they make it. Even Spike Lee lives in the Upper East Side now.
Posted by: eastriver at December 4, 2008 9:33 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn's Hall of Fame
bkny, for a old house that big with such great detail, on such a huge lot, yes i must say cheap... unless it is within a drug warzone. Thats basically my question. What is this neighborhood like? If it is a safe area, I cant understand why people would move to the suburbs. Brooklyn, name it, we got it.
Posted by: eastriver at December 2, 2008 2:30 PM in response to House of the Day: 277 Stratford Road
Wow. All the homes in Ditmas are so huge!!! From the pictures its like the Hamptons in the City. These homes seem so detailed and beautiful. Why are they priced so relatively low? Is Ditmas an unsafe neighborhood??? Is it under serviced by Mass Transit? Who cares these houses seem like like you could fit 5 cars in the driveway. What gives?
Posted by: eastriver at December 2, 2008 1:44 PM in response to House of the Day: 277 Stratford Road
eastriver wrote a review about DiFara on November 17, 2008 12:35 PM
It is not hype. Best Pizza ever. Ever. I mean ever. The store is in the middle of nowhere. Nowhere. I mean nowhere. I remember watching the soup Nazi episode on Seinfeld and wondering if the character was based on Dom. He is the nicest man, but he truly is no nonsense. Dont even think of calling in your order. He will start when you get there and thats it. Dont like it? Leave. I once saw someone ask for grated cheese for his slice. Dom looked him in the eyes, shook his head, grabbed a chunk of Parmigiano Reggiano and smashed it with his fist, crumbled it onto a paper plate and handed it to the happy customer. It must have been at least 5 bucks worth of Reggiano. It was Dom's way of saying "Why would you mess with perfection?". Places like this are a rarity these days. Great food for poor people. Go now.
Boerum Hill has been getting the short end of the stick from the city for years. What a waste.
Posted by: eastriver at November 17, 2008 10:41 AM in response to HOD Re-Opens for Business
Sometimes the knobs on the radiator break off and you can no longer manually adjust the amount of steam entering your apartment. Its a simple solution that your landlord will thank you for bringing to his atttention.
Hope this helps. Had the same problem over a decade ago. I used to leave my windows open in the winter until I asked the super of the building to check it out.
Posted by: eastriver at November 4, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Overheating
Sometimes the knobs on the radiotor break off and you can no longer manually adjust the amount of steam entering your apartment. Its a simple solution that your landlord will thank you for bringing to his atttention.
Hope this helps. Had the same problem over a decade ago. I used to leave my windows open in the winter until I asked the super of the building to check it out.
Posted by: eastriver at November 4, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Overheating
Dumbo is so damn loud!!! Do these places have sound proof windows?
Posted by: eastriver at November 3, 2008 2:45 PM in response to Condo of the Day: One Main Street, #3A
Seems like a deal to me even with the maintenance (if there is 24hr doorman).
Posted by: eastriver at October 29, 2008 3:34 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street
Is there a difference? Don't Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge together make up the town of Twin Peaks?
Posted by: eastriver at October 20, 2008 10:43 AM in response to North Brooklyn Safer Than South Brooklyn?
Hey WT community,
Think about what would happen if a true old school crime wave hits given the state of the economy. Think about the Koch or Dinkins days (remember walking the streets during those days?). The author of this article will suddenly wonder why she paid Greenwich prices for her home but didn't get the safety that should come along with prices (her real estate agent didn' t mention that part). Don't get too upset about that article and the outward contempt she feels for the working class (inward if its non-white working class). She probably wont be here long.
Posted by: eastriver at September 26, 2008 1:54 PM in response to [Virtually] Duking It Out Over Windsor Terrace
Oh come on Biff. I feel for the kid who was stabbed and for his family. I really do, but don't you find the comment "..yet another issue we should all be aware of" remotely funnny? I mean seriously people welcome to Brooklyn. Our public school kids are out control. Street crime is a fact of life. This isn't a new issue. How can you not be aware of this?
btw, calling someone glib post the Cruise/Lauer interview takes guts. Maybe you have some Brooklyn in ya.
Posted by: eastriver at September 16, 2008 11:30 AM in response to More Troubles with Teens
Welcome to Brooklyn.......
Posted by: eastriver at September 16, 2008 9:30 AM in response to More Troubles with Teens
WOO HOO!!!!! Hipster Contempt for Brooklyn!! We are back to the Good Old Days!!!!
Posted by: eastriver at July 30, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Dyker Heights 'Mansion': Yours for $2 Mil
Bay Ridge is huge. There are several mini-neighborhoods within the neighborhood. There are sections of the neighborhood where homes take up half a city block and the only noise you will hear is foghorns in the Harbor. There are sections where you wont see a single store sign in English. Check it out for yourself and walk around.
New Yorkers live in Bay Ridge. Generation upon generation of natives. Looking for the cool dude from your high school in Minnesota? He lives in Park Slope.
Posted by: eastriver at July 21, 2008 3:58 PM in response to Anyone cool living in Bay Ridge??
Responses to Author's Forum Comments
Thanks everyone! So I guess if walls and moldings look to be in good shape, there's no need to re-do every wall.
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:57 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked "Hitler".
I knew it!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:57 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
Friend found heaps of mouse skeletons behind the cabinets in the kitchen. This was without removing the wall, just the cabinets.
Posted by: mopar at October 27, 2009 4:48 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked "Hitler".
That's so common Corcoran considers it an amenity.
Posted by: bkrules at October 27, 2009 5:01 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
Friend found heaps of mouse skeletons behind the cabinets in the kitchen. This was without removing the wall, just the cabinets.
Aha! I kind of doubted that there was "0" chance of finding anything. Thanks for the report Mopar!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 5:02 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
Sorry. It's kind of late in game/day to bother commenting (no?)...
We found the old style beer cans like we used to have (pre-pulltab cans) but other than that, dust...LOTS and LOTS of dust (gritty, mortary dust...sooty...yucky). Dress accordingly and wear a good mask!
I was always hoping we'd find some lost gold coins or the like. Maybe the contractors' guys did over the years but never told us.
Posted by: BrooklynGreene at October 27, 2009 5:16 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
The author of "All the Way Home" found a suitcase full of cash from 1929 hidden in a recess behind a tub.
Posted by: mopar at October 28, 2009 7:56 AM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
I found phone bill and letters from 1912. I framed them and put on the wall in hallway.
Posted by: bobjohn at October 29, 2009 11:02 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked "Hitler".
Posted by: eastriver at October 27, 2009 3:54 PM in response to Creepy Crawls in the Walls